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Through recent scientific research, we now know much more about children's emotional and
cognitive development during the earliest years of life. And we are committed to helping
parents use this research to do the very best they can for their children. That's why our reading
initiative includes a component for parents as their childrens' first teaches. That's why my
balanced budget expands Head Start to (not "by") one million children by 2002. And that's why
we will convene a White House Conference on Early Learning on the Brain and the Vice
President's Family Conference this Spring, to explore the applications of this research for
families, care takers and policy-makers.
�As the new century approaches, we will have a wonderful oppportunity to celebrate our
diverse American community. We can give new life to the ideas and ideals that have shaped our
culture from the beginning - through our arts and culture, our great writers and thinkers. Our
economy is measured in numbers and statistics. But the real worth of our nation lies in our values
and soaring spirit. Instead of cutting back on our modest effort tosupport the arts and humanities,
we should stand by them and challenge our artists and writers, our museums and theaters, to join
with all Americans to make the Year 2000 a national celebration of American culture in every
community ~ a celebration of our culture in the century that has passed and in the new one ahead,
so that we can remain the world's beacon of liberty and creativity, long after the fireworks have
faded.
�STROKE BREAKTHROUGH:
Shorter version: "For the first time, we have a drug that can stop a stroke in progress."
Longer version: "For the first time, we have a drug that can break up a blood clot in the brain, to
stop the progression of a stroke."
�America 2000
There is one more challenge we must face as a community. For the first time in the life of our
nation, we will enter not just a new century but a new millennium, full of new promise and possibility.
Together, we must decide how we mark that milestone -- how we give new life to the ideas and ideals
that have shaped our young but vibrant culture. After all, America's culture — our art and music, our
great writers and thinkers ~ has been a sustaining and liberating force not just here at home, but all
around the world. Tonight, I call on all levels of government, on our universities and cultural
institutions, and on businesses and communities across America: work with us to make America 2000
a cultural celebration that is worthy of this moment in human history. That way, we can serve as the
world's beacon of liberty and creativity, long after thefireworkshave faded from memory.
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�State of the Union - International Economics
As we lookforward,preparing our nation for the 21st century, one fact is already clear. America's
prosperity will be more - not less - closely linked to the prosperity of other countries. America is
back as an export powerhouse, leading the world in agriculture and aircraft, in automobiles and
entertainment, in semiconductors and software.
But we cannot afford toreston our laurels. Over the next four years, I am determined to build on
the tremendous momentum we have achieved, dismantiing barriers throughout Latin America and
Asia and placing the United States at the hub of the two most dynamicregionsin the worid.
Our ability to take full advantage of a dynamic global economy willrequireclose cooperation
between the Administration and Congress. I urge members from both sides of the aisle to join
together in granting fast track negotiating authority that preserves our values and promotes our
interests. Give us the tools we need to make and enforce trade agreements opening foreign markets
to American goods and services. The cost of standing on the sidelines while other countries
advance their own commercial interests is simply too great
I urge Congress to work with me toreaffirmAmerican leadership in the international economy. It
was American leadership that galvanized international efforts to help Mexico through its financial
crisis - achieving one of the most successful stabilizations in history - and protecting American
jobs and exports.
Now we must forge ahead with international effortstoimprove living standards in the world's
poorest nations in Africa and elsewhere. We must support nations around the world as they
embrace open markets, turning away from decades of socialism and overregulation. But our
influence will be sorely diminished if we do not meet our obligations to the World Bank and other
organizations that support these changes.
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�State of the Union - International Economics
As we look forward, preparing our nation for the 21st century, one fact is already clear. America's
prosperity will be more ~ not less ~ closely linked to the prosperity of other countries. America is
back as an export powerhouse, leading the world in agriculture and aircraft, in automobiles and
entertainment, in semiconductors and software.
But we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. Over the next four years, I am determined to build on
the tremendous momentum we have achieved, dismantling barriers throughout Latin America and
Asia and placing the United States at the hub of the two most dynamicregionsin the world.
Our ability to take full advantage of a dynamic global economy will require close cooperation
between the Administration and Congress. I urge members from both sides of the aisle to join
together in granting fast track negotiating authority that preserves our values and promotes our
interests. Give us the tools we need to make and enforce trade agreements opening foreign markets
to American goods and services. The cost of standing on the sidelines while other countries
advance their own commercial interests is simply too great.
I urge Congress to work with me to reaffirm American leadership in the international economy. It
was American leadership that galvanized international efforts to help Mexico through its financial
crisis - achieving one of the most successful stabilizations in history ~ and protecting American
jobs and exports.
Now we must forge ahead with international efforts to improve living standards in the world's
poorest nations in Africa and elsewhere. We must support nations around the world as they
embrace open markets, turning away from decades of socialism and overregulation. But our
influence will be sorely diminished if we do not meet our obligations to the World Bank and other
organizations that support these changes.
�This Congress, like the country, is undergoing tremendous change. For us, as for all our
fellow ciitzens, the choice is simple: do we come together, or come apart? The American people
elected a President of one party and a Congress of another. With their votes and their voices,
they were not urging us on to division and acrimony. They did not give us a mandate to fight, to
bludgeon, to dig in. No, they have put us in the same boat... given us all oars .. And told us to
row.
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EDUCATION:
I am proposing this year the largest education budget in history ~ a budget that will
increase funding for major education and training programs by more than 50% since 1993. It
provides record investments - from pre-school through high school through college.
HEALTH CARE:
My budget strengthens Medicare and Medicaid, continuing our guarantee of health care
coverage for more than 70 million elderly and poor Americans, as well as people with
disabilities. It will put ten years on the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, giving us the time we need
to develop a long-term solution to financing Medicare for the next Century.
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This Congress, like the country, is undergoing tremendous change. For us, as for all our
fellow citizens, the choice is simple: do we come together, or come apart?
The American people elected a President of one party and a Congress of another. With
their votes and their voices, they were not urging us on to division and acrimony. They did not
give us a mandate to fight, to bludgeon, to dig in.
No, they have put us in the same boat... given us all oars ... and told us to row.
It is time for us to move ahead.
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As we look forward, preparing our nation for the 21st century, onefeetis already clear. America
will be more - not less - involved in the world eoonomy. America's prosperity will be more not less - closely linkedtothe prosperity of other countries. More American workers and
entrepreneurs and farmers - not fewer - will earn their living by selling worid class American
goods and services to consumers around the globe. Through trade, through travel, through
communication, America's links to the worid will be greater than at any time in history.
That is why all Americans must have the education they needtocompete and win in the
international economy. And that is why I have worked tirelessly over the past four yearstoopen
foreign markets. That is why my Administration brought a record number of enforcement actions,
sending a clear message to all our trade partners that we take our trade agreements seriously - and
so should they.
