01/14/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Over 25 million young schoolchildren in this country eat school lunches daily."
"A child ill-fed is dulled in curiosity, lower in stamina, distracted from learning."
"Today, Saint Patrick's legacy continues to endure, in Ireland and beyond, as we strive for the hope embodied by his teachings and his life's work."
"This Saint Patrick's Day has a special importance to all friends of Ireland for it is the first in a generation to occur in a peaceful Northern Ireland."