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�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION: AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
The American people should have a sense of realistic optimism about the progress America
is making. We are moving in the right direction; we have more to do; and if we come
together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.
The President will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 9:00
pm in the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together as a nation and
face the future together. The President will talk about the big concerns facing our people.
and show in concrete ways how Americans working together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we must
all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President will talk about
what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every one of us: as parents ·
and children, as employers and employees, teachers and students, community leaders and
community members, as government and as citizens. We can only meet the challenges of
this riew time together.
The President will address a number of challenges we must meet together, lnclud.ing:
Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he is working
hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget that upholds our
values. It is within our grasp. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the budget in
seven years and give working families a modest tax cut.
Crime. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%, robberies are
down 10% and car theft is down 5%. Over 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked
from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from
crime, violence, and drugs.
·
Children and education. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school. America's challenge: To renew our schools
so every American child has the chance to get the best possible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and harmful
influences.
Economy. Our progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since
1968. 7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
industries: 771,000 new construction jobs after losing 665,000 jobs in the four years before
President Clinton. America's challenge: To make sure hard work still pays, and all.
Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change.
The World. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia,
America is leading the world towards peace and freedom; America's challenge: To keep
America the strongest force for peace in the world.
Community. America's challenge: To live up to the duty we owe one another. To come
together around our values; to help our communities, our neighbors, and our country.
�FOIA Number: 2006-0458-F
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administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
Collection/Record Group:
Clinton Presidential Records
Subgroup/Office of Origin:
Communications
Series/Staff Member:
Don Baer
Subseries:
OA/ID Number:
10136
FolderiD:
Folder Title:
SOTU [State of the Union] Talking Points
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�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION: AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
The American people should have a s·ense of realistic optimism about the progress America
is making. We are moving in the right direction; we have more to do; and if we come
together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.
The President will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 9:00
pm in the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together as a nation and
face the future together. The President will talk about the big concerns facing our people.
and show in concrete ways how Americans working together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we must
all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President will talk about
what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every one of us: as parents ·
and children, as employers and employees, teachers and students, community leaders and
community members, as government and as citizens. We can only meet the challenges of
this riew time together.
The President will address a number of challenges we must meet together. includ.ing:
Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he is working
hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget that upholds our
values. It is within our grasp. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the budget in
seven years and give working families a modest tax cut.
Crime. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%, robberies are
down 10% and car theft is down 5%. Over 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked
from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from
crime, violence, and drugs.
·
Children and education. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school. America's challenge: To renew our schools
so every American child has the chance to get the best possible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and harmful
influences.
Economy. Our progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since
1968. 7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
industries: 771,000 new construction jobs after losing 665,000 jobs in the four years before
President Clinton. America's challenge: To make sure hard work still pays, and all.
Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change.
The World. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia,
America is leading the world towards peace and freedom: America's challenge: To keep
America the strongest force for peace in the world.
Community. America's challenge: To live up to the duty we owe one another. To come
together around our values; to help our communities, our neighbors, and our country.
�AMERICA IS MOVING FORWARD
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND
ECONOMY
* Unemployment and inflation are at their lowest combined level since 1968;
* 7.8 million new jobs have been created in the last three years;
* Creating Jobs in Basic Industries. After a decade of enormous job losses in
construction, manufacturing and automobiles, these industries have turned
around, combining to add nearly one milliqn new jobs under President
,~
.
Clinton;
* High Growth. The United States has the highest growth of any major
economy in the world in the last three years;
* Cut the Deficit Nearly in Half. The President's economic plan cut the deficit
for three years in a row for the first time since Harry Truman was President
-- the largest three-year reduction in history;
* Smaller, Smarter Government. The Clinton Administration eliminated over
200,000 jobs from the government payrolls, and is eliminating more than
16,000 pages of obsolete regulations;
* More Small Businesses. A record number of new small businesses have
been created since the start of the Clinton Administration;
* More Home Owners. Home ownership is at its highest level in 15 years;
* Strengthening American Exports. The United States beat Japan in the last
two years in the production of automobiles, the first time that has happened
since 1979.
