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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 10, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND DINNER
State Floor
7:30 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome. Barbara and I are just
thrilled to welcome all of you to the White House. And this will be
short, because I remember Billy Graham's famous story he tells at the
crusade about the speaker that went on and on. The guy sitting next
to him picked up the gavel, threw it at the speaker -- missed, hit
the woman next to him. And the woman, said, "Hit me again; I can
still hear him." (Laughter.)
We're not here for all of this. Also, you'll forgive me
if I'm a little nervous, it's a big election night out there. So if
you see these little slips of paper coming in, forgive me.
Now, first let me thank Bill Gray and Andrea. And I've
tried it both ways -- of being on the opposite side from this guy
when he was in the Congress and being on the same side with him now
that he's running the United Negro College Fund. And I like it
better this way -- he was tough, strong and able. (Laughter and
applause.)
To those of you who have benefited the United Negro
College Fund and you don't know Bill Gray, you've got a wonderful
leader. You've got a man of principle, a man of faith. And we are
very fortunate to have him. I say "we" because I consider myself a
part of this family, and so does Barbara.
I will say a word about Walter Annenberg in a minute
because he has a very special role in all of this. I want to salute
members of the Cabinet that are here -- Dick Cheney, Lou Sullivan,
Jack Kemp; and our newest member, the Secretary of Transportation,
Andy Card.
And I also want to thank Joe Williams, the outgoing
chairman, for what he's done for this organization. And unless it
smacks of a little too much family, I'd like to single out the
incoming chairman, my brother, John. (Applause.) I think having the
United Negro College Fund to a dinner in the White House is perhaps
long overdue. And my arm is just twisted out of the sockets, but now
it's back and all is well.
Let me just mention some good news for the UNCF.
Together, a goal was set for Campaign 2000 of $250 million. And to
get this campaign off to a fast start -- and now I get to Walter
Annenberg, who does so much for so many -- the Annenberg Foundation
made a $50-million challenge grant. And since the kickoff, donations
large and small have poured in. And I'm delighted to note this
evening that we're about halfway there -- $125 million raised so far.
(Applause.)
And I look around this room and I see so many from
corporate America -- points of light, all -- who were asked day in
and day out to support worthy causes, who respond overwhelmingly but
have come through for the United Negro College Fund in a profound and
MORE
- 2 -
wonderful way. And many of America's most successful corporations
and business leaders are in this room with us tonight.
I've known many of you for more years than many of us
care to count. And let me say to all of you what I've said to many
in private conversations. Barbara and I really believe in the United
Negro College Fund and we want to help in any way we can. And that
goes for two that aren't with us tonight: the Secretary of
Education, Lamar Alexander; and his able assistant, so well-known to
many here, David Kearns, who is the Deputy at the Department of
Energy. They believe in this, they want to support it, and so we've
got a good team who believe in the work here.
The guiding mission of the Fund has not changed since
the days when Barbara and I first came to the cause in '47, under the
leadership then of a guy named Bill Trent, that some of you may know,
now living in retirement in Greenville, North Carolina, I believe.
But when SO many despair about a bleak future, this organization
gives tomorrow's great minds room to grow. And when SO many repeat
the all-too-familiar litany of crime and drugs and violence that does
concern us all, the UNCF answers with education and opportunity and
freedom for all.
So let me say tonight, may the noble aims of this
organization guide this nation always. And once again, may I thank
all of you for your support and for joining us here this special
evening. And now may I ask Bill Gray, the only other and the final
speaker to come up and just say a word in his defense.
Thank you all very, very much. (Applause.)
END
7:40 P.M. EST
-Jue withins
Good evening-welcoem to the White House.
Remember Billy Graham's story about the speaker who went on and
on- finally a man at the head table picked up the gavel, heaved
it at him, and hit the lady next to the speaker. She said"
Hit me again I can still hear him"
well tonight this will be
short
for one reason we've got some pleasant entertainment
after dinner, and secondly this is a major election night and
even though I love the UNCF I must confess to a little anxiety.