America is back as an export powerhouse, leading die world on agriculture and aircraft, in
automobiles and entertainment, in semiconductors and software. But in the competitive round-theclock world marketplace of the 21st century, no country can rest on its laurels. Over the next four
years, I am determined to build on the tremendous momentum we have achieved. I am determined
to move forward boldly in dismantling bamers throughout Latin America and Asia - placing the
United States at the hub of the two most dynamicregionsin the world.
Our ability to take full advantage of a dynamic global economy will require close cooperation
between the Administration and Congress. I urge members from both sides of die aisletowork
together with me to develop a bipartisan consensus. I urge members to jointogetherin granting
fast track negotiating authority. Give us the tools we needtomake and enforce trade agreements
opening foreign marketstoAmerican goods and services. The cost of Ming to achieve that
consensus, the cost of standing on the sidelines while other countries advance their own commercial
agendas, the cost in terms of market opportunities missed and jobs lost, is simplytoogreat.
Around the world, nations are turning away from socialism and overregulation and toward more
open markets. By supporting this trend, we promote our values and our interests. We must forge
ahead with international efforts to improve living standards in the world's poorest nations in Africa
and elsewhere, bringing countries on the margins of the international economic system into the
mainstream. But our influence will be sorely diminished if we do not meet our obligationstothe
World Bank and other organizations that are supporting these changes. I urge Congress to work
with me to reaffirm American leadership in the international economy.
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America 2000
Four yearsfromnow, we face another opportunity to come together as a community. At the
dawn of a new century, we can give new life to the ideas and ideals that have shaped our culture - our
art and music, our great writers and thinkers. I call on all levels of government, on our universities and
cultural institutions, on businesses and communities across America: work with us to make the year
2000 a national celebration of American culture, so we can remain the world's beacon of liberty and
creativity, long after the fireworks have faded.
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dawn of a new century, we can give new life to the ideas and ideals that have shaped our culture ~ our
art and music, our great writers and thinkers. I call on all levels of government, on our universities and
cultural institutions, on businesses and communities across America: work with us to make the year
2000 a national celebration of American culture, so we can remain the world's beacon of liberty and
creativity, long after the fireworks have faded.
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Sense that you are empowering people: New America. Missing step between the challenge and
the result. When you talk about college scholarship - underlying premise is that if these kids are
given the chance, they will add to the GDP, but also make some profound differences. We can't
afford to waste minds and talent == in this new global competition.
Focus:
Three unfinished tasks: Welfare, people not only leave welfare, but actuallyt go to work. The job
will only be half done if they are moved off welfare but not moved productively into jobs.
CFR: We have all lived by this system. We know that if we don't change it, ultimately
democracy will die. (Buy the GOP into
This is really hard. But we have to look beyond our divisions, because the public good is
Everybody is for the ideal, and everybody winds up avoiding the reality.
After every war in history, we worry about whether we are going to lose the peace. Cold War.
Rest now and lose the peace.
Can we hope to make Am the best educated nation on earth, that leads in the new commerce that
will dominate, [healthiest on earth], that tks its obligations to the next generation by making sure
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We won back our economy. We won the peace the peace of the great struggle with communism.
But as at the end of every great war, our worry is whether we will win the war and lose the peace,
establish the prosperity but lose the chance to extend it to our children.
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�We cannot raise our children up in schools that are literally falling down. My budget
includes $5 billion to spur $20 billion in school construction and modernization over the next
four years.
Finally, we must press forward to make sure character education is a part of every
curriculum. We cannot raise standards on every other subject if we fail to teach our children how
to be good citizens. We should continue to promote order and discipline, supporting
communities that introduce school uniforms, impose curfews, enforce truancy laws, and get
disruptive kids out of the classroom.
We must do our part, but the responsibility for success belongs to every American.
Tonight, I pledge to take this plan to the country, to enlist America's support in this crusade for
tomorrow's children, [mention of Governors who might be present; legislature speeches?]
To prepare our people for the 21st Century, we must make the 13th and 14th years of
education — at least two years of college ~ as universal in America as high school is today.
To do that, we should cut taxes. I propose America's HOPE scholarship, a $1,500 tax
credit for college tuition, enough to pay for the typical community college tuition; a deduction of
up to $10,000 deduction for all tuition after high school; an IRA you can save in, and then
withdraw from, tax free, as long as it's for education; and the largest increase in Pell Grant
scholarships for deserving students in 20 years.
With this package, no working family need ever pay a nickel of taxes on money they save
for college — and I ask you to pass this so every American who works hard can go to college.
All our people must have the chance to learn new skills throughout their lives. Nearly
every American worker lives within driving distance of a community college, offering a path to a
better future. Government doesn't need to decide what kind of training they need; they can
decide for themselves. And my G.I. Bill for Workers will transform the confusing tangle of
federal training programs into a single, simple skill grant that will go directly into eligible
workers' hands. For too long, this bill has sat before you without action - and you should pass it
now.
To prepare America for the 21st century, we must harness these powerful forces of
knowledge, science and technology to the service of all Americans.
This is the first State of the Union to be carried live over the Internet. But we have only
begun to spread the benefits of the technological revolution into the lives of every citizen.
Last year, I challenged our nation to connect every classroom and library to the Internet
by the Year 2000 - so that for the first time, children in the poorest rural communities, inner city
schools, and well off suburbs will have access to the same universe of knowlege. We are doing
it, and giving them access at rates every school can afford.
�This year, I challenge the private sector to help us connect every children's hospital to the
Internet as soon as possible, so a child in bed can stay in school and stay in touch with ^gjfamily
and friends.
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My plan increases our funding fq/technology literacyjjy $225 million, and we will build
the second generation of the Internet so otiHeading unlvgrslties and national laboratories can
communicate at speeds 1000 times faster than today, to develop new medical treatments, new
sources of energy, and new ways of working togethe:
We must continue to explore the heavens, pressing our mission of discovery with the
Mars probes, the international space station, and the project to discover the origins of life.
And we must speed the remarkable advances in medical science. In the last year alone,
American scientists discovered the gene for breast cancer and ovarian cancer, and have
discovered drug treatments that can dramatically lengthen the ll^ofpeople with AIDS.
Since I took office, funding for AIDS research has gone up nearly 50%. With these new
resources, the National Institutes of Health will now become the primary discovery engine for an
AIDS vaccine. Every year we move up the discovery of an AIDS vaccine, we will save 65,000
lives. If you approve this plan, scientists from business, universities and our national labs will be
able to work together so we can end the threat of AIDS in America.
To prepare America for the 21st Century, we must build stronger families.
In the new century, with new pressures on people in the way they work and live, we must
help parents raise strong families and pass on their values to their children.
For four years, the Family and Medical Leave Law has helped millions of our people.
Now we should expand Family Leave so parents can take time off for parent teacher conferences
or a child's routine checkup. We should pass flextime so workers can choose to be paid for
overtime not only in income, but also with time off to be with their families.
