George H.W. Bush: “Canberra January 2, 1992 This is an impossible situation, following two such articulate, young, and vibrant leaders of…”

“Canberra January 2, 1992 This is an impossible situation, following two such articulate, young, and vibrant leaders of this country. But first, let me simply say thank you to the Prime Minister for his hospitality and to all of you for making Barbara and me feel so very much at home. It feels odd to hear myself referred to as the leader of the free world. I told Barbara, somebody in Sydney said I was the leader of the free world. She says, ``Hurry up and get out of the bathroom; we're late. Run.'' [Laughter] I won't try to put you in what we call double jeopardy. You heard me over there, here next door in this beautiful building. And I'm also reminded of two sayings. One in our Congress is, ``The speech you don't give is the one that helps you get reelected.'' [Laughter] And I'm about to be running, I think, for President. And secondly, I love the one about the kid that went to church with his grandfather, and he said, ``Granddad, what are all the flags along the side of the church for?'' The grandfather said, ``Well, that, son, is for those who died in service.'' And the kid said, ``Oh, really? The 9 o'clock or the 11 o'clock service?'' [Laughter] And I'm reminded that I went on for about 25 minutes today, so you don't need another full load. I was reminded of something, though, today perhaps of some significance, international significance, that it is likely that I will be the last President of the United States who served in the World War II.…”