George H.W. Bush: “House in Bethesda, Maryland June 24, 1991 Thank you, Secretary. What a beautiful day out here at Bethesda. Please be…”

“House in Bethesda, Maryland June 24, 1991 Thank you, Secretary. What a beautiful day out here at Bethesda. Please be seated and thank you. Thank you, Secretary Garrett. And good morning, Admiral Lichtman. Thank you and all your associates for this warm welcome. I want to, of course, single out Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher for their generosity, not just for this but for others to follow. I want to, with the risk of embarrassment, say that coming in I congratulated Admiral Trost, our former CNO, for his vision in getting this program underway. And everybody jumped all over me and said, it's not Carl, it's Pauline. So, we salute her as well, and both of them for their vision. It's a special day for Barbara and me, coming back here to Bethesda to see an exceptional group of people. Glad we don't have to stay this time. [Laughter] But it does give me an opportunity, seeing so many familiar faces--with my tiny, minor problem in mind--to just say thank you. For those who have not been inside this place as a patient, the care and the concern for everybody--all the patients that I visited with telling me this--is just unbelievable. And it's typical of hospitals, of course, all across this country, but we saw it firsthand. And I extend you all my heartfelt thanks. No fibrillation, just bringing it on out-- [laughter]--and would give you this report. Over the weekend, I played three hard sets of tennis, ran 2 miles, hit some golf balls.…”