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President-elect William Jefferson Clinton
"An American Reunion"
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 1993
We have come to this city, this Mall, this place, as
others have before us, to reclaim our country for the
American people.
This is not a celebration of any victory, but a celebration
of the common ground we call America. This is an American
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I look across this ground and I see the faces of many
colors.
I hear the songs of many voices. I feel the gifts of
many God given talents.
But I see no division here. I see a
reunion -- all of us coming together out of our shared belief in
a common purpose.
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During the birth of our Republic, some wondered if our
people could form a new nation among individuals of different
lands, of different religions, of different accents and different
styles of dress. The founders knew the answer when they
chose our nation's motto: "E Pluribus Unum" -- out of many
comes one.
We cannot take this creed for granted. Look around the
world today.
Find the nations that encourage distinctions
among people based on origins, based on class, based on
religion or on race. Find the nations divided by rigid social
boundaries, and you will find the nations haunted by the
horrors of ethnic strife.
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Abraham Lincoln, the great conscience of our nation,
knew that "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Lincoln gave his life for national reconciliation, for a
rebirth of the American experiment that still teaches the new
nations of the world: personal liberty, human equality and
national unity are not merely compatible; together, they are
the essence of the most free society humanity has ever known.
At his seat of honor in our nation's memory, let us
pledge to bring the American family together again and build
a new home where every American has a seat at the table.
Let us leave no child behind. And let these hopes and our
prayers touch others in need of hope around the world.
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As Martin Luther King Jr., said in his Letter from
Birmingham City Jail, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network
of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. "
Let us aspire to the dream Dr. King gave us from these
steps thirty years ago. Let us keep America shining as a light
unto the world. Let us make our time a time of hope, a time
of confidence, a time of caring and a time of commitment to
the common good -- so that in a genuine sense we may pledge
that we are, and truly can be,
One Nation. Under God.
Indivisible.
With Liberty, and Justice for All.
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President-elect William Jefferson Clinton
on route to the nation's capital
Monticello, Virginia
January 17, 1993
Dr. Jordon
(pronounced Jurdan),
friends,
Thank you for this gift of Jefferson's writings. I will
carry it with me in my days ahead as a reminder of our
nation's purpose.
This National Historic Landmark happens to be a special
landmark for our family.
[insert anecdote about Hillary's leaving Washington for
Arkansas with a stop at Monticello]
Now with our nation at a crossroads, we find ourselves
and our hopes, again, at Monticello.
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In his first address as President, Thomas Jefferson
advised America that "should we wander" from the "essential
principles," the "creed" and "touchstone" of our civic faith,
"let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road
which alone leads to peace, liberty and safety."
And so we begin today on the path toward a regeneration
of The American Idea: that control of government rests with
the people, and the will of the people is second to none- no
king, no prince, nor any class of nobles. All are equal under
the law and in the eyes of God.
This is America's enduring promise and moral
commitment to the world.
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Just as Jefferson in his own lifetime constructed and
altered and reconstructed this treasured home in a determined
quest for perfection, succeeding lives have shaped our
government to meet America's timeless mission to realize
these ideals.
It is now
mu: task to secure for all Americans their
natural and unquestioned right to
pursue happiness.
The allowance for change in our democratic order makes
ours the longest living nation on the earth. Because of it,
America has remained forever young.
Jefferson himself encouraged this. As he was fond of
saying, "The earth belongs to the living."
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We are the heirs of Jefferson.
And for our children we go to renew and keep the
promise of America in sacred trust.
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President-elect William Jefferson Clinton
"Bells for Hope" Ceremony!
Lady Bird Johnson Park, Virginia
January 17, 1993
This week, we begin the work of renewing our nation.
And so, it's fitting that we gather tonight to demonstrate
our national resolve.
More than two centuries ago, Americans celebrated their
independence by ringing the Liberty Bell, which became a
lasting symbol of our heritage and commitments.
Today, as we embark on this new chapter in our history,
we gather again to ring bells of hope, joined by citizens
throughout our nation -- and even by our fellow Americans in
space.
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Each of these thousands of bells will make a slightly
different sound, just as the people who will ring them have
different stories.
None, alone, will carry far.
But together, these bells will represent a great, national
symphony of hope and unity -- a reminder that we will rise or
fall together, and a signal for all the world that we stand as
one in celebration of liberty.
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Faoes of Hope Luncheon
This week marks the end of one odyssey and the beginning of
another.
Fifteen months ago, we began a campaign to change our
nation's policies and reclaim the future on behalf of the _
American people.
It was an awesome journey, marked by thousands of inspiring,
moving encounters, and the learning experiences of a lifetime.
What I learned most of all is how strong and resilient the
American spirit really is.
Each of you touched us in some way, whether it was a story
of heroic struggle against adversity, selfless service to people,
or success in a wonderful, entrepreneurial endeavor that helped
strengthen a community.
But special as you are, you are representative of people
across this land -- tens of thousands of people we met, and
millions more like them, with stories of their own.
Everywhere we went, we were struck by the kindness and
warmth, the dignity and courage of you, the American people.
When our spirits flagged, you gave us the energy and resolve
to go on.
And in the moment of victory, we thought of you and others
who snared their hopes and heartbreaks with us along the way.
I asked you to join me here because I wanted to tell you
and through you, the American people -- that I will not. forget
those hopes and heartbreaks.
They will help inform the decisions I make and the direction
we chart.
Nor will our dialogue end today.
Because the success of our administration will depend on the
recognition that the true source of America's strength is its
people.
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Government alone cannot solve our problems; but government
that taps into the singular genius and heart and commitment of
the American people can.
This week, by necessity, Al Gor·e and I are very much on
center stage.
But as the wheels of this qreat democracy turn, you and the
American people are the real honorees, the real power, the real
strength.
Finally, I would like to say a word about one young man we
met who inspired us greatly but isn't here today.
Though just fourteen when he died of AIDS last month, Ricky
Ray was a model of resilience and courage, who lived each day
fully, despite his illness and the cruel discrimin~tion that was
its by-product.
His parents are here today, and I want them to know that
Ricky will not be forgotten. In his memory, and the memory of
many others, we will fight both the terrible disease that led to
his untimely death, and the mindless prejudices that he faced in
life.
on behalf of Hillary, Al and Tipper, I want to thank you all
for your friendship and support, which continues to sustain us as
we besin the challenging journey that lies ahead.
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1112/93
President-elect William Jefferson Clinton
Tribute to Martin Luther Killg Jr.
Howard University
January 18, 1993
Today we celebrate the birthday of the most eloquent voice for freedom and justice America
has ever known.
When Martin Luther King Jr. returned from Oslo after accepting the Nobel Peace ~rize in
1964, the mood was jubilant. Few people, including King himself, had expected an
American black man to win the Nobel Prize. It was a triumpbant and historic moment.
But King was not awestruck by the glow of worldwide honors. His restless energy brought
him quickly back to the United States, and he spoke at the Harlem Armory in New York
City on December 17.
I'd like to .read just a short passage from what be said that night:
... for the last ten day.s, I've been on a literal mountaintop having transfiguring
experiences. We've had the privilege of meeting and lalk:ing with kings and
queens; meeting and talking with prime ministers of nations, meeting and
talking with the humble people of the land ... .I wish I could stay on this
mountaintop. I wish I could stay here tonight. But the valley calls me .
. . .There are those who need hope, there are those who need to find a way out. -·
... As I go back to this valley I go back with a faith .... I go back with a faith
that ll1lth, justice will rise again. I go back with a faith that·the wheels of the
gods grind slowly, but exceedingJy fine. I go back with a faith that you shall
reap what you sow. With that faith, 1 go back to the valley.
