As he once told Bill Moyers, the role of the Constitution is, and I quote, 'the protection of the dignity of the human being and the recognition that every individual has fundamental rights which Government cannot deny.'

With their banking expertise and demonstrable commitments to public service, Anne Hall and Andrew Hove are outstanding choices for the FDIC Board.

Today we have acknowledged that debt to five great reformers.

Justice Marshall's son, Thurgood, Jr., said his father would have been most proud of this award by being honored alongside Justice Brennan.

There are things that the other countries have to do as well.

We honor these people not for any private success, not for any personal pursuit of glory but for their selfless devotion to the public interest.

One of the greatest pleasures of being President is the authority to choose recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

They honored our country by becoming five legendary defenders of our freedoms in return.

I encourage all Americans to observe these weeks with appropriate programs and activities.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

It's been said that the family is the test of freedom.

We won passage of our reforms in each House in campaign finance.

Now workers have a right to take some time off to take care of a sick family member or newborn child without losing their jobs.

We have to be concerned with the number of families that have totally broken down.

Every one of these changes, every step we take, has to be measured in a job that a mother or father finds or an opportunity a child gains.

Together, I believe we can do that.

No holiday tradition is more American than Thanksgiving.

Inflation is down; interest rates are down to historic lows; the deficit is down; investment is up.