For our families to be strong, we must continue, step-by-step, to give them access to
affordable, quality health care. My balanced budget will extend health coverage to five million
children — cutting in half the number of uninsured children in America. It will help all people
between jobs pay their premiums for up to six months. No child should be without a doctor just
because a parent is without a job.
And we must never lose sight of our ultimate goal: to find a way to cover the rest of the 1/ /
40 million Americans who are in working families, who pay their taxes, and who still lack health 'yrfQ—
insurance. I don't think that's right, and I know you don't either,fcet^s-continueto work
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�babies get at least 48 hours of hospital care. This year, we must enact the bipartisan legislation
before you to end the dangerous and demeaning practice of drive-through mastectomies.]
We must continue our efforts to protect the health of our children - and that means
fighting to enforce our new rules to stop tobacco advertising aimed at children.
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Every parent must uphold their most sacred responsibility. We should make it a felony
for any parent to cross state lines in an attempt to flee from his or her obligation to pay child
support. And to America's fathers, let me say: child support is no substitute for the love and
discipline your children need from you. You must be there for them.
Beyond stronger education, beyond stronger families, to prepare America for the
21st Century, we must build stronger communities.
Even though this economy produced over 11 million jobs in four years, the most ever in a
single term, there are still places in America where opportunity and economic growth have not
reached. Our approach to renewing those neighborhoods, and poor communities across America, ^
is to bring the full force of the priyhte economy to bear - to create jobs, spur investment by
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Empowerment zones have already brought hope to urban communities like Detroit, where
the unemployment rate has [x]. We should double the number of empowerment zones. We
should expand the network of community development banks. We should enact the brownfields
initiative to restore contaminated properties to productive use.
And we, together, must pledge tonight that we will use this^mpowermen): approach ~
including private sector tax incentives ~ to renew this great capital city, so it is once again the
proud face America shows the world.
As we strengthen our communities we must protect our environment and preserve our
natural heritage for the 21 st century. We cleaned up as many toxic waste sites in three years as
in the previous 12; we cut the amount of toxic pollution in half; we protected the 1.7 million
breathtaking acres of the Grand Escalante Staircase in Utah.
Now we should clean up overjUQ-more toxie-waste-sites^jotfiat 2/3 of our worst sites
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are cleaned up by the Year 2000. dttr-ehildrt should grow up next to parlcsTnSt-peisQn. We
should pass my proposal to make big polluters live by this simple rule: if you pollute our
environment, you pay to clean it up.
And to strengthen our communities in the 21st Century, we must press our fight against
crime and violence. Serious crime has dropped five years in a row - the longest decline in
decades. The key has been community policing — and we must finish the job of putting 100,000
police officers on
streef We should pass a Victims' Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
We should set a goal to deport a record 100,000 criminals and other illegal aliens this year.
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crime. I will submit comprehensive legislation that declares war on criminal gangs, with new
prosecutors and tougher penalties; gives judges more power to crack down on gang members
who intimidate witnesses; extends the Brady Bill so a minor who commits a violent crime will
never be given the right to own a handgun; requires trigger safety locks to prevent unauthorized
use; and provides resources to keep schools open late, on weekends, and in the summer, so young
people have someplace to go and something to say yes to.
Helping young people through service is exactly why President Bush, General Colin
Powell, and former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros joined Vice President Gore and me at the
White House to announce the Presidents's Summit of Service, to be held in Philadelphia in
April. Out of that summit, we want to mobilize millions of Americans to serve our young people
in thousands of ways. Already, AmeriCorps, our national service program, has helped 50,000
young people to work their way through college as they serve America. Citizen service belongs
to no party or ideology. It is an American responsibility which all Americans should embrace in
their daily lives. And I hope many more of our younjg,people will take up that responsibility as
well.
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source, punish those who push them, and steer young people away.
Let me say a werdTfirectly to you, our children: As we work to build a strong future for
you, you have to thtfff-about what kind of futur^you want to have for yourcclXl Nothing your
parents do, nothing anyone can do, will keep drugs out of your hands if you set out to find the;
Drugs are deadly. They will ruin your life. Don't let them. It's up to you.
And to prepare America for the 21st Century, we must master the forces of global
change and keep American leadership strong in this new time.
Almost exactly fifty years ago ~ on March 17, 1947 ~ President Harry Truman stood
before Congress and called for a national commitment to make America the free world's
indispensable nation. We launched the Marshall Plan to rebuild our allies and former
adversaries. We created the institutions and provided the resources that brought the West
security and prosperity — and victory in the Cold War. Because of those commitments, more
people than ever before share the ideals that ideals that define America and the interests we
defend.
Now, we face another time of change and moment of choice. We dismantled many of the
blocs and barriers that divided the world for our parents. But we still must finish creating the
new institutions and understandings that will make the world work for our children. We must
commit ourselves anew to taking the steps that will keep America the indispensable nation for
�the entire world.
Our first task must be to build, for the very first time, an undivided, peaceful and
democratic Europe. When Europe is stable, America is more secure. When Europe prospers, so
does America.
Nearly half a century ago, NATO strengthened struggling democracies and paved the way
for prosperity in Europe's west. Now, we can do the same for Europe's east by opening NATO's
doors to new democracies and building a strong NATO-Russia partnership. This summer, I will
go to Madrid for a special NATO summit. Together, we, here, should commit our country to an
expanded NATO by 1999, in which countries that were once our enemies become our allies to
keep Europe united and at peace.
Second, in a global economy with global security challenges, America must look to the
East no less than the West - and build a true community of nations in the Asia Pacific. Our
security demands it: Americans have fought three wars in Asia in living memory. Our prosperity
requires it: more than 2 million American jobs depend on trade with Asia.
As we tear down trade barriers and build up our alliances, that Pacific community is
taking shape. But we must not let our progress mask the peril that remains. We must dismantle
North Korea's frozen nuclear program, as North Korea has agreed. I call on you to fund
America's contribution to this effort. And we must advance peace talks between South Korea
and North Korea to bridge the final divide of the Cold War.
We must pursue a deeper dialogue with China. An isolated, inward looking China is not
in our interest. Instead, we must work together on common problems like weapons proliferation
and deal with fundamental differences like human rights. As contacts grow . . . as markets
expand and information flows . . . as China plays its rightful role in the world... a more open
society can gain strength. I look forward to exchanging state visits with President Jiang - not
because we agree on everything, but because a constructive U.S.-China relationship matters to
the world.
Third, the American people will only know true security if they have the opportunity to
prosper in the global economy. These past four years, we made it our mission to open markets
abroad and create good jobs at home. More than two hundred trade agreements later, America is
once again the world's number one exporter and most competitive nation.
Now, we must build on that momentum throughout Asia and Latin America ~ and to
place the United States at the hub of the two most dynamic regions on earth. I am pleased to
announce tonight that I will travel to Mexico in April, then to [tk] in May, to advance that goal.