For the first time in a century and a half, two sons of the south are aboul to walk on the
mountaintop of American democracy 1 --a President from Little Rock, Arkansas, and a Vice
President from the hills of Tennessee --both of them believers in his dream.
Martin Luther King Jr. was our teacher in so many ways.
1Presideot William Henry Harrison and Vice Presidenl John Tyler, elected in 1840. were both natives of
Charles City Couuty, Virginia. The only ocher ·an--soulheru• administration (Andrew Jackson nnd his finl Vice
Presideol, Joh.o C. Calhoun) was inaugurated ou March 4, 1829.
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He taught us about the pain and promise of America. He taught us about the redemptive
healing of faith and discipline. He taught us abOut l~ve and counge nnd, ·ultimately,
sacrifice. And he pointed us toward a day of freedom and justice when aU Americans could
walk hand in hand.
On this day, with great pride, I can say that I will cany the beautiful example of his beliefs
and faith and discipline into my new responsibilities. For I know that God did not drop me
on a mountaintop; I was lifted on the hopes and wishes of people in the val1ey.
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For all the hopes of those in need of hope, let us sr.ay united in faith and discipline, two
strong measures of our integrity and our character.
Let us restore the faith that brings us together from every. walk. of life, across lines of race,
of gender, of age and geography. Let us restore the faith that teaches u5 there can be no
strangers in America. We truly do not have a person to waste.
And let us renew our discipline, because democracy, at its heart, is seJ f-govemment. In the
long run, we must all govern ourselves if we are to govern our country together.
Now, the valley calls
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Each and every one of us. All of us, together.
We have much work to do.
But, as Scripture tells us, "Let us oot grow weary in doing good; for 3 new season we shaJl
reap if we do not lose heart." (Galatians 6:9)
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DRAFT REMARKS OF PRESIDENT~ELECT BILL CLINTON
to the
Diplomatic Corps
Georqetown University
January 18, 1993
Let me warmly welcome the distinquished members of the
diplomatic corps to my alma mater, Georgetown University's School
of Foreign Service.
I chose to address you here because of my personal attachment
to this great institution. I came to the School of Foreign Service
upon the advice of a high school teacher who told me it ~as the
best place to receive an education in international affairs.
I
thought then that they were right. And a quarter century later, I
still do.
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At Georgetown, I came to appreciate the disciplines that play
such a vital role in international relations: economics, political
science, and history. The Jesuits added their intellectual rigor
to my Baptist faith, and deepened my respect for the traditions
that shape our lives.
I came here at a time when a fallen president had asked my
generation to give something back to our country, and I found
~eorgetown a place to prepare for that calling.
Georgetown and
its School of Foreign Service have made enormous contributions to
public service: many of its graduates, some of them classmates of
mine, are now members of the Foreign Service or the Armed Forces.
And it has made yet another contribution, in Dr. Madaline Albright,
who has agreed to be our nation's voice at the United Nations.
I also chose to speak to you here .today because of
Georgetown's historical tradition. George washington spoke_.at Old
North in 1797, when the College was not yet ten.years old. our
Republic, scarcely twenty years old, stood not with great powers -but with great hopes. The Marquis de Lafayette, whose friendship
and cooperation with our nation was so vital to its birth, was
escorted to this campus by a troop of light horse calvary in 1824.
And accross America's generations, presidents, dignitaries, and
scholars have chosen this site to speak about our collective hopes
for the future of this nation and for this world that we inhabit
together.
In December of 1991, as I launched my campaign for the
presidency, I came back to Georgetown to deliver three speeches
laying out the principles and policies that would become the heart
of my candidacy for president. In the first of those speeches, I
noted that I had always carried with me a lesson taught by one of
my Georgetown professors, Carroll Quigley.
Professor Quigley
argued that the defining idea of our civilization in general, and
of our country in particular, if "future preference, 11 the idea that
the future can be better than the prsent, and that each of us has
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That idea was at the core of my campaiqn for the presidency.
But today, now that we have crossed the threshold of a bold new era
in human history, I believe that a lesson applies with equal force
to the broader community of nations.
For while we cannot yet
discern all the contours of this new age, there are still
indications that it is an era of promise -- an era when the future
for millions can be better than the present, an era when the spread
of democracy, economic prosperity, and human rights can help expand
the empowering reach of freedom.
This is a season for hope. The Cold War is over. The Berlin
Wall now exists only in history books and museums, in th~ little
remnants of stone that have become the momentos of an historic
triumph of freedom over tyranny. A worldwide democratic revolution
has shown its strength and tenacity, from the shipyards of Gdansk,
to the streets of Moscow, from the campuses of Beijing, to the
villages of El Salvador, and the townships of Soweto. The spread
of freer markets has brought the possibility of better living
conditions from the factories of the Baltics to the fertile fields
of Africa and Latin America.
The events of the past week, however, remind us anew that this
era will not lack for dangers. (Topical insert on Iraq) The rise
of ethnic hatreds in the former republics of Yuqoslavia and the
·soviet Union, the proliferation of advanced weaponry, the spread of
terrorism and drug trafficking, and the degradation of our global
environment·-- all these are immediate perils in this new era, and
each will require stronq American leadership if we are to overcome
them.
The American people have called for a new Administration. Yet
there is an essential continuity in American foreign policy. our
relations and actions abroad are rooted in enduring interests,
alliances, friendships and principles.. . My Administration will
build on the successes of my predecessors in specific areas, such
as the quest for peace in the Middle East , the effort to safely
reduce strateqic and conventinal weapons, the bold decision to
relieve the sufferinq in Somalia, and the search for· new and
expanding markets.
Yet the world has changed fundamentally and we must chanqe
with it.
We need to state clearly how we plan to adapt our
nation's foreiqn policy qoals and institutions to a new era. With·
the threat of Soviet expansionism gone, such a clear statement is
necessary if we are to rally the support of the American people
behind a policy of active international engagement, which remains
as critical to our own prosperity and security today as any time in
this century.
And it is critical for our nation to speak clearly
about our purposes so that the nations of the world, friend and foe
alike, will understand our intentions in the months and years to
come.
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The foreign policy of my administration will be built upon
four pillars. First, we will make the economic security of our
nation a primary goal of our foreign policy.
Modern politics
dictate that we cannot sustain an active engagement abroad without
a sound economy at home. Modern economics dictate that we cannot
prosper at home without engagement abroad. We will therefore seek
to strengthen the sources of economic strength at home -- our
schools, our workers' skills, our cities and our technologies -while we seek to ensure that the'terms of commerce in this new
global economy rest on principles of openness, fairness, and
reciprocity.
Those goals will serve not only our self-interest, but the
world's interest. For as the world's largest economy and th.erefore
its largest market, we believe that global prosperity depends in
part on American prosperity. And we believe that the same opening
of markets that will benefit the American worker will also benefit
workers and farmers in the nations of other lands.
Second, our foreign policy will be based on a restructuring of
our Armed Forces to meet new and omnipresent threats to our
nation's security interests and international peace.
We will
continue our plans to safely reduce our defense spending.
But
potential aggressors should· be clear about American resolve: we do
not relish the prospect of usin.g military force when necessary, but
neither do we shrink from it when all appropriate diplomatic
measures have been exhausted.
Third, my Administration's foreign policy will be rooted in·
the democratic principles and institutions which unite our country
and to which so many people around the world aspire. The spread of
democratic values has given the hope of freedom to millions who
endured decades of oppression.
This democratic tide is not
confined to Eastern Europe and the former soviet Union alone: it
is lifting peoples' hopes across every continent of the world.
