America gave them the freedom to be their best.

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

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:

No holiday tradition is more American than Thanksgiving.

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

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.

Together, I believe we can do that.

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

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.

But there's still a lot to do.

I have nominated Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey to succeed Gen. George A. Joulwan as Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command.

This is a good thing for the American people.

However, the improvement in the economy is not yet solid enough to justify discontinuing the EUC program.

We are thankful for them.

This is their victory, and I'm glad to be a small part of it.