Bill Clinton actually said...

Together, the arts and humanities teach us to celebrate the cultural diversity unique to America, while transcending differences in race, et...

Tonight it is my privilege to honor the leaders of that culture, our artists and scholars and those who support their work.

Today, on the threshold of a new millennium, they are more essential than ever to the endurance of our values of tolerance, pluralism, and f...

Let us remember that the arts and humanities are a necessity, not a luxury, and that every American deserves to have access to them.