She could spin across the stage faster than any other ballerina, but she did it with an ethereal grace that made it look effortless.

We want to say to every American, work pays.

Every State ought to give those organizations the incentives to do so, so that we can help families reclaim the right to know they can take care of themselves and their own obligations.

We chose the right way: first, working over the last 4 years with the States to reform their own systems, then passing a new welfare reform law requiring even more change in every State and every community.

The door has now been opened to a new era of freedom and independence.

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning President Yeltsin's recovery from heart surgery and an agreement to meet in March of 1997.

Later, the President met privately with President Carlos Menem of Argentina in the Oval Office and then with President Menem and members of the Argentine Cabinet in the Cabinet Room.

I believe all children can learn, and I am tired of people hiding behind various bureaucratic hedges to avoid measuring up and giving all our children a chance to learn.

Whatever we do, we know that ultimately American progress will rise or fall on the performance of American business and American workers.

We cannot help our schools to meet the highest standards of excellence unless those of you who understand the world in which we are living and the one toward which we are moving demand that we have, yes, a lot of local control and more…

The White House announced that the President will attend the annual Army-Navy football game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PA on December 7.

American progress will rise or fall on the performance of American business and American workers.

In the afternoon, the President attended a Democratic National Committee luncheon for the Texas State Democratic Party at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel.

This is the way America ought to work.

Today we learned that in November, while there was a small increase in the unemployment rate, wage increases continued to come to American workers because of increasing productivity.

I know firsthand that Madeleine Albright has the instincts, the intelligence, the skill, and the strength to lead American foreign policy in this time.

I believe it will serve America well.

At Christmas and throughout the year the greatest gift of all we can give our own children is to make their world more safe, more peaceful, and more possible for them to make the most of their God-given potential.