Firsdt let me thank Bill Gray and wife aNDREA. i 'V TRIED IT BOTH
WAYS- BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FENCE FROM bILL, NOW
BEING ON THE SAME SIDE WITH HIM. i LIKE THIS BETTER. hE IS STROGN
ABLE, COMMITED AND HE'LL DO A GREAT JOB FOR THIS ORGANIZATION WE
ALL CARE so MUCH ABOUT.
LET ME SALUTE MTHE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET HERE TONIGHT, dICK
CHENEY, lous SULLIVAN, jACK kEMP, AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER ANDY
CARD
May I also slaute and thank/ retgoring Board Chairman
e withams
. What a job
he's done for ;and ul=nless it smacks of a little too much
family, may I single out my bnrother jon and say how proud and
pleased i am that he is the incoming chairman.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
- 2 -
ALSO GREAT TO SEE FAMILY HERE -- JONATHAN BUSH,
MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND SOUN-TO CHAIRMAN. //
LET ME START WITH THE GREAT NEWS FOR THE UNITED
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. TOGETHER, WE SET A GOAL FOR
CAMPAIGN 2000 OF $250 MILLION DOLLARS -- AND TO GET
THIS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A FAST START, THE ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION MADE A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT.
SINCE THE KICK-OFF, DONATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, HAVE
POURED IN.
- 3 -
AND I'M DELIGHTED TO NOTE THIS EVENING THAT WE'RE HALF
WAY HOME: 125 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED so FAR.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO SAY: CORPORATE AMERICA
HAS COME THROUGH. MANY OF AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CORPORATIONS ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU FOR MORE YEARS THAN ANY OF
US CARE TO COUNT. LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU WHAT I'VE
SAID TO so MANY OF YOU IN OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS.
I
KEEP AN OPEN DOOR HERE. IF YOU VE GOT PROBLEMS, I WANT
Believe in the UNCF and I want to help any way I can
TO HEAR FROM YOU.
The sam goes for Lamon 4 Alexander 2 David
AND I'm FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FIRST RATE SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION, LAMAR ALEXANDER -- A MAN SENSITIVE TO YOUR
CONCERNS. kearns over at DOE
O
THE GUIDING MISSION OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN BARBARA AND I
m1947.
FIRST CAME TO THE CAUSE, WHEN so MANY DESPAIR ABOUT A
BLEAK FUTURE -- YOU GIVE TOMORROW'S GREAT MINDS ROOM TO
GROW. WHEN so MANY REPEAT THE ALL-T0O-FAMILIAR LITANY
OF CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE -- YOU ANSWER WITH:
EDUCATION. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM FOR ALL. //
- 5 -
LET ME SAY TONIGHT TO ALL OF YOU: MAY THE NOBLE
AIMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ALWAYS GUIDE THIS NATION. //
ONCE AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-- AND FOR JOINING US HERE THIS SPECIAL EVENING.
# # #
TALKING POINTS / UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
STATE FLOOR / TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992 / 7:00 P.M.
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
REMEMBER BILLY GRAHAM'S STORY ABOUT THE SPEAKER WHO
WENT ON AND ON -- FINALLY A MAN AT THE HEAD TABLE
PICKED UP THE GAVEL, HEAVED IT AT HIM, AND HIT THE LADY
NEXT TO THE SPEAKER. SHE SAID, "HIT ME AGAIN, I CAN
STILL HEAR HIM"
...
WELL, TONIGHT THIS WILL BE SHORT.
FOR ONE REASON, WE'VE GOT SOME PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT
AFTER DINNER. AND SECONDLY, THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTION
NIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH I LOVE THE UNCF I MUST CONFESS TO
A LITTLE ANXIETY.
- 2 -
FIRST, LET ME THANK BILL GRAY AND WIFE, ANDREA.
I'VE TRIED IT BOTH WAYS -- BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
OF THE FENCE FROM BILL, NOW BEING ON THE SAME SIDE WITH
HIM. I LIKE THIS BETTER. HE IS STRONG, ABLE,
COMMITTED, AND HE'LL DO A GREAT JOB FOR THIS
ORGANIZATION WE ALL CARE so MUCH ABOUT.
LET ME SALUTE THE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET HERE
TONIGHT: DICK CHENEY, LOUIS SULLIVAN, JACK KEMP, AND
OUR NEWEST MEMBER, ANDY CARD.