We will look for ways to strengthen and nurture this
democratic movement not out of any desire to embark on moralistic
crusades that could easily drain Americans of their blood and
treasure. Nor does it mean that we will seek to impose our will on
other societies.
We will have proper relations with all
governments who seek them and who honor the rules of international
law.
But whenever possible, we will support those who share our
democratic values because it is in the concrete interests of
America and the world at large.
History has borne out these
enduring truths: democracies do not wage war against one another;
they make better partners in trade and diplomacy; and democracies,
despite their inherent problems, offer the best guaratee for the
protection of human rights.
And fourth, we must all remember that the final test of a
foreign policy is its effects on the lives of our citizens. And
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therefore my government will join with yours in addressing such
global problems as environmental decay, AIDS, narcotics trafficking
and the plight of millions of refugees around the world.
Finally, I want to assure the members of the diplomatic corps
that ·as President, I will work closely with the international
community through such vital institutions as the United Nations to
resolve contentious disputes and avoid conflict whenever possible •.
America cannot, and should not,
bear the world's burdens alone.
The Gulf War and the humanitarian relief operation in Somalia
demonstrate the best of what the U.N.'s founders had in mind over
forty years ago:
confronting aqqression by outlaw nations and
restoring hope to those in need as international partners.
Today begins the first of three days of national celebration
as every American takes part in what is perhaps the greatest
strength of our democracy: the willing and peaceful transfer of
political power from one President to his successor. It is and
inherently democratic tradition, one that has been a source of
inspiration to all freedom loving peoples since George ·Washington
stood atop Old North almost two hundred years ago. I am ·very proud
to stand here in that tradition.
Thank you very much.
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President-elect Bill Clinton
National Governors Association Luncheon
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, January 19, 1993
This afternoon, the day before I must stand before the American people and accept a
challenge that is too much for any man or woman, I wanted to be with you, my fellow
governors, who kept this country going these last 12 years, and who will now lead the way
as we set out to change it.
One of the greatest experiences of my life has been the chance to serve with more than 200
governors from around the country. I've learned more about America and more about
governing from you than I could have learned anywhere else.
I want you all to know something, whether you're Democrat, Republican or Independent: I
wouldn't be here without you. And I won't be able to do this job without you.
Over the past year, the American people told us something we already knew: they
don't like the kind of politics they've seen in Washington in recent years, and their faith in
our democracy has been shaken. Too many citizens think that government in Washington
listens to the special interests and not to them-- and they're right. Too many governors and
legislators think that government in Washington is looking out for its own interests and not
for them -- and you may be right, too.
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But despite the powerful interests, the negative ads, and the pervasive cynicism that
dominate our politics, democracy isn't dead in America. It is alive and well and thriving in
state capitals across this country.
Our democracy has survived for more than 200 years for a reason: the people will
not let it die. When people lost faith in the ability of national government and large
institutions to affect their lives, they made their voices heard at the state level. And when
leaders in Washington found themselves paralyzed by spiraling deficits and partisan gridlock,
leaders in the states stepped into the breach. States became the laboratories of democracy
that have kept the flames of change alive.
I have learned many lessons as a governor. I've learned that the old ways don't work
anymore and the old labels no longer fit. I've learned that the best ideas cut across party
lines and that governing is not about playing politics but about fmding real answers to the
real problems of real people. And I've learned that the same values that are fundamental to
the American character are fundamental to America's government-- values like opportunity,
personal responsibility, work, community, and family.
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But the most important lesson I've learned as governor is one that another former
governor, Franklin Roosevelt, made the guiding principle of his Presidency: to try new
things, and if one thing doesn't work, try something else, and keep trying until you find an
answer that works.
That is what our nation needed in FOR's day, and that is what we need today. There
is no shortage of new ideas in America, nor of amazing examples of what communities,
enterprises, and individuals can do. What has been missing is the courage and leadership
and national will to try, and keep trying.
My goal as President is to unleash that spirit of innovation here in Washington, and
empower all of you to begin a new era of experimentation in the states.
I intend to offer you a grand bargain: I'll work day in and day out to tum things
around in Washington -- by reinventing government, eliminating layers of unnecessary
bureaucracy, putting choices in the hands of those at the front lines instead of mandating
decisions from the top down, and restoring the values and interests of ordinary people to the
forefront of the national debate. I'll give you a government that works for the people, not
the other way around.
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But as I set out to put an end to business as usual in Washington, I want you to do
your part in return. I want to challenge you to lead a revolution in every state -- by making
your states laboratories of change in health care, education, and welfare, as we in
Washington do everything we can to pave the way.
Stand up to entrenched interests and old ways of thinking that are obstacles to
progress in your state, just as surely as they are here in Washington. Make your state a
laboratory for the greatest experiment of all time -- democracy -- the quest to forge a lasting
bond between the people and their government.
We have our work cut out for us. We didn't get into this mess overnight, and we
won't get out of it overnight.
*Our economy has been stagnant for the last four years, and wages have been flat or
declining for two decades. Every one of our major competitors has a national economic
strategy and we don't, and our economy is failing to generate high-wage, high-skill jobs as a
result.
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* Our health care system is spiraling out of control, forcing American businesses to
go out into the world economy with a 30% handicap, pushing 100,000 Americans a month
into the ranks of the uninsured, edging the national government to the brink of bankruptcy,
and leaving state governments to pick up much of the tab.
* The federal budget deficit is on the verge of crippling both our government and our
economy. While all of you have scrimped and saved and suffered personal and political pain
to keep your books in balance, Washington has more than tripled the national debt in the last
decade and set us on a course for record-breaking deficits further than anyone in this town
dares to look.
* Finally, our country has been coming apart when we should have been coming
together. There is a hole in our politics where a sense of common purpose used to be.
These are daunting challenges, beyond anything that government-- state or federal-can resolve on its own. But one thing you and I have learned in the past decade is how
much the American people care about their communities and their future, and how eager they
are to do whatever it takes to tum this country around. We may be deep in debt, but we are
largely untapped in spirit.
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We will never resolve the problems we face as a nation if we remain divided, state
against state, region against region, the rest of the country against Washington. Let us
pledge today to listen to each other, challenge one another, and move forward together.
Working with you as colleagues and friends has been one of the highlights of my
public life, and a partnership I'm not going to give up just because the voters found me
another job.
Tomorrow I will take the oath of office as President. But every day, I will strive to
be the nation's governor.
Thank you.
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President-elect Bill Clinton
National Governors Association Luncheon
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, January 19, 1993
This afternoon, the day before I must stand before the
American people and accept a challenge that is too much for any
man or woman, I wanted to be with you, my fellow governors, who
kept this country going these last 12 years, and who will now
lead the way as we set out to change it.
One of the greatest experiences of my life has been the
chance to serve with more than 200 governors from around the
country.
I've learned more about America and more about
governing from you than I could have learned anywhere else.
I want you all to know something, whether you're Democrat,
Republican or Independent:
I wouldn't be here without you.
And
I won't be able to do this job without you.
Over the past year, the American people told us something we
already knew:
they don't like the kind of politics they've seen
in Washington in recent years, and their faith in our democracy
has been shaken.
Too many citizens think that government in
Washington listens to the special interests and not to them -and they're right.
Too many governors and legislators think that
government in Washington is looking out for its own interests and
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not for them -- and you may be right, too.
But despite the powerful interests, the negative ads, and
the pervasive cynicism that dominate our politics, democracy
isn't dead in America.
It is alive and well and thriving in
state capitals across this country.
Our democracy has survived for more than 200 years for a
reason:
the people will not let it die.
When people lost faith
in the ability of national government and large institutions to
affect their lives, they made their voices heard at the state
level.