..•~~ :. CRIME
* The crime rate is declining, with the number of murders reported dropping by
12%, robberies down 10% and car theft down 5%;
* Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Criminals. More than 45,000 fugitives
and felons have been blocked from buying handguns because the Clinton
Administration fought for and passed the Brady Bill requiring background
checks on handgun purchases;
* The Clinton Administration passed an assault weapons ban, outlawing 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons;
* More Cops, Safer Streets. The Clinton
Ad~inistration's Crime Bill puts
100,000 new cops on the street -- over 3'1 ,000 have been funded so far;
*
The United States better protected its borders, deporting a record number of
"•
�illegal aliens in 1995.
EDUCATION
* More Kids Going to College. The Clinton Administration has opened access
to higher education. In 1994, 62% of high school seniors went directly to
college, up from only 55% ten years ago;
* Fewer Dropouts. Fewer students are dropping out of high school. Since
1991, the dropout rate has fallen by 16%;
* Educating for the Future. 54% of Americans use a computer in either their
school, home or office;
* Better Results. 1995 SAT scores show continuing improvement on both
verbal and math scores for college-bound i;eniors.
COMMUNITY
* 1.2 million people climbed out of poverty in 1994;
* The welfare rolls are down by 8% since
Ma~ch,
1994;
* Teen pregnancies are down;
* Donations to the largest 400 charities in the United States increased by 6%
in 1994, with giving reaching $130 billion;
* Building Our Communities and Our Kids. Last year, President Clinton's
AmeriCorps Program brought 20,000 American volunteers into our
communities, helping to rebuild our neighborhoods and generating private
sector partnerships with those efforts, while helping the volunteers pay for
their own higher education;
* Putting Families First. Each year, 2.4 million workers are likely to take
advantage of President Clinton''s Family and Medical Leave Act, allowing
them to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child or to
care for a sick family member.
PEACE
* From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia, America is
leading the world towards peace and freedom.
�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION:
AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
[Internal guidance: As we approach the speech, we want to convey a sense of
realistic optimism about America: We are moving In the right direction; we have
more to do; and if we come together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.)
The President will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996
at 9:00 pm In the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together
as a nation and face the future together. The President will talk about the big
concerns facing our people, and show In concrete ways how Americans working
together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we
must all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President
will talk about what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every
one of us: as parents and children, as employers and employees, teachers and
students, community_leaders and community members, as government and as
citizens.
Five general areas:
1) Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he Is
working hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget
that upholds our values. It is within our gra~p. The President has pointed the
way to common ground. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the
budget in seven years and give working Americans a modest tax cut.
2) Crime. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from crime, violence,
and drugs. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%,
robberies are down 10% and car theft is down 6%. Over 45,000 fugitives and
felons have been blocked from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The
assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of the deadliest assault weapons.
3) Children and education. America's challenge: To renew our schools so every
American child has the chance to get the best possible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and
harmful influences. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school.
4) Economy. America's challenge is to make sure that hard work still pays and
that all Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change. Our
progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since 1968.
7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
industries: construction has gained 700,000 new jobs after losing 800,000 in
the four years before President Clinton took office.
6) The World. America's challenge: To keep America the strongest force for peace
in the world. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East
to Bosnia, America Is leading the world towards peace and freedom.
�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION: AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
The American people should have a sense of realistic optimism about the progress America
is making. We are moving in the right direction; we have more to do; and if we come
together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.
The President will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 9:00
pm in the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together as a nation and
face the future together. The President will talk about the big concerns facing our people.
and show in concrete ways how Americans working together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we must
all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President will talk about
what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every one of us: as p~rents
and children, as employers and employees, teachers and students, community leaders and
community members, as government and as citizens. We can only meet the challenges of
this new time together.
The President will address a number of challenges we must meet together, Including:
Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he is working
hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget that upholds our
values. It is within our grasp. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the budget in
seven years and give working families a modest tax cut.
Crime. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%, robberies are
down 10% and car theft is down 5%. Over 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked
from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from
crime, violence, and drugs.
Children and education. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school. America's challenge: To renew our schools
so every American child has the chance to get the best possible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and harmful
influences.
