George H.W. Bush: “February 19, 1992 Welcome to the White House, and thank you all very, very much for coming. The finalists and the…”

“February 19, 1992 Welcome to the White House, and thank you all very, very much for coming. The finalists and the semifinalists of the McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomorrow are here, and I want to salute them right off hand, over here. Welcome to the White House. And next let me single out, as a fan, the representatives of the Negro League Baseball Players Association, over here, very famous, all. Welcome. And to Mr. Justice White and members of our Cabinet, Chairman Powell, and others, let me just say that I am honored to join you in celebrating African-American History Month. I'm especially proud to introduce two special guests that we're going to hear from in a minute, Maya Angelou and Shirley Caesar, right here. Dr. Angelou, an author, editor, dancer, producer, now the Reynolds professor of American studies at Wake Forest University, she built a career exploring the promise of freedom. And her book ``I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'' has thrilled readers and students by making the case for decency and courage and hope and determination. And our other guest is, of course, one of America's greatest gospel singers. Grammy award-winning--brought some family along to celebrate, I see, but never mind, that's fine even in the White House, Shirley-- Grammy award-winning Shirley Caesar has long lifted her voice to sing the bittersweet song of gospel.…”