And when leaders in Washington found themselves paralyzed
by spiraling deficits and partisan gridlock, leaders in the
states stepped into the breach.
States became the laboratories
of democracy that have kept the flames of change alive.
I have learned many lessons as a governor.
I've learned
that the old ways don't work anymore and the old labels no longer
fit.
I've learned that the best ideas cut across party lines and
that governing is not about playing politics but about finding
real answers to the real problems of real people.
And I've
learned that the same values that are fundamental to the American
character are fundamental to America's government
values like
opportunity, personal responsibility, work, community, and
family.
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But the most important lesson I've learned as governor is
one that another former governor, Franklin Roosevelt, made the
guiding principle of his Presidency:
to try new things, and if
one thing doesn't work, try something else, and keep trying until
you find an answer that works.
That is what our nation needed in FOR's day, and that is
what we need today.
There is no shortage of new ideas in
America, nor of amazing examples of what communities,
enterprises, and individuals can do.
What has been missing is
the courage and leadership and national will to try, and keep
trying.
My goal as President is to unleash that spirit of innovation
here in Washington, and empower all of you to begin a new era of
experimentation in the states.
I intend to offer you a grand bargain:
I'll work day in and
day out to turn things around in Washington -- by reinventing
government, eliminating layers of unnecessary bureaucracy,
putting choices in the hands of those at the front lines instead
of mandating decisions from the top down, and restoring the
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values and interests of ordinary people to the forefront of the
national debate.
I'll give you a government that works for the
people, not the other way around.
But as I set out to put an end to business as usual in
Washington, I want you to do your part in return.
I want to
challenge you to lead a revolution in every state
by making
your states laboratories of change in health care, education, and
welfare, as we in Washington do everything we can to pave the
way.
Stand up to entrenched interests and old ways of thinking
that are obstacles to progress in your state, just as surely as
they are here in Washington.
Make your state a laboratory for
the greatest experiment of all time -- democracy -- the quest to
forge a lasting bond between the people and their government.
We have our work cut out for us.
We didn't get into this
mess overnight, and we won't get out of it overnight.
* Our economy has been stagnant for the last four years, and
wages have been flat or declining for two decades.
Every one of
our major competitors has a national economic strategy and we
don't, and our economy is failing to generate high-wage, high-
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skill jobs as a result.
* Our health care system is spiraling out of control,
forcing American businesses to go out into the world economy with
a 30% handicap, pushing 100,000 Americans a month into the ranks
of the uninsured, edging the national government to the brink of
bankruptcy, and leaving state governments to pick up much of the
tab.
* The federal budget deficit is on the verge of crippling
both our government and our economy.
While all of you have
scrimped and saved and suffered personal and political pain to
keep your books in balance, Washington has more than tripled the
national debt in the last decade and set us on a course for
record-breaking deficits further than anyone in this town dares
to look.
* Finally, our country has been coming apart when we should
have been coming together.
There is a hole in our politics where
a sense of common purpose used to be.
These are daunting challenges, beyond anything that
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government -- state or federal -- can resolve on its own.
But
one thing you and I have learned in the past decade is how much
the American people care about their communities and their
future, and how eager they are to do whatever it takes to turn
this country around.
We may be deep in debt, but we are largely
untapped in spirit.
We will never resolve the problems we face as a nation if we
remain divided, state against state, region against region, the
rest of the country against Washington.
Let us pledge today to
listen to each other, challenge one another, and move forward
together.
Working with you as colleagues and friends has been one of
the highlights of my public life, and a partnership I'm not going
to give up just because the voters found me another job.
Tomorrow I will take the oath of office as President.
every day, I will strive to be the nation's governor.
Thank you.
But
�Wilkie draft of 1119/93
President William Jefferson Clinton
Luncheon with Congressional Leaders
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
January 20, 1993
Senator Ford, Speaker Foley, Majority Leader Gephardt, Minority Leader Michel, Senator
Mitchell, Senator Dole, and ladies and gentlemen of the 103d Congress,
After I was elected, lots of people gave me plenty of advice on how to work with Congress.
People around here said 'Do your best to stay close and cordial' --but the farther I got from
Washington, the louder people warned me to 'Be careful. Stay away from those folks on
Capitol Hill. '
·
Well here I am in the frrst hour on the job and you've already invited me to lunch .. .! never
knew it would be this easy.
***
Last week, I got calls from several of my old friends who were coming to Washington for
the ceremonies today. They were with me at the Democratic conventions in 1992 and 1988,
and they knew that I have been accused for giving lengthy remarks on formal occasions. So
they asked me a bit nervously, "What can you tell us about the Inaugural Address?"
I told them to dress warmly, pack lunch and bring a good book to read if time
permitted ... When I was outside on the podium, I hadn't even said the words, "My fellow
Americans" before I saw an old friend in the front row open the frrst pages of Tolstoy's
"War and Peace."
***
I am deeply indebted to Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky for his chairmanship of what I
believe has been the most open and accessible and perhaps the most well-attended
Inauguration ever.
I remember being near Senator Ford's hometown in western Kentucky on the eve of the
election-- I was in Paducah, at an air field named for the great Congressman, Senator and
Vice President Alben Barkley.
In Paducah, Ted Kopell asked me why I had gone to this sparsely populated region of the
country at the most critical point in the election. My campaign strategists in Little Rock
wondered the same thing. They had advised me not to go.
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But Senator Ford had told me that we could win Kentucky. And so I went to Paducah.
Thousands poured out to see us. People from all over western Kentucky, from Southern
Illinois, Southern Indiana, Southeastern Missouri, from Tennessee and even Arkansas.
That stop gave us our narrow margin of victory in Kentucky. And we won every county
for miles in every one of those surrounding states. I owe that to Wendell Ford.
If my staff didn't know before, they certainly know now-- our success is predicated on
working with, and not against, the Congress.
***
The last time I saw my preacher at my church in Little Rock, I told him what a humbling
experience it was to go through the transition to the presidency. My minister asked me if I
was still saying my prayers every night. I said yes .. .I just hope Bob Dole hears them.
***
I want to thank President Bush for the graciousness he and Barbara have extended to Hillary
and me throughout the transition.
I also want to thank President Bush for being so hospitable at the White House and on the
way to the Capitol here this morning ... he seemed especially happy when I told him I had no
plans to raise taxes on horseshoes ...
Mr. President, I salute your long and honorable service to our country and I wish you lasting
happiness in your days ahead.
***
You know Mr. President, when I visited you at the White House a few weeks ago, it was
really inspiring ... there I was, just a few years out of Hope, Arkansas, walking in the
footsteps of giants, strong men whose presence was felt wherever they went. .. Lincoln,
Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt. .. Sununu ...
***
Hillary, of course is thrilled about moving into the White House ... for months, she's been
dying to get a look at my old passport files.
***
You all should know that I do not enter the presidency looking back to the quarrels of
bygone days. Quite the opposite, I look forward to a new mood of bipartisan cooperation, a
real partnership between all of us, to meet the nation's needs.
Today's inaugural ceremonies are, in a special sense, the first joint, bipartisan success of the
�103d Congress and the new administration. And what a success it has been.
I thank all of you.
To the leadership and to the members, I pledge to you that I hope there will be many more.
�Wilkie draft of 1/19/93
President William Jefferson Clinton
Luncheon with Congressional Leaders
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
January 20, 1993
Senator Ford, Speaker Foley, Majority Leader Gephardt, Minority Leader Michel, Senator
Mitchell, Senator Dole, and ladies and gentlemen of the 103d Congress,
After I was elected, lots of people gave me plenty of advice on how to work with Congress.
People around here said 'Do your best to stay close and cordial' --but the farther I got from
Washington, the louder people warned me to 'Be careful. Stay away from those folks on
Capitol Hill.'