And I will work with Congress to make — and enforce ~ trade agreements that are good for
America.
Fourth, we must continue to be an unrelenting force for peace ~ from the Middle East to
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�Northern Ireland to Africa. Considered risks for peace lessen the likelihood of more costly
conflicts. It encourages other nations to focus on their people, not their arsenals. It helps build a
community willing to tackle shared problems together.
In Bosnia, with American leadership, the killing has stopped ~ but the habits of peace are
slow to take hold. That is why I agreed for our troops to take part in a smaller follow-on force
that should complete its mission by June 1998. The force will help prevent hostilities from
resuming so economic reconstruction and political reconciliation can accelerate ~ and Bosnia's
peace can become self-sustaining. Tonight, I ask Congress to continue its strong support for our
troops. They are doing a remarkable job for America ~ America must do right by them.
Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security that respect no borders:
weapons of mass destruction... terrorism... international crime and drug trafficking. The
American people are more secure ~ and should be proud ~ because we have dramatically
reduced the threat of weapons of mass destruction. We reached an historic accord to end nuclear
testing for all time. We extended the treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. With Russia,
we made deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals and agreed to stop targeting each other's citizens. We
are working to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands and to rid the world
of landmines.
But the American people will have no cause for pride if we fail the test of leadership that
lies ahead: ratifying the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Convention will make our troops
safer from chemical attack. It will help us fight terrorism and isolate rogue states. That is why
the Reagan Administration negotiated the Convention... the Bush Administration signed it... and
XX nations have approved it. Together, let us make the Chemical Weapons Convention law —
and begin to banish poison gas from this earth.
Preparing America for the 21st century cannot be done on the cheap; the price of neglect
would be far greater. We must maintain a strong and ready military ~ and we will, by increasing
weapons modernization funding 40 percent by the Year 2000. Our men and women in uniform
have preserved our freedom in the past. They must have the equipment and training to preserve
it in the future.
We must renew our commitment to America's diplomacy. Every dollar we devote to
diplomacy and to the international financial institutions brings a sure return in security and
savings. Yet international affairs spending totals just one percent of the federal budget - versus
sixteen percent when Harry Truman asked America to choose engagement over escapism. We
have to do better.
The United Nations can help us spread the risks and the costs of leadership — saving
children's lives, sheltering refugees, giving peace a chance to take hold. Its new Secretary
General is committed to reform. As the UN cuts waste and streamlines staff, the United States
should pay our debts and our dues.
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disagreed on specific policies. But we have always agreed on the need for American leadership.
That bipartisan support has fortified our strength.
Before this month is out, I will ask the leadership of both houses and both parties to meet
with me to work on America's foreign policy agenda. The actions we take, much like the actions
we took 50 years ago, will shape the lives of every American for decades to come.
Finally, perhaps our most important leadership of the world grows out of the power
of our example - and our ability to remain strong as One America.
People all over the world are splitting apart because of conflicts of race or religion or
ethnicity. This division is fueling the fanaticism of terror. We are the world's most diverse
democracy. And the world looks to us to show it is possible to live and leam together across all
differences.
America has always been a nation of immigrants. Throughout our history, a steady
stream of people, in search of freedom and opportunity, have left their own lands to make this
land their home. We started as an experiment in democracy fueled by Europeans, and have
evolved into an experiment in diversity fueled by openness and promise.
So much of America's future is tied to how we relate to the rest of the world. Our
diversity is not a weakness ~ it is our greatest strength. People around the world can look to us
and see the reflection of their greatness. And we must give every one of our citizens the
opportunity achieve their own greatness.
But we still see evidence all around us that we have not yet healed our divisions. We see
it every day in the sullen, hopeless faces worn by too many youth. Too often, we see it in the
corridors of business, and the schoolyards and streets of our daily lives. Too many people still
spend time trying to drive wedges between us - black against white, haves against have nots, old
immigrants against new.
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A few days before my second inauguration, one of America's best known pastors, Rev.
Robert Schuller suggested I krojraFfsaiah 58:12. It was on that verse that I placed my hand when
I took the oath of office. It says: "Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations, and
thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in." That scripture
reminds us that no matter what our differences — in our faiths, our backgrounds, our politics —
we.all must be repairers of the breach. For we may not all share a common past, but surely we
share a common future.
Along with Rev. Schuller, we are joined tonight by twaxtfheLAmericans, and the spirit of
another, who come from different backgrounds but show us|how to buildjthat common future.
Congressman Frank Tejeda was buried yesterday, a proud Mexican-American who earned a
Bronze Star and a Purple Heart fighting for freedom in Vietnam, and served Texas and America
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Ms. Nancy Hernreiqh
Personal Secretary to the President
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Re:
Potentjal Quotes for State of the Union Address
Dear Ms. Hemreicht
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1 spoke with ihc President on election night about the possibility of his visiting
Ole Miss for a maj<i>r reconciliation address in commemoration of Robert Kennedy's
landmark address at ble Miss in 1966. I sincerely appreciate the President's continued
consideration for such a visit at his convenience.
I have workecjl closely with the President over the last ten years on such projects
as the Delta Commjssion and the Democratic Leadership Council.
I am writing tjhis letter to simply provide a few quotes that you may wish to pass
along to the President for hisjsiaf/- nf the Union Address this Tu£s4a^LjeveTunp The
quotes are self-explanatory and could be tied into the President's address from any
number of angles. ]
For example, in assuming his rightful position as the fatherly leader of our country
and admonishing those who would breach the faith and trust with the family of America
and continue to b^ involved in church burnings, I am confident the President could
deliver the following quote by Alexis De Tocqueville very effectively and movingly:
"I sought fof the greatness and genius of America in her commodious
harbors and )ter ample rivers - and it was not there. . . in her fertile fields
and boundless forests - and it was not there. . . in her rich mines and her
vast world commerce • and it was not there. . . in her democratic Congress
and her matjchless Constitution - and it was not there. Not until I went
into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with
righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and povye.r. America
is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America
will cease to be great."
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Tlie President! might add that the challenges of the twenty-first century will be
met because America; is a "Good Society." (Nice subtle contrast and compliment to the
60's theme of "Great Society, and De Tocqueville's theme of America's greatness because
of America's goodndss). (Theme of a "Good Society" is also a nice, compliment to the
President's First Inaugural Address in which he stated that there is nothing wrong with
America that can't b^ successfully addressed by concentrating upon what is right about
America.)
In a general bipartisan "spirit", the. De Tocqueville qtiote would also tie very well
into the spirit in which Speaker Gingrich accepted his reelection as Speaker, by speaking
in more open spiritual terms, and by speaking of the importance and goodness of
reaching out to include all Americans in America's journey, including the citizens of the
District of Columbi|.
Additional themes about the goodness of America and the importance of bi;
partisanship and themes of triangulation to bring out the best of America's ideas and
ideals and values coujd be bolstered by the following quote by Robert F. Kennedy, sadly
enough just three weeks before his assassination: [Source: San Francisco Economic Club
address].