- 3 -
MAY I ALSO SALUTE AND THANK OUTGOING BOARD CHAIRMAN
JOE WILLIAMS. WHAT A JOB HE'S DONE FOR THE UNCF. AND
UNLESS IT SMACKS OF A LITTLE TOO MUCH FAMILY, MAY I
SINGLE OUT MY BROTHER, JON, AND SAY HOW PROUD AND
PLEASED I AM THAT HE IS THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN.
LET ME START WITH THE GREAT NEWS FOR THE UNITED
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. TOGETHER, WE SET A GOAL FOR
CAMPAIGN 2000 OF $250 MILLION DOLLARS -- AND To GET
THIS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A FAST START, THE ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION MADE A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT.
- 4 -
SINCE THE KICK-OFF, DONATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, HAVE
POURED IN. AND I'M DELIGHTED To NOTE THIS EVENING
THAT WE'RE HALF-WAY HOME: 125 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED
so FAR.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO SAY: CORPORATE AMERICA
HAS COME THROUGH. MANY OF AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CORPORATIONS ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU FOR MORE YEARS THAN ANY OF
US CARE TO COUNT. LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU WHAT I'VE
SAID TO SO MANY OF YOU IN OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS.
- 5 -
I BELIEVE IN THE UNCF AND I WANT TO HELP ANY WAY I CAN.
THE SAME GOES FOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND DAVID KEARNS OVER
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THE GUIDING MISSION OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN BARBARA AND I
FIRST CAME TO THE CAUSE IN 1947. WHEN so MANY DESPAIR
ABOUT A BLEAK FUTURE -- YOU GIVE TOMORROW'S GREAT MINDS
ROOM To GROW. WHEN so MANY REPEAT THE ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR
LITANY OF CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE -- YOU ANSWER WITH:
EDUCATION. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM FOR ALL. 11
- 6 -
LET ME SAY TONIGHT TO ALL OF YOU: MAY THE NOBLE
AIMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ALWAYS GUIDE THIS NATION. //
ONCE AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-- AND FOR JOINING US HERE THIS SPECIAL EVENING.
# # #
TALKING POINTS / UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
STATE FLOOR / TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992 / 7:00 P.M.
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
REMEMBER BILLY GRAHAM'S STORY ABOUT THE SPEAKER WHO
WENT ON AND ON -- FINALLY A MAN AT THE HEAD TABLE
PICKED UP THE GAVEL, HEAVED IT AT HIM, AND HIT THE LADY
NEXT TO THE SPEAKER. SHE SAID, "HIT ME AGAIN, I CAN
STILL HEAR HIM"
...
WELL, TONIGHT THIS WILL BE SHORT.
FOR ONE REASON, WE'VE GOT SOME PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT
AFTER DINNER. AND SECONDLY, THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTION
NIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH I LOVE THE UNCF I MUST CONFESS TO
A LITTLE ANXIETY.
- 2 -
FIRST, LET ME THANK BILL GRAY AND WIFE, ANDREA.
I'VE TRIED IT BOTH WAYS -- BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
OF THE FENCE FROM BILL, NOW BEING ON THE SAME SIDE WITH
HIM. I LIKE THIS BETTER. HE IS STRONG, ABLE,
COMMITTED, AND HE'LL DO A GREAT JOB FOR THIS
ORGANIZATION WE ALL CARE so MUCH ABOUT.
LET ME SALUTE THE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET HERE
TONIGHT: DICK CHENEY, LOUIS SULLIVAN, JACK KEMP, AND
OUR NEWEST MEMBER, ANDY CARD.
- 3 -
MAY I ALSO SALUTE AND THANK OUTGOING BOARD CHAIRMAN
JOE WILLIAMS. WHAT A JOB HE'S DONE FOR THE UNCF. AND
UNLESS IT SMACKS OF A LITTLE TOO MUCH FAMILY, MAY I
SINGLE OUT MY BROTHER, JON, AND SAY HOW PROUD AND
PLEASED I AM THAT HE IS THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN.
LET ME START WITH THE GREAT NEWS FOR THE UNITED
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. TOGETHER, WE SET A GOAL FOR
CAMPAIGN 2000 OF $250 MILLION DOLLARS -- AND TO GET
THIS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A FAST START, THE ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION MADE A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT.