Well here I am in the frrst hour on the job and you've already invited me to your house for
lunch ... ! never knew it would be this easy .
... ... *
Last week, I got calls from several of my old friends who were coming to Washington for
the ceremonies today. They were with me at the Democratic conventions in 1992 and 1988,
and they knew that I have been accused for giving lengthy remarks on formal occasions. So
they asked me a bit nervously, "What can you tell us about the Inaugural Address?"
I told them to dress warmly, pack lunch and bring a good book to read if time
permitted ... When I was outside on the podium, I hadn't even said the words, "My fellow
Americans" before I saw an old friend in the front row open the first pages of Tolstoy's
"War and·Peace."
***
I am deeply indebted to Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky for his chairmanship of what I
believe has been the most open and accessible and perhaps the most well-attended
Inauguration ever.
I remember being near Senator Ford's hometown in western Kentucky on the eve of the
election --I was in Paducah, at an air field named for the great Congressman, Senator and
Vice President Alben Barkley.
In Paducah, Ted Kopell asked me why I had gone to this sparsely populated region of the
country at the most critical point in the election. My campaign strategists in Little Rock
wondered the same thing. They had advised me not to go.
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page 2
But Senator Ford had told me that we could win Kentucky. And so I went to Paducah.
Thousands poured out to see us. People from all over western Kentucky, from Southern
Illinois, Southern Indiana, Southeastern Missouri, from Tennessee and even Arkansas.
That stop gave us our narrow margin of victory in Kentucky. And we won every county
for miles in every one of those surrounding states. I owe that to Wendell Ford.
If my staff didn't know before, they certainly know now-- our success is predicated on
working with, and not against, the Congress.
***
... The last time I saw my preacher at my church in Little Rock, I told him what a humbling
experience it was to go through the transition to the presidency. My minister asked me if I
was still saying my prayers every night. I said yes .. .I just hope Bob Dole hears them .
. . .I owe a special thanks to President Bush for being so hospitable at the White House and on
the way to the Capitol here this morning ... he seemed especially happy when I told him I had
no plans to raise taxes on horseshoes ...
... You know, when I visited the White House a few weeks ago, it was really
inspiring ... there I was, just a few years out of Hope, Arkansas, walking in the footsteps of
giants, strong men whose presence was felt wherever they went. .. Lincoln, Theodore and
Franklin Roosevelt. .. Sununu ...
... Hillary, of course is thrilled about moving into the White House ... for months, she's been
dying to get a look at my old passport files ...
***
You all should know that I do not enter the presidency looking back to the quarrels of
bygone days. Quite the opposite, I look forward to a new mood of bipartisan cooperation, a
real partnership between all of us, to meet the nation's needs.
Today's inaugural ceremonies are, in a special sense, the frrst joint, bipartisan success of the
103d Congress and the new administration. And what a success it has been.
I thank all of you.
To the leadership and to the members, I pledge to you that I hope there will be many more.
�January 15, 1993
To:
Georqe, et. al
From:
Bob Boorstin
Attached please find revised draft remarks for the followinq
inaugural week events:
Sunday
1) Monticello
2)
3)
Lincoln Memorial
Bells of Hope
Monday
Diplomatic breakfast
Tribute to Martin Luther Kinq, Jr.
3) Faces of Hope luncheon
1)
2)
Tuesday
1) Bruce Reed's NGA remarks
We are still missing the Begala draft for the remarks at the end of
the Gala (Tuesday).
Attached please also find a memo on the inclusion of remarks to
people with-disabilities as suggested by Senator Harkin.
�TO:
FR:
RE:
DT:
Bruce Lindsey~
Carter Wilkie
Working draft or Remarks at Congressional Luncheon
January 19, 1993
These light and humorous remarks traditionally follow a toast.
Howard Paster suggested the theme of joint, bipartisan
cooperation and the need for a president to work with congress to
be successful. Howard also suggested the order of recognition,
according to protocol.
Some of the one-liners came from my friend Bob Neuman, author
(with Mo Udall) of "Too Funny to be President." Neuman was
Udall's AA in addition to being Director of Communications for
the DNC under John White. He is now my landlord and a consultant
in Washington. He wrote one-liners for Dee Dee Myers' speech to
the Gridiron Club.
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")~•· wii'P and da.u1.oter .. r rlrft u~hunun~ uhuuL not llll,!'ln~J'I<J•'II '"'"
ru&oth•L•.' •• ('llr•r... n wltl th~ ruu1n. "Th~oy think I h:L,., lO s~· 'WI'I'
l'or.' " 1.\ ui"\V pllal~: in Thll ~pauch cnlll.l'lura AmurlcWid 1u ··n~·u~
nix• ulilmpl~ loc11 Jlo>W<.tli'lll mtllu w·., nQu.l c:t•elt 111Jnor••'\a&d Wet mn-1
lll\'1: ''"" 11n•.dl11r. ''1 I1wwo tl'll~ thur "tr.i.... nlllalt• 1'\lqUif'JJfl u ~'""!lin in-
or
~·. 'lloicl t !lhetnn. IIIII lcn·e· c•llrliuri"Hr• m:n1y clift'PI,•Ilt lnfl:n.•nc•o.,"
llluL IrA 1\Menln:: o'IIUicluut ~~~ \'lllllnclluoJ. l:inmc• "'"'"'"might rhlnlc
th~
Pl'\'llicl<•nt '""~ ••l:tinoirc~o: l'l'llllf1111N uullooorlty.
l"tc.phuiiiiJI•IIIhul IIJ.IUko.: up :1ll.o·r :~lull~ ><ll•'fh•e•. "(!we I milk~""''
illolt 1\fU\UIII!IIt l.'rJr Jr...,., .. luo :uckll((,
"\"1)1\ C:l.ll1,"11il&t&llll\'('ll·:cl •••,,.,l Hlllllr;vVI'Icl r:t ...L.coal thlnk,..·'n•
""' "" """"'"''1: lu 1hiM 1111 "'" ~h•mhl he•." 'Mtlll\lnd ,.f .\mori""'"' don't
dJft tho• IIU:IUC:U~ nr Wlll'lfM. !10' lillld. llhrl In f(m ''hard·pTL'IIIIC•frlllrl
hiU'I!·blttcn," 1hu W•ll'lllccw rrn~o:hl hh them r111lr11.rwoiv& or offim"i'"·
"Or I Lhiuk It ml;hl J.., intci&1JI'Ct~"Jin rllcrcttrlt 4 ft:llcy'lVUy, "lnrnclclud.
"likll whu1 "'""" pllllplo: IJunt!Cilt about C11""r."
''0.1\.., no l•rw," conewc:lcd Slltphllllopoulo~.
C'lintun tiU•ru:d lu puiutA ,,f poUtlcul ulariflaadon. Hu madct o1~ro
1.1• zuld a cla\IIS&.I ~illlf he •Ud nul c•hOOOIII"IIl01'iti•'\· l~rr iLS 011111 dAko.:,"
RO lllllo ll...,oid ll ")'l.'lpJli&• I.Otlll"l)f Qagt:Tn<l!<ll :111J C:OnUOrt lh:Ll 11lir(h10CJ
h:U'dllhip amun~e wurkln:r unc.l puccr Jli!Ople. "TIP'"It!'"" rlldn't win llol'
ci~'IJiicon," '"sulci. r-r•• Ndldt~'ll u ~qf'trnin,: ~lnn 1.11 lillY thut
Waahlngton ''•tau b.!'' 1.1 pine•~ 111'lna1gl:tc unclowlmJiatlon. "lt U.," h.t
Slllcl, in-i11tln; th!'t lu• "'WI hlfilllr mil•l11hnllt p~· 4u11101hnllnl aiiUlnf
polltlcianll.