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"What we do heed . . . is a better liberalism and a better conservatism. We
need a liberalism in its wish to do good, that yet recognizes the limits to
rhetoric and| American power abroad; that knows the answer to all
problems is nipt spending money . . . We need a conservatism, in its wish
to preserve the enduring values of the American society, that yet recognizes
the urgent need to bring opportunity to all citizens, that is willing to take
action to meet the needs of the future. What the new politics is, in the last
analysis, is a feaffirmation of the best within the, great political traditions
of our nation:- compassion for those who suffer, determination to right the
wrongs within our nation, and a willingness to think and act anew, free
from old concepts and false illusions. That is the kind of politics - that is
the Idnd of leadership - the American people want"
And that is the kind of leadership - bringing out. the best of America's ideas and
ideals and values - that will build a sound, wide and secure bridge to the twenty-First
century. (The quo^e could also compliment the fact that the President's new cabinet
officer, Andrew Cu6mo, is Robert F. Kennedy's son-in-law).
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The author Gamus once said that "A man does not show his greatness by being
at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once."
I say to you 'tonight [President Clinton states") that a country, like a man or
woman, does not shjjw its greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching
both at once. To bying about the kind of transformation needed to secure America's
future in the twentjy-first century, we as America's elected leaders, and all of us as
America's citizens as a whole, must be willing to draw upon a combination (a synthesis)
of the best of America's ideas and ideals and spiritual values. There is nothing wrong
with America, no challenge that we as the family of America cannot successfully address
by focusing on what is right about America - her basic goodness carved out of a great
tradition of American ideas and ideals, American ingenuity and work ethic, a deep sense
of spiritual values. ;i see. an America, and 1 believe you do to, in which the American
people, you the Cohgress, Speaker Gingrich, Majority Leader Lott, and all of us are.
going to strive to brijig out the best of America's traditions and values, to bring out the
best of this truly "Good Society." And yes, I see an America in which we the family of
America are going to; in the words of that grand old American anthem - "crown thy good
with brotherhood frpm sea to shining sea."
In a similar vejin, and in spealdng on the concept of transformation and mastering
change, Robert Kenrjedy also provided the following prophetic insights, for example, in
his 1966 address at|01e Miss:
"Change, is crowding our people into cities scarred by slums - encircled by
suburbs which sprawl recklessly across the countryside; where movement
is difficult, bejauty rare, life itself more impersonal, and security imperiled
by the lawless.
And beyond this, modem, change is assaulting the, deepest values of
our civilization - those worlds within a world where each can find meaning
and importan|L-.e and worth: family and neighborhood, community and the
dignity of wojrk.
Family ties grow weaker as the span between the generations widen.
The commuhity, a haven where each could once find warmth and
significance; pegins to dissolve as the streets of the cities rush in upon each
other...
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And if! our nation is changing, the world around lis is moving even
faster . . .
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In such; a challenging world - such a fantastic and dangerous world we will not fi^td answers in old dogmas, by repeating outworn slogans, or
fighting ancient battlegrounds against fading enemies long after the real
struggle has moved on.
We ourselves must change in order to master change. We must
rethink our old ideas and beliefs before they capture and before they
destroy us . . .
. . . the answers we seek must be found in the light of reason - by
fact arid logic and careful thought, and unsustained by violent prejudices
or by myths fwe must base our reason on the best of America's ideas and
ideals and valjuesl.
[And j^ist as importantly] it is not enough to understand, or to see.
clearly. The fjiture will be shaped in the arena of human activity, bv those
willing to conhmit their minds and their bodies to the tasks.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, as life is action and passion, it is
required of a man that he should have the passion and action of his time,
as peril of being judged not to have lived.
It is simple to follow the easy and familiar path of personal ambition
and private gain. It is more comfortable to sit content in the easy
approval of friends and of neighbors than to risk the friction and the
controversy that comes with public affairs. It is easier to fall in step with
the slogans of others than to march to the beat of the internal drummer to make and stand on the judgments of your own. And it is far easier to
accept and stjand on the past, than to fight for the. answers of the future.
[But] : . . each of us will ultimately be judged - and will ultimately
judge himself - on the extent to which he [or she] personally contributed
to the life of this nation and to world society of the kind we are trying to
build."
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I hope some of these quotes and thoughts from the heartland will provide food for
thought in synthesis; with the President's themes and goals for Tuesday's address - and
maybe even some, of; the rhythm and poetry.
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Sincerest and Best Regards,
HIRAM EASTLAND
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PS. As a lovail friend of the President's, the themes and use of the quotes
and well intended lines I have provided are provided for the President, are
his as far as I'm concerned, and I hope he will find some, use for them as he
continues to shoulder the burden of leading this country into the twentyfirst century. \
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slow tcy take hold. That is why I agreed for our troops to take part in a smaller follow-on force
that should complete its mission by June 1998. The force will help prevent hostilities from
resuming so economic reconstruction and political reconciliation can accelerate — and Bosnia's
peace can become self-sustaining. Tonight, I ask Congress to continue its strong support for our
troop:. They are doing a remarkable job for America — America must dorightby them.
Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security that respect no borders:
weapons of mass destruction... terrorism... international crime and drug trafficking. The
American people are more secure — and should be proud — because we have dramatically reduced
the threat of weapons of mass destruction. We reached an historic accord to end nuclear testing
for all time. We extended the treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. With Russia, we
made deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals and agreed to stop targeting each other's citizens. We are
working to prevent nuclear materialsfromfalling into the wrong hands and toridthe world of
landmines.
But the American people will have no cause for pride if we fail the test of leadership that
Ties ahead: ratifying the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Convention will make our troops
saferfromchemical attack. It wall help usfightterrorism and isolate rogue states. That is why
the Reagan Administration negotiated the Convention... the Bush Administration signed it... and
XX nations have approved it. Together, let us make the Chemical Weapons Convention law —
and begin to banish poison gas from this earth.
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Preparing America for the 21 st century cannot be done on the cheap; the price of neglect
Q rMvould be far greaterWe must maintain a strong and ready military — and we will, by increasing
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weapons modernization tiinding ^percent by the Year 2000. Our men and women in uniform
have preserved our freedom in the past. They must have thf/equipment and training to preserve it
in the tore. ^
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We musl^enew our commitment to America's diplomacy. Every dollar we devote to
diplomacy and to the international financial institutions brings a sure return in security and
savings. Yet international affairs spending totals just one percent of the federal budget — versus
sixteen percent when Harry Truman asked America to choose engagement over escapism. We
have to do better.
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The United Nations canjietp us spread therisksand the costs-tSf leadership — sa
children's liveSj^Helteringpaftigees, giving peace a chance to tak^hold. Its new S
General is cpimnitted^feform. As the UN cuts waste andstreamlines stafL-tfie United States
should nayour deb&and our dues.