Economy. Our progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since
1968. 7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
·
industries: 700,000 new construction jobs after losing 800,000 jobs in the four years before
President Clinton. America's challenge: To make sure hard work still pays, and all
Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change.
The World. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia,
America is leading the world towards peace and freedom. America's challenge: To keep
America the strongest force for peace in the world.
Community. America's challenge: To live up to the duty we owe one another. To come
together around our values; to help our communities, our neighbors, and our country.
�AMERICA
I~
MUVIN\:i r-unwAnu
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND
ECONOMY
*
Unemployment and inflation are at their lowest combined level since 1968;
* 7. 7 million new jobs have been created in the last three years;
* After a decade of enormous job losses in construction, manufacturing and ·
automobiles, these industries have turned around, combining to add nearly
one million new jobs under President Clinton;
*
The Clinton Administration passed the largest deficit reduction package in
history, and has lowered the defic~t in each of the last three years;
* The Clinton Administration eliminated over 200,000 jobs from the
government payrolls, and are eliminating more than 16,000 pages of
obsolete regulations;
* A record number of new small businesses have been created since the start
of the Clinton Administration;
*
Home ownership is at its highest level in 15 years;
*
The United States has the highest growth of any major economy in the
world in the last three years;
*
The United States beat Japan in the last two years in the production of
automobiles, the first time that has happened since 1979.
CRIME
*
The crime rate is declining, with the number of murders reported dropping by
12%, robberies down 10% and car theft down 5%;
*
More than 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked from buying
handguns because the Clinton Administration fought for and passed the
Brady Bill requiring background checks on handgun purchases;
*
The Clinton Administration passed an assault weapons ban, outlawing 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons;
* The Clinton Administration's Crime Bill puts 100,000 new cops on the street
-- over 31 ,000 have been funded so far;
* The United States deported a record number of illegal aliens in 1995 .
.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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�,
EDUCATION
*
The Clinton Administration has opened access to higher education. In 1994,
62% of high school seniors went directly to college, up from only 55% ten
years ago;
* Fewer students are dropping out of high school. Since 1991, the dropout
rate has fallen by 16%;
* 54% of Americans use a computer in either their school, home or office;
* 1995 SAT scores show continuing improvement on both verbal and math
scores for college-bound seniors.
COMMUNITY
* 1.2 million people climbed out of poverty in 1994;
*
The welfare rolls are down by 8% since March, 1994;
* Teen pregnancies are down;
*
Donations to the largest 400 charities. in the United States increased by 6%
in 1994;
*
Last year, President Clinton's AmeriCorps Program brought 20,000
American volunteers into our communities, helping to rebuild our
neighborhoods and encourage greater private sector involvement in those
efforts, while helping the volunteers pay for their own higher education;
* Each year, 2.4 million workers are likely to take advantage of President
Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act, allowing them to take up to 12
weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child or to care for a sick family
member.
PEACE
* From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia, America is
leading the world towards
peac~
and freedom.
�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION: AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
The American people should have a sense of realistic optimism about the progress America
is making. We are moving in the right direction; we have more to do; and if we come
together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.
The Presictent will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 9:00
pm in the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together as a nation and
face the future together. The President will talk about the big concerns facing our people.
and show in concrete ways how Americans working together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we must
all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President will talk about
what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every one of us: as p~rents
and children, as employers and employees, teachers and students, community leaders and
community members, as government and as citizens. We can only meet the challenges of
this new time together.
The President will address a number of challenges we must meet together, Including:
Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he is working
hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget that upholds our
values. It is within our grasp. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the budget in
seven years and give working families a modest tax cut.
Crime. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%, robberies are
down 10% and car theft is down 5%. Over 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked
from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from
crime, violence, and drugs.
Children and education. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school. America's challenge: To renew our schools
so every American child has the chance to get the best pos$ible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and harmful
influences.
Economy. Our progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since
1968. 7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
·
industries: 700,000 new construction jobs after losing 800,000 jobs in the four years before
President Clinton. America's challenge: To make sure hard work still pays, and all
Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change.
The World. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia,
America is leading the world towards peace and freedom. America's challenge: To keep
America the strongest force for peace in the world.