Th0111 he buJn~r~: ''lly fellow o•ilj...,na •.. " Hi• ll'lvillel'll rac:onk~l
minute:, lncpl"()cnptu n,ovi11inn.. :1.&1 he -nL c.lunl\'. ''This UDpill.l. This
bflclllt(fW ea.pi1.11l .•.•\r:t 1111 ;)I'IUr ideallsm. 'Aot tift' illltead o( '•""rriNr:' ... Wbo Ul'\'.dtU ~111n IIT'IriL Pu~ 'iitW' In thtore ••• "
"""!h
At thu .. ud, medlu
)lioh:Lel Shl.llllwiRAid. "£k..,-vn minu~.
tJt.i~· second~." Wotll nnd.,.r 1h·· acolt-lmpO$."llltniLor 15 lllin\ltQN.
"Fou&twldc:!" ~uitll:linton. Iio: WIIUid muet bios CIWII dcundlld r.. r
&IIKipUnc unci""'' ~:o•tltl bilcllmore time ~~.;L), 111., de~. 'l'ho lld\1111en IIWI&ttlled lli'DUII&) W lectern to IJIIDip&lN ftOtl,'ll, "J'"-!gM ~ QO IJI
Ptoesldent 'Bru&h,"lllld Clin!con. It "''lllllfiO!r l0:30,1cas tlruraM hour
bc:lh"' the 8\\'\:Unrr~o'"irl. und hL' w:111 l:ata to mL'<.'I Bub acrow Llaoa
IIT.I'Cet 1.11 !.Ire White Reo._,, He tuft wlthuut the speech. S~~tphanopou
lu•I'Wihed 11 An.U copy to him rninUtiiR bttiii'IJ l}r, c:c!1'81r10ny,
Out on th~ lciKfo pctreh or rlurnuutaq•, Cl111tnn oat ll.C1'08S fn11n
Pl'Cdlc.l~onr. B~~~th In u mllL&~ou&p brown ~~~lllwr 111'1'111:halr, ~ping his
toot to the mu•i•• of 11.11 ,\rturrr.wl ~:holr. Tfto•n d&co \Oil!l'ld 1\'l\Whc•l him
b.!ome Pl'Citldoant. From hi• pa"'pecT.lve, thr IIJ"'"uh apWod qni<nly
ciotvn thl! lt.iU lillli nlf l.n ~antll echOCII lljii.L!rtl<L dia'l&llt onttnumunw,
l&~~~.'llinq ollltholu~d 1UUO<I bum of t110u;ltmdnltlltl, clisappolntmcml or
th11..beer JannliruniS of onwh <U"'<Il'nous
l"clu"' dai!Yorerl11 lonk.~
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�Dn hlr.., Ia die
IWiarilll·ln CfeltJ.
CliiiiOn 1111cbu out 1D
membln Dillie l:apltol
medicalclnlc.
IIJ 12:30, tho Pl'llldellt
of 1111 Onllad Slain ~as
dllfivered 11111&mlnlll addms. as Ba
lams lila plllllum (IWJ.
118 111111$1heuahlfal
ud, d11181ta tile prea af
waU.wlllllln, IIO!IIary.
En naatiiD r~nllllln lila
Rotund1, Ill• Pruident
fttp.liVIIII'IIIIIW
c~air dlnalar lltplllll
L M1J81. Cllnllllllllll'
Ulled IIIII Phll1ader
Smhll Chair 11111 ol the
dar's hiP DDinll.
ing: wr<lio« within 'lhe ftrn few nopa CJf rlo1.1 n"<•l"lllclunnl. "b wu. 11 t.ri·
umph." hi:' o<uld. ··Knunlcl'll iL CIU\ or r.he park.''
Thu
hi)\V
p.,..jllltftll'ellllli\UIClllft d1sph~;y bo:f'n"' IIIUilfi'QI
for IJIO)Al or
tilt nm tlq houru nntllrl11-lc, whMo tba parade <:1'0\,,J r.hi11Ded out.
llfuL lunp: attea· ajau~· flfe·IUid·dn'lm
llll&t'l:hed ~·in <IDIDIIlal
cctmm~... ll ~mlolnn hu•h announced the llJll>n••wh of the AIDS qolllt.
Tha CHntODd and Gore. luuluod -unabel·~· to tho: Runr at l!rat. 1111'*"
ruin hmv In fit mortal dGRJlfl'&tion lntn l.lut teltl\11;)•, Bu\ d the" ms
martlu.'rll '"11''\''l huuywatly. they I'IMI"nded \\ith •miles and nals~ol
1humba. Paired m11,.:h~...,. o•Arried bi\JIJII.•rt honorint: Nllected .\IDS
~rLin"'' lfAx RobiMon. flnaol D:~.vla. Cong:reiiiiiWI Stc.'Wt111.llcmn·
n~·· R.""" \\'bi'Cit. "llo: '"~~~~~ h,'flll of the L~-vu' Servlaea Corpu,.tioa,"
11&id tho: l'~"l.~nl, poinm.g tu a bWUIII' for Dun Bradle;r. '''\"ory
d011e 1:0 HWo~··" Gore noclded. ''He,,,.,. our awlghbor."
DoMI\t .tx. thu Pre~~ldant duc:ked lntu 11 r.iny kitaba at tho: buuk
or Lhtt 1"11\iliiMII' lltunoJ. "Gn:!IL jub;' ba tolcl tbJvc VI.''Y IUIJ'1)1-illed
bnl.lorA, llhaiWig their hiUida. "I hopo: ,YI'U Wdn't 1\'tazo to dculh."
Tho~n ho~ lnolud to1• bla wtte, \Yho had IJUIIl' III•UIIIl. "ILl)•, Hii1111Y.
Wlllt1" hv qu.Jir<lnuL Tnrttin~e aloclff a blue alafted '1\'UIIcwnyiWIIr the
IA\\111, he 1:0•1k ho:r h11rul from bo:hil"•l11ml h•I(OthiiJ' thll)' cmtc.-n•llhot
Clintoh \Vllite H111111!1 1'n1• tho lll'llt lime.
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��The chietuaher and several aldas ~'Cl tlk.'!Tiul rhto clMr. "Mr.
Pttioidant," .llllicl ono, '""''I ha"" JIOEWil It u.ndar control 111 much lilt
J)OMIM ... " ClintonlmrodueedhirTIIflrlrlllllllme otthe awru he 'WilD·
dered aronnd the eiiUMila ball. hla foowtc:ps 'ICIIllllllnrr holluw on die
mvblt ftcars nt ra abll.lllb~'l' thut waa a.hnon emP')' acept far portra.lts uf Pl'bllldr:nta lteegllll and N~n. X..atlan ofw OVII1 Oftlca.
whert workl:rswcre elwlpsl.f Urh1 bulbs. ~~~:emod nvl tn11ntiGe him to
wRIIt dCIWII1114ir111D 1~ \Ve~t Wlnt:. He bad DO baslntaa U!crc untl~
~DmorTUW. K~: luokud tci\Yard the up11t11ir. n~~~iclenoe. "Ia it rtad1f"
JUIIahead ol bar
ftUIDIIIO,IIIIIary CllaiDII
llllpr IIIII Ulllr Wllhl
Houl8 bednom Ill' IIIII
Qrlll!llle.ll'llt30 Ia
..·
IIMJII)ell out "' ~ .-lcvnmr Into the gnuad )'ellow hDil·
''I'U)'ofqe second llaor. •\lulu4~omAn inll tollCI!<lo\VUvaoUuminjt thP Mllt. Housekeepers busily polislu:d l'umi•
~~. Cbthlta Clinton untl rQ.,r t..enJlAI! sbiA-ienda !1oom
.\rk111111111 "'"" aplorlrli like IROWUWU)'II nt 11 hntellleep·
1118 annlq, rhallla
0\'llr-loAI'\:ilxtl in whlt.e bAU!robas, balr up In bunll. The
ro drau fill' die
Presidant and Jin. Clinton IRI.'PP~•I into th..ir btch'Ciom
luapnl Dlllt. and she
on the IIOUtlm'I!At oor'IW'. u-hare ahcr kicked off bo:r ,..,_
hunoldallllaro
uad lut looae a. happy •i,P..