At the key points of the second half of this century. Republicans and Democrats have
disagreed on specific policies. But we have always agreed on the need for American leadership.
That bipartisan support has fortified our strength.
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leadership - saving children's lives, sheltering refugees, giving peace a chance to take hold, but
these organizations must adopt reforms to do their vital work better. The new UN Secretary
General is committed to refonn. That is why I will propose an initiative that will enable the
United States to pay its debts and its dues as the organizations cut waste and streamline their
operations. U.S. ddrts undercut U.S. leadership.
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national challenge: Bv 1999 everv state should require these national tests of basic skills, Andto
help make sure a high school diploma means something, we should provide the Third
International Math and Science Survey — the TIMSS test — to every school district that wants it.
Children all over the world have taken this test We should give more of our high school students
the chance to test themselves against students around the worid.
Raising standards will not be easy. Some of our children will not be able to meet them at
firsL But the point is, this is how we win lift them up. These tests will help show us who needs
extra help, and which schools need improvement. And these tests will help us end social
promotion in America, so children movefromgrade to grade only when they are ready.
To help all our children read, I want a citizen army of oiys nmfion volunteers'to tutor those
who need extra help. 1 ij ImlmiuuJfciiiiiflif im utii I^.'I'J UllUUluLll Ulu. Tonight, I am proud to
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our nation, of our ability to step up to the challenges of the global economy and the Infonnation
Age. We must make American education, like America itself; the envy of the worid.
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We know our kids can leam. They can do this. But we have to make it possible for them
to succeed. This is a challenge to every governor, every teacher, every educator, every parent,
every business person in America. We know we can make this work, because we see examples of
what works all across this country. Tonight, I am very pleased to have with us two students who
scored among the best in the country on the TIMSS test, and their teacher. [Intro TIMSS]
[Teacher] reminds us why the second part of my plan is so important. My budget will help
more than 100,000 teachers get national certification as master teachers. We must reward good
teachers, andfindways to quickly and fairly remove those few who don't measure up. Now we
have to do more to challenge the best of our young people to look at teaching as a career.
Hie second part of my plan calls on every state to let parents choose therightpublic
school for their children. Innovation and competition will make our public schools better. We
must do more to encourage teachers and parents to start public charter schools that set and meet
the highest standards. My balanced budget doubles the funding set aside to help start charter
schools, so by the Year 2000, there will be 3,000.
We cannot raise our children up in schools that are literally Ming down. My budget
includes $5 billion to spur $20 billion in school construction and modernization over the next four
years.
Finally, we must pressforwardto make sure character education is a part of every
curriculum We cannot raise standards on every other subject if we fail to teach our children how
to be good citizens. We should continue to promote order and discipline, supporting communities
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And to prepare America for the 21st Century, we must continue to lead in the world, to
harness the forces of change for the security, prosperity and freedom of our people.
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Aiter World War II, America led in creating the institutions that secured victory in the
Cold War and built a growing world economy. Today, more people than ever before share the
ideals that define America and the interesTl^we'defend.
Now, we face another time of change and moment of choice. We have dismantled many
of the blocs that divided our parents' world. But now we must meet a bold new set of challenges
— to change and adapt old institutions for new demands. . old thinking for new times. . so the
world works for our children and brings America another half century of security and prosperity.
Our first task is to build, for the first time, an undivided, democratic Europe. When
Europe is stable and at peace, America is more secure When Europe prospers, so does Amenca.
Since its creation, NATO has strengthened democracies in Europe's west. Now, we must
do the same for Europe's east by opening NATO's doors to new members. This summer, we will
hold a special summit to begin the process of expanding NATO by 1999 Countries that were
once our adversaries now can become our allies. And we will build a strong NATO-Russia
partnership to meet the challenges of a new Europe in a new era
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�Second, in a global economy with global security challenges, America must look to the
East no less than the West. Our security demands it: Americans have fought three wars in Asia in
living memory. Our prosperity requires it: more than 2 million American jobs depend on trade
with Asia.
As we build up our alliances and tear down trade barriers, an Asian Pacific community is
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taking shape. But we must not let our progress mask <h^^^^^) -ef the peril ~ that remains.
We must assure that North Korea continues to implement its agreement to freeze and dismantle
its nuclear weapons program. I call on Congress to fund America's contribution to this effort.
And together with South Korea, we must advance peace talks with North Korea and bridge the
Cold War's final divide.
We must pursue a deeper dialogue with China — for the sake of our interests and our
ideals. An isolated, inward looking China is not good for America. A China playing its rightful
role in the world is. I will exchange state visits with President Jiang not because we agree on
everything, but because engaging with China is the best way to work on common challenges like
ending nuclear testing - and to deal frankly with fundamental differences like human rights.
Third, the American people will know true security only if they have the opportunity to
prosper in the global economy We have made it our mission to open markets abroad that create
good jobs at home. Today, America is again the world's number one exporter — leading in
agriculture and aviation, automobiles and entertainment, semiconductors and software.
�Now, we must build on that momentum, especially in the two most dynamic regions on
earth, Asia and Latin America. If we fail to act now, these emerging economies will find their
economic future with other nations - and we will be left behind. That's why I will ask Congress
to give us the tools to make — and enforce — trade agreements that expand America's competitive
opportunities. When I travel to Latin America this Spring, we must be united in our determination
to build a community of democracies in the Americas linked by shared values and expanding
trade.
America's economic leadership in the world can be decisive When Mexico's peso
collapsed — threatening our workers afK^economic stability -- we came to our neighbor's aid.
Last month, Mexico repaid the United States three years ahead of schedule, with half a billion
dollars profit — and today our exports to Mexico are at an all time high. Now, we must continu
to help nations embrace open markets and improve living standards But we can succeed only if
we meet our obligations to the World Bank and the other organizations that multiply our
contributions to progress many times over.
Fourth, America must continue to be an unrelenting force for peace - from the Middle
East to Northern Ireland to Africa. Taking considered risks for peace makes it less likely we will
be drawn into far more costly conflicts It encourages other nations to focus on future hopes, not
past hatreds. It creates partners willing to seize the opportunities of a new century
In Bosnia, with American leadership, the killing has stopped. Now, we must give the
habits of peace a chance to take hold. The follow-on NATO force will help reconstruction and
reconciliation accelerate — and peace become self-sustaining. Tonight, I ask Congress to continue
�its strong support for our troops. They are doing a remarkable job for America ~ America must
do right by them.
Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security: weapons of mass
destruction... terrorism... international crime and drugs ...environmental degradation. The
American people are more secure because we achieved an historic accord to ban nuclear testing.
With Russia, we have cut our nuclear arsenals and stopped targeting each other's citizens. We are
acting to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands and to rid the world of
landmines. And we are working with others, with redoubled intensity, to stop terrorists and drug
traftickers before they act — and to hold them accountable if they do.
