03/18/1999
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"I want to thank you also for the support that you have given to me and to our administration."
"It is a great honor, a great joy."
"I'm sorry we're a few minutes late this morning, but I got up early this morning at the White House and was on the phone for a couple of hours because this morning, or morning our time, not very long ..."
"I intend to do everything in my power to make sure our military remains the best fighting force in the world."