nwllelllllfap nt "I
don'l ana ~now
.lit 11111de bl• "'a..,. ellll\Yud Into hi• upstuirs nftllne,
hDW Ill 1111t."
otn&nin.stetl ~·a Afw•l Pcnoiau lf.,tiJ ru~. ll by25 teet. U1a thn:.: Bl·
bled w•.'l'l: ..-ulti~ there oa the d~lr alf\'udy, inllllllllull tbe 1\hljr
On alllur ot nls new
.J llllldR from bia gl'llnclmnther nn twhiah ha bad tllken the pr'IJISido..'ll tiul
quanars,lha Proaldant 1111ll•. RP ndtni111d '' rmintinu-urT,in..olu 1111d hla pnerala behind the
IIIII'OGam •1raa11
dtllk. 2ltt ~rl by17torge P.•\. Hculv. A f1XII< .. r rrnm Atkan·
lG uurpriACI
..-v.-1\itll ,IIUOOA (~~eo, uml nWc la:IMIII CD.l~d into the ba.c:k pk'Wbou18kaaper fiN ld}.
Itemud to hU\'C IM:en there t'or deeud..'tllnlft&:tlll nr minutii.R. "I've had
Annie Birrell tella "1111
I hi" rndt"'r (!lr twl!lll~.. fi,'l.' yto:1r11.'' Mid Pt.,~ldent Clinton. "i tlun'l
bar nama. "Aanla."
kDO\•tvh~'l'l: It cumc from orlgfn11lly. but J',,. Lur~arfl o.lowr1 a heiJ ora
nDUII lhl PtulllenL
''Hica 111111811 ,Ub. Now lot ol manay far lt. ·•
Ba.ck In the halh~·. he eamc: ueru••l•i" clad!d\l..a·. ''Chelsea, dar·
'"'vepl hi bal~ ma
w111nn 1111 n111n rtr • Wllf," be aalled. ''WheN ill yaw• raamf"
wllllt, O.K.!"
·'It'll horribly n!Jb·." llht: 1'\'pliecl.
"Won....... ·u fix It,'' said the .Prcdld~:nt. Ro.-lll!l'rned mllka tver7Tht Pnaldanl diiGIIIIII tbin.: but the o:reD.llly ahada of !J"IQA. 11nd teL~ h1•r ti1r t... itllf plally.
lllnbanabautul hll
·•tt yt&u waut tn ll'\ld~.lo:olm~ bow," abe allid. "O.K. tbnt to1110111 , _ IWe
m,v no....-rt room, 'Dadclyf ·
llllell WilD 111M
"You ba'"B mort thiiD o1111!''
aapai:Mtl Daatt.
Sh!!l rnnk him 1:0 nn u•\ioininjr mom that abe llcknowlcdpl Wll!l
IIDCCIIIIDJ ud rannlnJ
perfect for l'riends, esetpt tor th&: mutchinl!C 11"8U. From 'there, the
ahoel. Nlsllu lwllln
PNaldant pmad on fa1• another :!0 mlnutc.'ll thnouJtl• &.he -ad·
an Inn" c1o111. •t•ve
alnp had alai vi 11a." Boor Uininr n'.lom and funnal gu<!llt 111nn111-lookiDI:T llf01IIld, chuck·
..,. Cllnllll. wba pve
In, his memoliea llftd dualipdona of mmituru. l..,l,uvina (tellaraiJ1
anrlv 1DG mr lllfol'l Rll'l111llka a new b01Jiote)\~n;,r th1111 a Clhief of &Ulte.
IUWIRI Ulllt Rock.
.A.r the eut end of the third floor, the P~ident found 111111111,
HlfinlftiJIIIIft IMa t!'GRI!4tad room that lu.- 0111plored wi.U! lnte:ut. thlnklflll h1: hud l'lllf!n
de he aoulclu'l ball' 111
Dan wllh. •1 daa'a drink I llk.TI.' "" n ~-ernol'll' tour. "'Ls rhi11 wh&l'flltugan ~'Dfl'llllesced 11ftc.'T'
1111n wear lldt.~he IIJI be GOtshott'' heukech WI butler in 11 tu:wclo.
"Nn. ~ir,'' the hutl~ n:pliP.d. "You're In the 'IITCitll I'I)C)m. You
lqlld'aiiJ. "Unl1111
rruJoka."
In 1 dnalq 1'1101111111
IJIIIICGIId ftoor, tiJB
Pruidllnl nnds hit
II!Cidlar, Vlfllaia llilller.
hiiYinl ner hair daftl for
lhe evenllll'r feati•IIIU.
Back In Ills P1M11
aBiee,lha Pl'llilleat
lhDWI blllllf JIIIH
Selman a Jult
uqpackad pb:laro al
IIIII. llallav. lilian naa
SbiWIIJOUJII.
P
\II'IIJlt the ¥Oluri1UI1."
''The 110lulum,'' t'llpUed the Preaidcmt. ''Thut'11 what I WilDt."
R.: rollCJ\"'.oc.l hi~ f!•idt: p118t tho: lll:"l\n thlrd-lloaa· peat ra01111. Oatllldl·
one of t111:m. he clllllt upon Jim u11d Diu"' Blair-old friends !loom
NICMRu, deu enouah ro be aleeptnr here tbla flnt night. He 11811
mumt..J th..-m Ulod,rllft oddlywnrdec] CICIIUicltuUoW provialcm;MJLJ
the IJOV8mor ofArkiiDau aut.horltr to condu1:t mama"" eRI'UIIIOD1u
"Cor lh" 1.irnot beiur," which pmd1111o!d a loDR-L'IJJIJiiqjake llbaut c:a·
When the: Bhail"'f '""' Lba Prtaidaat in the
Detl;y what ..-u. tclllporary.
ballway, they lltllzted !au¢2inlr and II01Iid not stop.
N.,irher P.oulcl bu. The tluw of them hUI(Aed each ather hO'·
·•w.,u, ),JU e.,,.., the onb' OTICII whnlmuwwhAL &joke~ 1'8111J1Ia,"
sllicl the tu:,v world laader.
•·He's alap~ on CWGJY aoraln our hotuiu.'' o~~~hl Dlanft.
"Ancl tba pol'llh." •aid ~lw Pl'laidant. "And the: Runr." ACI.er a
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Toward mldnilll~ 1111
P"sidllltlld Flnt
u111 paan bllWeell
iiiiiJIIII'IIbaD
IPIIIII'IIICIS (lbtNIJ.
lllllfuntlle Wllnalara
piRIIBIIIUie
Tannllllll ball at
11111 \Wulllnatan Hilta"
...
llUOl
brief d~·rour llonon,dc 11111 chinl-ftonr klwlu:n~tl ... tba ~o.'llide led ch~·
>I'll~' up 111'1 llu:lin~'\1 hllll to U11: wlurimn. "hllloA"1~vcm llocol:lluth oar\th
tiT!Ipunotuul winclowtl. '•Thb•la onorhc:r nn~· ut'my ~keN." thl.' p,..,..
lllc!nt ~uld. l;lrc:trlo••l•ml COlla ""fn. I(Ui~'l 1\llclocLUII'ur '1:1111 linn time.'