Community. America's challenge: To live up to the duty we owe one another. To come
together around our values; to help our communities, our neighbors, and our country.
�AMt:HIGA I:S MUVING FUHWAHU
..
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND
ECONOMY
*
Unemployment and inflation are at their lowest combined level since 1968;
* 7. 7 million new jobs have been created in the last three years;
)
* After a decade of enormous job losses in construction, manufacturing and
automobiles, these industries have turned around, combining to add nearly
one million new jobs under President Clinton;
* The Clinton Administration passed the largest deficit reduction package in
history, and has lowered the deficit in each of the last three years;
*
The Clinton Administration eliminated over 200,000 jobs from the
government payrolls, and are eliminating more than 16,000 pages of
obsolete regulations;
* A record number of new small businesses have been created since the start
of the Clinton Administration;
* Home ownership is at its highestlevel in 15 years;
* The United States has the highest growth of any major economy in the
world in the last three years;
*
The United States beat Japan in the last two years in the production of
automobiles, the first time that has happened since 1979.
CRIME
* The crime rate is declining, with the number of murders reported dropping by
12%, robberies down 10% and car theft down 5%;
* More than 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked from buying
handguns because the Clinton Administration fought for and passed the
Brady Bill requiring background checks on handgun purchases;
*
The Clinton Administration passed an assault weapons ban, outlawing 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons;
* The Clinton Administration's Crime Bill puts 100,000 new cops on the street
-- ove·r 31 ,000 have been funded so far;
* The United States deported a record number of illegal aliens in 1995.
�EDUCATION
* The Clinton Administration has opened access to higher education. In 1994,
62% of high school seniors went directly to college, up from only 55% ten
years ago;
* Fewer students are dropping out of high school. Since 1991, the dropout
rate has fallen by 16%;
* 54% of Americans use a computer in either their school, home or office;
* 1995 SAT scores show continuing improvement on both verbal and math
scores for college-bound seniors.
COMMUNITY
* 1.2 million people climbed out of poverty in 1994;
* The welfare rolls are down by 8% since March, 1994;
* Teen pregnancies are down;
* Donations to the largest 400 charities in the United States increased by 6%
in 1994;
* Last year, President Clinton's AmeriCorps Program brought 20,000
American volunteers into our communities, helping to rebuild our
neighborhoods and encourage greater private sector involvement in those
efforts, while helping the volunteers pay for their own higher education;
* Each year, 2.4 million workers are likely to take advantage of President
Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act, allowing them to take up to 12
weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child or to care for a sick family
member.
PEACE
* From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia, America is
leading the world towards
peac~
and freedom.
�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S STATE OF THE UNION: AMERICA'S CHALLENGE
The American people should have a sense of realistic optimism about the progress America
is making. We are moving in the right direction; we have more to do; and if we come
together as a nation, we can meet our challenges.
The Presiqent will deliver the State of the Union next Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 9:00
pm in the Capitol. He will challenge the American people to come together as a nation and
face the future together. The President will talk about the big concerns facing our people.
and show in concrete ways how Americans working together can meet our challenges.
Everyone must do their part. If we are going to seize the promise of our times, we must
all work together. Not government alone. Not individuals alone. The President will talk about
what we as a nation can accomplish together. He will call on every one of us: as parents
and children, as employers and employees, teachers and students, community leaders and
community members, as government and as citizens. We can only meet the challenges of
this new time together.
The President will address a number of challenges we must meet together, Including:
Balancing the budget. As the President prepares the State of the Union, he is working
hard on the first of these challenges: a seven-year balanced budget that upholds our
values. It is within our grasp. With his plan, certified by Congress' own economists,
Democrats and Republicans have already agreed on enough cuts to balance the budget in
seven years and give working families a modest tax cut.
Crime. Our progress: The crime rate is declining. Murders are down 12%, robberies are
down 10% and car theft is down 5%. Over 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked
from buying handguns because of the Brady Bill. The assault weapons ban outlawed 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons. America's challenge: To keep all our citizens safe from
crime, violence, and drugs.