- 4 -
SINCE THE KICK-OFF, DONATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, HAVE
POURED IN. AND I'M DELIGHTED TO NOTE THIS EVENING
THAT WE'RE HALF-WAY HOME: 125 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED
so FAR.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO SAY: CORPORATE AMERICA
HAS COME THROUGH. MANY OF AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CORPORATIONS ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU FOR MORE YEARS THAN ANY OF
US CARE TO COUNT. LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU WHAT I'VE
SAID TO so MANY OF YOU IN OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS.
- 5 -
I BELIEVE IN THE UNCF AND I WANT TO HELP ANY WAY I CAN.
THE SAME GOES FOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND DAVID KEARNS OVER
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
o
THE GUIDING MISSION OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN BARBARA AND I
FIRST CAME TO THE CAUSE IN 1947. WHEN so MANY DESPAIR
ABOUT A BLEAK FUTURE -- YOU GIVE TOMORROW'S GREAT MINDS
ROOM To GROW. WHEN so MANY REPEAT THE ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR
LITANY OF CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE -- YOU ANSWER WITH:
EDUCATION. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM FOR ALL. //
- 6 -
LET ME SAY TONIGHT TO ALL OF YOU: MAY THE NOBLE
AIMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ALWAYS GUIDE THIS NATION. //
ONCE AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-- AND FOR JOINING US HERE THIS SPECIAL EVENING.
# # #
TALKING POINTS / UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
STATE FLOOR / TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992 / 7:00 P.M.
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
REMEMBER BILLY GRAHAM'S STORY ABOUT THE SPEAKER WHO
WENT ON AND ON -- FINALLY A MAN AT THE HEAD TABLE
PICKED UP THE GAVEL, HEAVED IT AT HIM, AND HIT THE LADY
NEXT TO THE SPEAKER. SHE SAID, "HIT ME AGAIN, I CAN
STILL HEAR HIM"
...
WELL, TONIGHT THIS WILL BE SHORT.
FOR ONE REASON, WE'VE GOT SOME PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT
AFTER DINNER. AND SECONDLY, THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTION
NIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH I LOVE THE UNCF I MUST CONFESS TO
A LITTLE ANXIETY.
- 2 -
FIRST, LET ME THANK BILL GRAY AND WIFE, ANDREA.
I'VE TRIED IT BOTH WAYS -- BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
OF THE FENCE FROM BILL, NOW BEING ON THE SAME SIDE WITH
HIM. I LIKE THIS BETTER. HE IS STRONG, ABLE,
COMMITTED, AND HE'LL DO A GREAT JOB FOR THIS
ORGANIZATION WE ALL CARE so MUCH ABOUT.
LET ME SALUTE THE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET HERE
TONIGHT: DICK CHENEY, LOUIS SULLIVAN, JACK KEMP, AND
OUR NEWEST MEMBER, ANDY CARD.
- 3 -
MAY I ALSO SALUTE AND THANK OUTGOING BOARD CHAIRMAN
JOE WILLIAMS. WHAT A JOB HE'S DONE FOR THE UNCF. AND
UNLESS IT SMACKS OF A LITTLE TOO MUCH FAMILY, MAY I
SINGLE OUT MY BROTHER, JON, AND SAY HOW PROUD AND
PLEASED I AM THAT HE IS THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN.
LET ME START WITH THE GREAT NEWS FOR THE UNITED
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. TOGETHER, WE SET A GOAL FOR
CAMPAIGN 2000 OF $250 MILLION DOLLARS -- AND TO GET
THIS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A FAST START, THE ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION MADE A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT.
- 4 -
SINCE THE KICK-OFF, DONATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, HAVE
POURED IN. AND I'M DELIGHTED To NOTE THIS EVENING
THAT WE'RE HALF-WAY HOME: 125 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED
so FAR.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO SAY: CORPORATE AMERICA
HAS COME THROUGH. MANY OF AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CORPORATIONS ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU FOR MORE YEARS THAN ANY OF
US CARE TO COUNT. LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU WHAT I'VE
SAID TO so MANY OF YOU IN OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS.
