George H.W. Bush: “Children June 13, 1991 Thank you all very, very much. We got a tent, we have clowns. What else is there? [Laughter] This…”

“Children June 13, 1991 Thank you all very, very much. We got a tent, we have clowns. What else is there? [Laughter] This is wonderful. Listen, thanks for that warm welcome. And Barbara and I have been looking forward to this. And I want to acknowledge a special friend of yours, a friend of medicine's who came out with me here today, our Secretary of HHS, Dr. Lou Sullivan. We just came from the Rose Garden where we talked about the importance of childhood immunization. And I want to tell you, the more I see and listen to our Secretary, whom we've known before he became Secretary--Morehouse School of Medicine, where he was a head--the more I respect his work for this country, particularly for the children of this country. We're also honored to have with us today, resplendent in uniform, Dr. Antonia Novello, who with such a poignant firsthand knowledge she has of the critical need for this kind of hospital of compassion. And a special greeting to Dr. Constance Battle who I met, the hospital CEO, medical director, and guiding spirit. And to Stephen Montgomery, the introducer, the chairman of this hospital's board, a person who epitomizes what we refer to as the Points of Light. Let me say to you and all the other volunteers and all the others that give their lives to helping others here, we are very, very grateful to you. And to the representatives of the District that are with us today, may I salute you.…”