Bill Clinton

We ask a lot from our Armed Forces, and we owe you a lot in return.

So on this Armed Forces Day, all Americans join me in gratitude for your service to our Nation.

I said then, 'You have the capacity to do good, to help change the way we behave.'

Together we can change this culture of violence; together we can give our children a safer future.

America is proud of the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known.

Every one of us has a role to play in giving our kids a safe future.

There are still too many vulnerable children who are steeped in this culture of violence.

The American people deserve better.

Making progress requires taking responsibility by all of us.

May 13, 1999 Hillary and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Meg Greenfield. In her work for the Washington Post and Newsweek, Meg perfected the art of the newspaper column. Her essays were invariably tightly reasoned…

I'm very proud you were able to do it in such a short time.

I know it's tough work, but you're doing something really important.

It makes no sense to let criminals continue to use legitimate gun shows as a convenience store for their weapons.

To designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the 'Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.'

There's no good reason for a child to own an AK-47 or a 15-round ammo clip.

I hope you will tell all the people in Joint Task Force Shining Hope that I'm very grateful for a job well done.

To designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the 'Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.'

I think we may have a little influx from Macedonia.

They recognize that law-abiding citizens don't need a gun show loophole, only criminals do.

I simply can't believe the Senate will make the same mistake twice.

We must act together to protect our children from violence.

I think it's a very important example of our commitment to give shelter and assistance to the refugees until they can go home.

I really appreciate the way you've worked with our military to organize and design the camp.

No longer closed to vessels owned and operated by the Government of Montenegro.

You're not used to this. [At this point, Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, Treasury Secretary-Designate Lawrence H. Summers, and Deputy Treasury Secretary-Designate Stuart E. Eizenstat made brief remarks.]