Now, we must meet a newjes^of leadgrship: ratifying the Chemical Weapons Convention.
It will make our troops safer from chemical attack. It will help us fight terrorism. This treaty had
been bipartisan from the beginning - negotiated and supported by Republican and Democratic
administrations. So together, let us act to outlaw poison gas from this earth.
Almost exactly fifty years ago, as America began the long struggle of the Cold War,
President Harry Truman stood before Congress and called on our country to meet its
responsibilities of leadership. "If we falter, we may endanger the peace of the world — and we
shall surely endanger the welfare of this nation," he warned. The commitments Truman's
generation made carried our country for fifty years. Now, we have to decide whether we are
fx
prepared to do what it takes to keep America strong, secure and prosperous for another fifty
years.
�The choice is clear.
America is the indispensable nation. We must lead.
We must maintain a strong and ready military. We will, by increasing funding for weapons
modernization and taking care of our men and women in uniform — just as they take care of us.
We must renew our commitment to America's diplomacy — and to a reforming United
Nations. Every dollar we devote to preventing conflicts... promoting democracy... stopping the
spread of disease and starvation... brings a sure return in security and savings. Yet international
affairs spending totals just one percent of the federal budget — versus sixteen percent when Harry
Truman asked America to choose engagement over escapism. We must do better.
We must meet these challenges with the bipartisan support for American leadership that
has been a source of our strength in the world. The actions we take, much like the actions we
took 50 years ago, will shape the lives of every American for decades to come. Let us do our
duty to our children, and to the next fifty years.
�2/1/97 1 p m
Foreign Policy Section
And to prepare America for the 21st Century, we must continue to lead in the world, to
harness the forces of change for the security, prosperity and freedom of our people.
Fifty years ago, America led in creating the institutions that secured victorv in the Cold
War and built a growing world economy. Today, more people than ever before share the ideals
that define America and the interests we defend.
Now. we face another moment of change and choice We already have dismantled many
of the blocs and barriers that divided our parents' world But we still must meet a bold new set of
challenges -- to change and adapt old institutions for new demands
old thinking for new times...
so the world works for our children and brings .America fifty more years of security and
prosperity.
Our first task is to build, for the first time, an undivided, democratic Europe When
Europe is stable and at peace. America is more secure When Europe prospers, so does .America.
NATO was created to strengthen Europe's west. Now. we must do the same for
Europe's east by opening NATO's doors to new democracies This summer, we will hold a
special summit to begin the process of expanding N ATO by 1999 Countries that were once our
adversaries now can become our allies. .And we will build a strong NATO-Russia partnership to
meet the challenues of a new era.
�Second. America must look to the East no less than the West. Our security demands it.
Americans have fought three wars in Asia this century. Our prosperity requires it: more than 2
million American jobs depend on trade with Asia.
We are helping an Asian Pacific community to take shape. But we must not let our
progress mask the peril that remains. We must assure that North Korea continues to implement
its agreement to freeze and dismantle its nuclear weapons program. I call on Congress to fund
America's contribution to this etfort. Together with South Korea, we must advance peace talks
with North Korea and bridge the Cold War's last armed divide.
We must pursue a deeper dialogue with China — for the sake of our interests and our
ideals An isolated, inward looking China is not good for America. A China playing its rightful
role in the world is. I will go to China and I have invited China's president to come here not
because we agree on everything, but because engaging with China is the best way to work on
common challenges like ending nuclear testing - and to deal frankly with fundamental differences
like human rights.
Third, the American people must prosper in the global economy. We have made it our
mission to tear down trade barriers abroad that create good jobs at home. Today, America is
again the world's number one exporter -- leading in agriculture and aviation, automobiles and
entertainment, semiconductors and software.
�Now. we must build on that momentum, especiallv in the two most dynamic regions on
earth, Asia and Latin .America. If we fail to act now. these emerging economies will find their
economic future with other nations - and we will be left behind That's why I will ask Congress
to give us the tools to make — and enforce -- trade agreements that expand America's competitive
opportunities I will travel to Latin America this Spring to continue the work we began at the
Summit of the Americas in Miami to build a community of democracies linked by shared values
and expanding trade
When Mexico's peso collapsed -- threatening our economic stability — we came to our
neighbor's aid. Last month. Mexico repaid the United States three years ahead of schedule, with
half a billion dollars profit -- and today our exports to Mexico are at an all time high We must
continue to help nations embrace open markets and improve living standards But we can succeed
only if we meet our obligations to the World Bank and the other organizations that multiply our
contributions to progress many times over
Fourth. America must continue to be an unrelenting force for peace — from the Middle
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East to Northern Ireland to Africa. Takinu reasonable risks tor peace keeps us from beinu drawn
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into far more costly contlicts. It encourages other nations to focus on future hopes, not past
hatreds It creates partners willing to seize the opportunities of a new century
With American leadership, the killing has stopped in Bosnia. Now. the habits of peace
must take hold. The follow-on NATO force will help speed reconstruction and reconciliation.
Tonight. I ask Congress to continue its strong support for our troops. They are doing a
remarkable job for America — America must do right by them
�Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security: weapons of mass
destruction... terrorism... international crime and drugs... environmental degradation. The
American people are more secure because we won an historic accord to ban nuclear testing. With
Russia, we have cut our nuclear arsenals and stopped targeting each other's citizens. We are
acting to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands and to rid the world of
landmines .And we are working with others, with renewed intensity, to stop terrorists and drug
traftickers before they act -- and to hold them accountable if they do.
Now, we must rise to a new test of leadership: ratifying the Chemical Weapons
Convention. It will make our troops safer from chemical attack. It will help us fight terrorism.
This treaty has been bipartisan from the beginning — negotiated and supported by Republican and
Democratic administrations. Together, we must act to outlaw poison gas from this earth.
Finally, we must have the tools to meet all these challenges.
We must maintain a strong and ready military. We will, by increasing funding for weapons
modernization and taking care of our men and women in uniform.
We must renew our commitment to America's diplomacy - and pay our debts and dues to
a reforming United Nations. Every dollar we devote to preventing conflicts... promoting
democracy... stopping the spread of disease and starvation... brings a sure return in security and
savings. Yet international affairs spending today totals just one percent of the federal budget compared to sixteen percent when another generation led America to choose engagement over
�escapism at the very start of the Cold War. If America is to continue to lead the world, we here
who lead Amenca must find the will and pay the way.
And we must do it together, with the bipartisan support for American leadership that has
been a source of our strength in the world.
Almost exactly fifty years ago, as America began the long struggle of the Cold War,
President Harry Truman stood before a Republican Congress and called on our country to meet
,
its responsibilities of leadership, ' i f we falter," he warned, "we may endanger the peace of the
world - and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this nation." That Congress, led by great
Republicans like Arthur Vandenberg, answered Truman's call. Together, they made the
commitments that strengthened our country for fifty years. Now, we must do what it takes to
keep America strong, secure and prosperous for another fifty years — to keep America the
indispensable nation.
