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THE PRESIDENT: The Thanksgiving tradition of compassion and humility dates back to the earliest days of our society. And through the years, our deepest gratitude has often been inspired by the most difficult times. Almost four centuries ago, the pilgrims set aside time to thank God after suffering through a bitter winter. George Washington held Thanksgiving during a trying s...
Women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) gave this powerful speech in 1868 at the Women’s Suffrage Convention in Washington, D.C. Twenty years earlier, at Seneca Falls, New York, she had helped to launch the women’s rights movement in America. Stanton worked tirelessly for more than half a century to obtain voting rights for American wo...
June 22, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Thank you. Rachel, thank you. Thanks for coming. Thanks for the introduction, and thanks for representing the United States. Proud to have you here. I want to welcome you all right here to the people’s house. I’m pleased you could join us for this annual celebration of Black Music Month. This is an event I’ve ...
October 25, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: The Senator and the Congressman and the Governor and I have come up here to survey firsthand the terrible devastations done by the fires here in the San Diego area. We’ve met the Jeffcoats, who came up this hill, and went to what was their home. And we know how tough it is for you; 39 years of marriage — that’s something tha...
July 18, 2007 2:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe. And that is precisely what my administration is doing. I’ve called together key members of my Cabinet to review the procedures in place, the regulations in place, the practices in place to make sure that our food supply r...
December 10, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Just had an extraordinary meeting with Jewish men and women, many of whom are from different parts of the world, who are fortunate to call America home, and they do so because of our great tradition of religious freedom and religious tolerance. We discussed how America must remain engaged in helping people realize the great blessings of rel...
October 20, 2007 9:01 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Listen, thank you all for coming. I appreciate the hospitality you’ve shown us here at Patuxent Research Refuge. I want to thank all the good folks who work here from the Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the U.S. Geological Survey. One of the things we’ve discussed here is a significant environmental challenge...
May 19, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, my Administration reached an agreement with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate on immigration reform. I thank the leaders in both parties who worked hard to produce legislation that will secure the border, restore respect for the law, and meet the legitimate needs of our economy. This legislation includes all the el...
March 9, 2007 11:22 A.M. (Local) PRESIDENT LULA: (As translated.) Mr. President George Bush, President of the United States of America; ladies and gentlemen, part of the Brazilian-American committees; ladies and gentlemen, part of the press; my friends, all present: It’s a pleasure to receive President George Bush in São Paulo, our largest city in Brazil, a ci...
May 9, 2007 12:05 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: I bring the prayers and concerns of the people of this country to this town of Greensburg, Kansas. A lot of us have seen the pictures about what happened here and pictures don’t do it justice. There is a lot of destruction. Fortunately, a lot of folks had basements here in this part of the world and lived to see another day. ...
March 27, 2007 10:39 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, thank you. I want to thank you all very much. Yesterday I talked with the chief executive officers of U.S. auto companies about what they’re doing to help us meet the goal of reducing gasoline usage by 20 percent over 10 years. Today I’ve had the honor of visiting with private sector companies — ...
Speech by Yasser Arafat at United Nations General Assembly New York 13 november 1974 1974年11月15日阿拉法特在联合国发表演讲，成为第一个在联大全体会议上发表讲话的非政府组织代表。一年后，联大通过决议，给予巴勒斯坦解放组织观察员地位。演讲中阿拉法特名言：“我带着橄榄枝和自由战士的枪来到这里，请不要让橄榄枝从我手中滑落”。2004年11月11日阿拉法特去世，联合国秘书长安南当...
September 26, 2007 PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, welcome back to the states. It just seemed like yesterday we were at Camp David. PRESIDENT KARZAI: Yes. PRESIDENT BUSH: We had a fruitful set of discussions there and we’ve had some this morning. First of all, I thank you for your courage and your leadership. I appreciate your full understanding that a government th...
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, my Administration submitted to Congress an interim report on the situation in Iraq. This report provides an initial assessment of how the Iraqi government is doing in meeting the 18 benchmarks that Congress asked us to measure. This is a preliminary report. In September, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will return to Washingto...
September 7, 2007 4:51 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT PUTIN: (As translated.) First of all, I would like to say that I am very glad to have this opportunity to meet with the U.S. President within the framework of the APEC summit. In the meeting we had today, I started with the words of gratitude for this fantastic and warm welcome which we enjoyed during our visit to Kennebunkpor...
November 9, 2007 PRESIDENT BUSH: Laura and I are thrilled to welcome the Chancellor and Professor Sauer here to our place. In Texas when you invite somebody to your home it’s an expression of warmth and respect, and that’s how I feel about Chancellor Merkel. And so, Madam Chancellor, welcome. We’re looking forward to having constructive talks as well as a ...
January 22, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I appreciate members of my Cabinet joining me today with some of our citizens who care about the future of our country and are willing to do something about it. Earlier today I signed an executive order establishing the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. I have asked people from the business world, the faith world, the ...
September 17, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates, General Pace, members of my national security team have just listened to some briefings from provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq. I want to thank our fellow citizens for serving on the front line of — in this war against extremists and radicals. I appreciate their dedication, and I appreciate th...
July 30, 2007 11:46 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Welcome, thank you. It’s good to have you here. So everybody is wondering whether or not the Prime Minister and I were able to find common ground, to get along, to have a meaningful discussion. And the answer is, absolutely. You know, he probably wasn’t sure what to expect from me — and I kind of had a sense of...
May 29, 2007 8:01 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. For too long, the people of Darfur have suffered at the hands of a government that is complicit in the bombing, murder, and rape of innocent civilians. My administration has called these actions by their rightful name: genocide. The world has a responsibility to help put an end to it. obstruct implementation of the a...