We have to prepare for the aging of the baby boomers.

Education and welfare reform are about bringing all Americans to the starting line of the economy, then making sure all of them are ready to run the race.

Every child has to be able to read independently by the third grade.

Our number one priority must be to ensure that America has the best education in the world.

Our comprehensive economic agenda has helped put America's economy back on the right track.

The era of big Government is over, both because we can't go on running national deficits till the end of time and because the nature of our problems requires a different approach.

It is tragic that a high proportion of these deaths could be prevented, but are not.

The safest place for children is the back seat.

Children are our Nation's most precious gift, and one of our most profound responsibilities is protecting their health, well-being, and safety.

I urge all Americans to help reduce injuries and the tragic loss of life on our highways by buckling up every child in an approved restraint, in the vehicle's back seat.

It is our common challenge and our shared responsibility to create a better world for ourselves and our children.

I look forward to working with congressional leaders to pass a balanced budget

We remain committed to pursuing a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus.

My whole vision of the future is a partnership of all of Europe's democracies, obviously including Russia.

I think that the summit in Helsinki can do is to make it clear that no one has any intention of providing any increased threat to the security of Russia.

We ought to be sensitive about it.

We will continue to press the issue with the parties.

May peace be with you and your families, and may God grant you health and prosperity now and in the year ahead.