- 5 -
I BELIEVE IN THE UNCF AND I WANT TO HELP ANY WAY I CAN.
THE SAME GOES FOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND DAVID KEARNS OVER
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THE GUIDING MISSION OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN BARBARA AND I
FIRST CAME TO THE CAUSE IN 1947. WHEN so MANY DESPAIR
ABOUT A BLEAK FUTURE -- YOU GIVE TOMORROW'S GREAT MINDS
ROOM TO GROW. WHEN so MANY REPEAT THE ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR
LITANY OF CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE -- YOU ANSWER WITH:
EDUCATION. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM FOR ALL. //
- 6 -
LET ME SAY TONIGHT TO ALL OF YOU: MAY THE NOBLE
AIMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ALWAYS GUIDE THIS NATION. //
ONCE AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-- AND FOR JOINING US HERE THIS SPECIAL EVENING.
# # #
TALKING POINTS / UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
STATE FLOOR / TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992 / 7:00 P.M.
I KNOW WE'VE ALL SAID HELLO -- BUT LET ME TAKE A
MOMENT TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU, OFFICIALLY, TO THE WHITE
HOUSE. I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT WILLIAM GRAY AND HIS
WONDERFUL WIFE ANDREA. AMBASSADOR AND MRS. WALTER
ANNENBERG FOR THEIR UNSTINTING SUPPORT. LET ME WELCOME
THE MEMBERS OF MY CABINET WITH US TONIGHT: DICK
CHENEY, Lou SULLIVAN, JACK KEMP AND ANDY CARD -- AS
WELL AS ONE WHO PLANNED TO ATTEND BUT COULD NOT, LAMAR
ALEXANDER.
- 2 -
IT'S ALSO GREAT To SEE FAMILY HERE -- JONATHAN BUSH,
MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND SOON-TO-BE CHAIRMAN. //
LET ME START WITH THE GREAT NEWS FOR THE UNITED
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. TOGETHER, WE SET A GOAL FOR
CAMPAIGN 2000 OF $250 MILLION DOLLARS -- AND TO GET
THIS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A FAST START, THE ANNENBERG
FOUNDATION MADE A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT.
SINCE THE KICK-OFF, DONATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, HAVE
POURED IN.
- 3 -
AND I'M DELIGHTED TO NOTE THIS EVENING THAT WE'RE HALF
WAY HOME: 125 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED so FAR.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO SAY: CORPORATE AMERICA
HAS COME THROUGH. MANY OF AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
CORPORATIONS ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU FOR MORE YEARS THAN ANY OF
US CARE TO COUNT. LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU WHAT I'VE
SAID TO so MANY OF YOU IN OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. I
KEEP AN OPEN DOOR HERE. IF YOU'VE GOT PROBLEMS, I WANT
TO HEAR FROM YOU.
- 4 -
AND I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FIRST-RATE SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION, LAMAR ALEXANDER -- A MAN SENSITIVE To YOUR
CONCERNS.
THE GUIDING MISSION OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS WHEN BARBARA AND I
FIRST CAME TO THE CAUSE. WHEN so MANY DESPAIR ABOUT A
BLEAK FUTURE -- YOU GIVE TOMORROW'S GREAT MINDS ROOM TO
GROW. WHEN so MANY REPEAT THE ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR LITANY
OF CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE -- YOU ANSWER WITH:
EDUCATION. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM FOR ALL. //
- 5 -
LET ME SAY TONIGHT TO ALL OF YOU: MAY THE NOBLE
AIMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ALWAYS GUIDE THIS NATION. //
ONCE AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
-- AND FOR JOINING US HERE THIS SPECIAL EVENING.
# # #
UNCF DINNER \ ENTERTAINMENT CARD
EAST ROOM \ TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992
SINCERE THANKS FOR THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF MELBA
MOORE AND THE ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE CHOIR. IT
WAS INSPIRATIONAL.
I WANT TO THANK DR. SEVEALYN SMITH, THE CHOIR'S
DIRECTOR, AND DR. PREZELL ROBINSON, PRESIDENT OF
ST. AUGUSTINE'S FOR BRINGING THESE WONDERFUL
SINGERS UP FROM RALEIGH, N.C.