�2/2/97 8 p.m.
Foreign Policy Section
And to prepare America for the 21st Century, we must master the forces of change and
keep American leadership strong and sure for an uncharted time.
Fifty years ago, a farsighted America led in creating the institutions that secured victory in
the Cold War and built a growing world economy. As a result, today, more people than ever
before embrace our ideals and share our interests.
Now, we stand at another moment of change and choice — another time to be farsighted.
We already have dismantled many of the blocs and barriers that divided our parents' world. For
the first time, more people live under democracy than dictatorship, including every nation in our
hemisphere but one — and its day too will come.
But we still face bold new challenges — to adapt old institutions for new demands... old
thinking for new times... so the world works for our children and brings America fifty more years
of security and prosperity.
Our first task is to build, for the first time, an undivided, democratic Europe. When
Europe is stable and at peace, America is more secure. When Europe prospers, so does America.
NATO was created to strengthen Europe's west. Now, we must do the same for
Europe's east. This summer, we will hold a special summit to begin the process of expanding
NATO by 1999. Countries that were once our adversaries now can become our allies. We also
will strengthen the Partnership for Peace for non-member nations. And we will build a strong
NATO-Russia partnership so that all Europe's democracies define their future not in terms of
what they can do to each other, but in terms of what they can do together for the good of all.
Second, America must look to the East no less than the West. Our security demands it:
Americans have fought three wars in Asia this century. Our prosperity requires it: more than 2
million American jobs depend on trade with Asia.
There, too, we are helping to shape an Asian Pacific community of cooperation, not
discord and dominance. But we must not let our progress mask the peril that remains. We must
assure that North Korea continues to implement its agreement to freeze and dismantle its nuclear
weapons program. I call on Congress to fund America's contribution to this effort. Together
with South Korea, we must advance peace talks with North Korea and bridge the Cold War's last
armed divide.
We must pursue a deeper dialogue with China — for the sake of our interests and our
ideals. An isolated, inward looking China is not good for America. A China playing its rightful
role in the world is. I will go to China and I have invited China's president to come here not
because we agree on everything, but because engaging with China is the best way to work on
common challenges like ending nuclear testing — and to deal frankly with fundamental differences
like human rights.
�c
Third, the American people must prosper in the global economy. We have made it our
mission to tear down trade barriers abroad mat create good jobs at home. Today, America is
again the world's number one exporter — leading in agriculture and aviation, automobiles and
entertainment, semiconductors and software.
Now, we must build on that momentum, especially in the two most dynamic regions on
earth, Asia and Latin America. If we fail to act now, these emerging economies will find their
economic future with other nations — and we will be left behind. That is why we need authority
to conclude trade agreements that open markets to American exports, that preserve our values
and promote our interests.
And that is why I will travel to Latin America this Spring and
continue the work we began at the Summit of the Americas in Miami to build a community of
democracies linked by shared values and expanding trade.
When Mexico's peso collapsed — threatening our economic stability — we led the world to
help our neighbor through its crisis. Last month, Mexico repaid the United States three years
ahead of schedule, with half a billion dollars profit — and today our exports to Mexico are at an all
time high. We must continue to help nations embrace open markets, improve living standards and
advance freedom. But we can succeed only if we meet our obligations to the World Bank and the
other organizations that multiply our contributions to progress many times over.
Fourth, America must continue to be an unrelenting force for peace - from the Middle
East to Haiti... from Northern Ireland to Africa. Taking reasonable risks for peace keeps us from
being drawn into far more costly conflicts. It encourages other nations to focus on future hopes,
not past hatreds. It creates partners willing to seize the opportunities of a new century.
With American leadership, the killing has stopped in Bosnia. Now, the habits of peace
must take hold. The follow-on NATO force will help speed reconstruction and reconciliation.
Tonight, I ask Congress to continue its strong support for our troops. They are doing a
remarkable job for America — America must do right by them.
Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security: weapons of mass
destruction... terrorism... international crime and drugs... environmental degradation. The
American people are more secure because we won an historic accord to ban nuclear testing. With
Russia, we have cut our nuclear arsenals and stopped targeting each other's citizens. We are
acting to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands and to rid the world of
landmines. We are working with others, with renewed intensity, to stop terrorists and drug
traffickers before they act — and to hold them accountable if they do. And we are protecting the
global environment — managing our forests, stopping the spread of toxic chemicals, closing the
hole in the ozone layer, reducing the greenhouse gasses that challenge our health as they change
our climate.
Now, we must rise to a new test of leadership: ratifying the Chemical Weapons
Convention. It will make our troops safer from chemical attack. It will help us fight terrorism.
This treaty has been bipartisan from the beginning, supported by Republican and Democratic
administrations alike — and already approved by 68 nations. Together, we must make the
Chemical Weapons Convention law and begin to outlaw poison gas from this earth.
�Finally, we must have the tools to meet all these challenges.
We must maintain a strong and ready military. We will, by increasing funding for weapons
modernization and taking care of our men and women in uniform.
We must renew our commitment to America's diplomacy — and pay our debts and dues to
a reforming United Nations. Every dollar we devote to preventing contlicts... promoting
democracy... stopping the spread of disease and starvation... brings a sure return in security and
savings. Yet international affairs spending today totals just one percent of the federal budget — a
small fraction of what America invested to choose engagement over escapism at the very start of
the Cold War. If America is to continue to lead the world, we here who lead America must find
the will and pay the way. A farsighted America has moved the world to a better place over these
last fifty years. It can do so for another fifty years. But the words of a shortsighted America soon
will fall on deaf ears.
Almost exactly fifty years ago, in the first winter of the Cold War, President Harry Truman
stood before a Republican Congress and called on our country to meet its responsibilities of
leadership. "If we falter," he warned, "we may endanger the peace of the world — and we shall
surely endanger the welfare of this nation." That Congress, led by great Republicans like Senator
Arthur Vandenberg, answered President Truman's call. Together, they made the commitments
that strengthened our country for fifty years. With Truman and Vandenberg as our guiding lights,
let us do what it takes to keep America strong, secure and prosperous for another fifty years ~ let
us keep America the indispensable nation.
�
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
<p>The collection generally consists of copies of speeches and speech drafts, talking points, memoranda, background material, correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, articles, clippings, and presidential schedules. A large volume of this collection was for the State of the Union speeches. Many of the speech drafts are heavily annotated with additions or deletions. There are a lot of articles and clippings in this collection.</p>
<p>Due to the size of this collection it has been divided into two segments. Use links below for access to the individual segments:<br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+1">Segment One</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+2">Segment Two</a></p>
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1993-1999
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Segment One contains 1071 folders in 72 boxes.
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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Office of Speechwriting
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