Bill Clinton

I hereby proclaim Sunday, June 21, 1998, as Father's Day.

Across our Nation, at piano recitals and basketball games, at science fairs and high school graduations, proud fathers rejoice at the achievements of their sons and daughters.

The most important thing is to protect children from the dangers of tobacco.

When the American people understand fully what has been going on, they won't like what they see.

I am very disappointed that a Republican minority blocked the legislation from being voted on.

Renzo Piano has certainly done that, and we congratulate him and thank him for his many gifts to our age.

The country and the world needs its builders, those with imagination and hope and heart who understand that with all the differences that exist in the world, our common humanity... is far, far more important.

Well, tonight I thank all of you who have shaped that dialog, and I ask you to help to tell the American story in a new century.

Your creations will endure as some of our century's most timeless gifts to the future.

Fathers hold us close and lift us up in so many ways throughout our lives.

This is a universally successful strategy.

I certainly hope there will be, and there should be, political consequences for the people if this bill fails.

On Father's Day, let us thank the biological fathers, stepfathers, foster fathers, and adoptive fathers across America whose love graces their children's lives and whose character strengthens our Nation.

This battle is far from over.

And most people in politics are either builders or wreckers.

A bipartisan majority of 57 clearly supports tough legislation to protect the children of this country from tobacco.

Home Alone is not a funny movie; it is a serious risk that children and parents undertake every day.

Devoted fathers work day in and day out, not only to help provide their families with food, clothing, education, and a good home, but also to give their children the values, guidance, encouragement, and self-esteem to make the most of…

I urge them not to turn this meeting, literally, into a smoke-filled room—to protect the children and not the tobacco lobby.

But on a serious note, think of the American creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that we are all created equal, endowed by God with the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.

We can do better, and we must.

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We're honored to have them in the White House today.

I say that to make this point.

America is not about race; it's about our common embrace of humanity.