Bill Clinton

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

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

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

Initiative November 24, 1993 To the Congress of the United States: I transmit herewith the first report of the operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative. This report is prepared pursuant to the requirements of section 214 of the…

Southern Command November 24, 1993 I am pleased to announce that I have nominated Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey to succeed Gen. George A. Joulwan as Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command and for promotion to the rank of General, United…

Take care of that shoulder, Bob. Representative Michel. [Inaudible]--I would have to agree with the assessment. It got confrontational at times, but it's nice to leave in an amicable mood when we're talking the same language. We'll be back…

Well, it worked out, and all of us are very pleased and very grateful. And I'm especially glad that we're ending this session on two measures where there was substantial bipartisan support for the progress that we're making. And I'm very…

Hi, Bob. Thank you both very much. Senator Dole. Well, we think it was kind of a capstone of the whole session to get the Brady bill behind us. As I indicated yesterday, I thought we could do it if we just hung in there.

And we're ready to roll, and we're very grateful to you. You have a good Thanksgiving and a good Christmas. Speaker Foley. I'd like to put on Bob Michel here just to say a word to you. Senator Mitchell. And Bob Dole as well----

Well, we are delighted. I am here with the Vice President, Attorney General Reno, and Jim and Sarah Brady in the Oval Office, and we're all happy as can be. And we thank you very much for a wonderful session of Congress and a wonderful…

They asked for the right to bring it to a vote and to know that it wouldn't be vetoed if they could pass it. We all agreed, all of us together, that that was acceptable.

It looks like the Brady bill is going to be passed any minute, and I am very happy. Right before I left to come over here, it appeared that an agreement could be reached between Senator Mitchell and Senator Dole to end the Republican…

Let me say one other thing, Reverend Wiley. I like this church also because you've got a husband and wife team here who are both pastors, both pastors of this church, and making this thing work as a family, along with your distinguished…

Well, I know he thinks that, and I don't want to get into this, because I can't--I mean, he says that, but this has nothing to do with the underlying merits. This is either a good bill or not a good bill, number one. Number two, the…

I don't know. I think they're just--[inaudible]. I don't know. People who don't want the bill are holding it hostage. We should have done this long ago. It's an important first step in trying to get ahold of gun violence in this country…

I don't know. Senator Mitchell has put a very, I think, good offer on the table. He has offered, with my strong support, to put in a separate bill as soon as they come back, several provisions of the Brady bill that we don't think would…

Yes, he did. Well, actually, let me tell you--but what Franklin meant--wild turkeys, and they're quite beautiful, if you've ever seen them. They're bottom heavy, like a regular turkey, but they're quite beautiful. And they can go from zero…

So many of my predecessors have participated in this--[inaudible]. I actually didn't mind it. I think it's kind of funny, and it's an annual ritual. As I said, it's a little easier for me because I've been around turkeys all my life. I…

I asked the gentleman who raised him, you know, if they went to any trouble, any extra effort to raise him, and he said that they had spent a lot of time handling him, so he's more comfortable around people.

Yong-sam of South Korea November 23, 1993 North Korea Q. We'll ask about Korea this time. Are you both on board with the same package for North Korea to permit international inspection of its nuclear sites? President Clinton. Well, we'll…

It is a wonderful Thanksgiving present for the American people.

This legislation will provide the unemployed and their families with important assistance by extending eligibility for the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.

Thank you for taking us in here and letting us be a part of what Hillary and I have always done at Thanksgiving.

I transmit herewith the first report of the operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative.

There are some important signs that the economy continues to improve and that a job recovery is underway.