Today we celebrate all these ties and others that go to the deepest part of our life and character as a nation.

I'm delighted to welcome President Robinson to the United States.

I want to thank the FBI and the local law enforcement officials and say I am very, very proud of them.

Weren't they wonderful tonight?

It was a wonderful, wonderful evening.

We all have a responsibility to do that.

We'll all say a little prayer tonight of gratitude for this peaceful resolution of a difficult situation.

It is difficult to imagine being better received anywhere in the world than I was on Dublin's Green.

We share the bonds of belief, the determination to see peace take root and freedom prevail all around the world.

I believe this happened just the way the person who had the file said it happened.

Let me announce today that the $30 million... will go only to programs that inculcate these five principles.

Fatherhood provides one of life's most profound joys and one of its most solemn responsibilities.

We are truly glad you are here, Madam President, especially at this moment when Ireland is thriving, stronger, more prosperous, and prouder than at any time in its rich history.

Mary Robinson has stood unfailingly for those on the margins of society.

Our position is that we support democracy; we support reform; we support cooperation; we support partnership.

This is a happy day for America because in the hearts of so many Americans we have a special place for Ireland.

There is no advanced country in the world that has anything like the teen pregnancy problem that we do.

No nation has gained more than ours from the energy and determination these immigrants have carried with them when they departed Ireland's shores.