Nl- tlce l:io.'IJ\VCI'IIl'l hrii.'Hila, hi.' .cluW\•cl lhll c·wlcll~~· fll' hioc ~p.ecb WI
he.• ~'ll'(lluim:cl why lw hual•• nuu~· rccc:lu•roc, '·I hurT m~'!llllfMidlna." (,,.
1111hl. "!lllnl.' ~~:ltroc ~"'· At~l. I "'""' "' ttuft hn~o•o• rur •Mil' thrlo~
cnolntl.,.,'' Ncowthe ll\lur.-·lllllllwuk1l.,uuUj.olt l'a1•llhn 111 "'"·
llltudllllirmM
"lklld thrl'l: Willi nn lim•• whttn he l'olnh!: wo:i,dcL nfhlato~· tlcllt clay. Or AletdOIO"'UI'Ic•r ulit..'n!Jt!OI uttuln~1!: Or
t.he thrill of ~ooulnt,r oo\'l"r 11 Wlltcrt'IIU'l llr 11 till!' 11l'IJI' CO
TIBIIIIf11111hat
piccc:h bln~~~alft
Altllnlll.la fan
·•:-J•ml.' .,r 1hat:' 1141d th•• l~l'l..,.idl.'nl. "~a.lly. I \\11>1
lleepmw.11111111eir
ALirpL'idl!d b)• bOW reltu~~.•lf f l'nfl. ~~ilu it \•UM bi'Cli\IIM 1
IIOalla lila conldcn of
r,.oot ullanJrwiLh Pnu~i..Mnt ~l'hlh. lrlnr1 '1 kc~CJW\Vtwt II"''"'·
IIIIIWiaiiiH... tlllttJ.
but 1 Mt Vl."!'l'' 1'\'ltlx"•l. You knuw. t h•~l W1U1wcl the
81111111111.1111111TabH illld
Smi1.l1 Chcoir to lllnjr. "'llnt..'tl ::\f:U'il)o'lo 1-lomll to ocinjl,
111-curteftld. Ch111111
\"U!ITA.d Billy tlnW4m th~·l'l:. I hac! Jll!l\lonlllly plekc•cl
Clilllan'11rie"a •lraadJ
:'d11,vu AD!zelou, l'l'om ~ riA'Ir. to :.ooi•.,.lha pt'MIIIl.lt Willi nlljoet rock·
Blllllllome 111ft~
'"" Dle>na:, 111111 I rtit rei&! jiOOd llbe>Ut thnL o<JIIIIII:h tvhcn 1-.onL to llrld
prflllp tar lhe bl1 nfalll,
laun: Df8ht.ll'clr tllllt "~' lmalswved It down 1111""dl•111 ,., conld."
lll1r 11\r " moiDIIIt of dhock or ...Wimdon. th<:l'll \VItoc l'lnly one eo
rv. "lt'e flulnJI," .... ..Wd. "lUg:ht u""-'r Llu• Ull&llgllftl ~r('IDOJll',
W~r~· Smith 111id. ·Oh. Govl:nlllt', don't p np 1l11tnt yat.' Tb~'ll lih•·
lookN ILL m., lll'ld abe IIILLl, '0h. my 0.•1.' " Ht bad rwt ru>tiaed ber
llllaWe bdoT't' •hu clicl.
At i4aat for tbJa da,v.lt Willi clcurnatteriatlc 'Chut hia nrel&DelllOI)' of
/tdifi(J l'mridunL olio1 nvl iMd till IJOOIIU bump- nt• 1.0 reJlwtionll of
fi"LAo.lllW'. Insmad. hid monral iriiiWurul hold INt '" tile potnllllllll dl·
!lllllltsirlll1 1111<1 healipped na'I:UJ'IIlly lnln a IIT.OI~Abol\t Stni1!1, wbo bad
ranlWI Near Hu.m~J~~hiru"~'"l'a.iJZU. cmd frorn thrm into anothc.TS"'rIICIIud Dty: "'Wo b11d Uld~ In llce NVIIIWIDJ IR!Ir•d a WOIIUID lioJD
N~• H1uns•ILiN who was one of onr lll&ri)' tCUppon.tN und aot vmy
rlck-liDCIIoll VCfY!IIiulr-uncl ;,. 11141dnrAcorn<:I•&~.~L So we put hill' in
chot tnand. All tile Nrw tlnrnpjhint polpdnl wUI CllrTY i1., l1lld 1 j\'hlt
wunted tn Mnd them a 1D111811Q11.1 ~ r.hllt llnle pluw,"
.AmonJ rnodum Pl'\lllilll"llbo, BUl Clinton WI.Uiillltlilllllq hla tcnn
with A dlsdllct!TI: BCIII!e of comfor1,-rJOt oul,y oar\th punplo ot all sto.tlona but oar\th tile: ld<'ll of hlm11<:lr' :an Pl'llstdent. IAII:IdniC dither tho
pnpnll•l'11aiW110terladcs edglnolas 'IOWIIrrl thP.eln powororth~·raLrl·
clun'a ottilfnc.tu 1U'IIurul nrdiruuoy folkl. (lc llfll•mutl to expect"'""'"
laaarlrllllftl:llllll'
ldlllaoL
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IIIIIIIUI'BIIGn 111Jisle111r d!lull' Vbbd br allitalt lnll.'rl.irlux 1e (lllmu el ....., '"'""""'' __,
onr-lris IIIIWIIIIII
Hf wncled to n~luuo w mo111: ~SW~.•Pi.!llr apcrio:r""'" to leuOI\!I or
mamln&-lllldlllo
eb11ruc:1.,r. tlp.taltiDg '-'t hi• 'iRlt to 'the 1\,rlnRcly Sl''"t ~lrtll the cia.""
Clln1Dn1111 drad: 11181
befor~. the Pl'l:lli,Jem 1'etlllled stud~'lug the quo IaLions ehlnlell no
llllelllallmiGrrallllr the nuu·lre1'8 LbrJohn unci Robll't l"n11c1ly. ''Iwu wilb Renamr 'ted
IIIIUII-IIIIfliatltol
I\mnll(\y," ht~lll1icl. ''and bnold n1e, 'You know, chole"""rdu~·u
llllirt Ill lllolr IMq
nu1dl1:0 your time'"' tn thtb'l. 'l:Ic 1111irl, 'Back ttu.-n, the eoungywna
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Carter Wilkie
Creator
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Office of Speechwriting
Carter Wilkie
Date
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1993-1995
Is Part Of
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<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/36420" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7431955" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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2008-0699-F
Description
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Carter Wilkie served as a White House speechwriter for the first two years of the first Clinton Administration. This collection contains materials found within Carter Wilkie’s speechwriting files. These materials, primarily dating to 1993 and 1994, regard quotations from President Clinton’s political career, the First 100 Days of the Clinton Administration, and President Clinton’s 1994 State of the Union Address.
Provenance
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Publisher
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Extent
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41 folders in 3 boxes
Text
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Paper
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Title
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Inagural Week Speeches
Creator
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Office of Speechwriting
Carter Wilkie
Identifier
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2008-0699-F
Is Part Of
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Box 2
<a href="http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/assets/Documents/Finding-Aids/2008/2008-0699-F.pdf" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7431955" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Publisher
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Format
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Adobe Acrobat Document
Medium
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Reproduction-Reference
Date Created
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12/29/2014
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42-t-7431955-20080699F-002-012-2014
7431955