Children and education. Our progress: More of our students are going to college and
fewer students are dropping out of high school. America's challenge: To renew our schools
so every American child has the chance to get the best possible education for the 21st
century. At the same time, we must protect our children from violent and harmful
influences.
Economy. Our progress: The lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since
1968. 7. 7 million new jobs in the last three years. Revitalized auto and construction
industries: 700,000 new construction jobs after losing 800,000 jobs in the four years before
President Clinton. America's challenge: To make sure hard work still pays, and all
Americans have the tools to be winners of economic change.
The World. Our progress: From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia,
America is leading the world towards peace and freedom. America's challenge: To keep
America the strongest force for peace in the world.
Community. America's challenge: To live up to the duty we owe one another. To come
together around our values; to help our communities, our neighbors, and our country.
�AMERICA IS MOVING FORWARD
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND
ECONOMY
*
Unemployment and inflation are at their lowest combined level since 1968;
* 7. 7 million new jobs have been created in the last three years;
* After a decade of enormous job losses in construction, manufacturing and
automobiles, these industries have turned around, combining to add near!'y
one million new jobs under President Clinton;
*
The Clinton Administration passed the largest deficit reduction package in
history, and has lowered the defic~t in each of the last three years;
* The Clinton Administration eliminated over 200,000 jobs from the
government payrolls, and are eliminating more than 16,000 pages of
obsolete regulations;
* A record number of new small businesses have been created since the start
of the Clinton Administration;
* Home ownership is at its highest level in 15 years;
*
The United States has the highest growth of any major economy in the
world in the last three years;
* The United States beat Japan in the last two years in the production of
automobiles, the first time that has happened since 1979.
CRIME
*
The crime rate is declining, with the number of murders reported dropping by
12%, robberies down 10% and car theft down 5%;
*
More than 45,000 fugitives and felons have been blocked from buying
handguns because the Clinton Administration fought for and passed the
Brady Bill requiring background checks on handgun purchases;
* The Clinton Administration passed an assault weapons ban, outlawing 19 of
the deadliest assault weapons;
* The Clinton Administration's Crime Bill puts 100,000 new cops on the street
-- over 31 ,000 have been funded so far;
* The United States deported a record number of illegal aliens in 1995.
�EDUCATION
* The Clinton Administration has opened access to higher education. In 1994,
62% of high school seniors went directly to college, up from only 55% ten
years ago;
* Fewer students are dropping out of high school. Since 1991, the dropout
rate has fallen by 16%;
* 54% of Americans use a computer in either their school, home or office;
*
1995 SAT scores show continuing improvement on both verbal and math
scores for college-bound seniors.
COMMUNITY
* .1.2 million people climbed out of poverty in 1994;
*
The welfare rolls are down by 8% since March, 1994;
* Teen pregnancies are down;
* Donations to the largest 400 charities. in the United States increased by 6%
in 1994;
* Last year, President Clinton's AmeriCorps Program brought 20,000
American volunteers into our communities, helping to rebuild our
neighborhoods and encourage greater private sector involvement in those
efforts, while helping the volunteers pay for their own higher education;
* · Each year, 2.4 million workers are likely to take advantage of President
Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act, allowing them to take up to 12
weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child or to care for a sick family
member.
PEACE
* From Haiti to Northern Ireland, from the Middle East to Bosnia, America is
leading the world towards
peac~
and freedom.
�
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<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/36008" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7431981" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
Identifier
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2006-0458-F
Description
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Donald Baer was Assistant to the President and Director of Communications in the White House Communications Office. The records in this collection contain copies of speeches, speech drafts, talking points, letters, notes, memoranda, background material, correspondence, reports, excerpts from manuscripts and books, news articles, presidential schedules, telephone message forms, and telephone call lists.
Provenance
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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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537 folders in 34 boxes
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Paper
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Title
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SOTU [State of the Union] Talking Points
Creator
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Office of Communications
Don Baer
Identifier
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2006-0458-F
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Box 20
<a href="http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/assets/Documents/Finding-Aids/2006/2006-0458-F.pdf" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7431981" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
Provenance
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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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1/12/2015
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42-t-7431981-20060458F-020-007-2014
7431981