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State of the Union Address
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Draft #30
Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress,
distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:
America this evening is a Nation called to great responsibilities. And
we are rising to meet them.
As we gather tonight, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen
and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing
hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are
making America more secure.
Each day, law enforcement personnel and intelligence officers are
tracking terrorist threats analysts are examining airline passenger lists
the men and women of our new Homeland Security Department are
patrolling our coasts and borders. And their vigilance is protecting
America.
Americans are proving once again to be the hardest working people
in the world. The American economy is growing stronger. The tax relief
you passed is working.
Tonight, Members of Congress can take pride in great works of
compassion and reform that skeptics had thought impossible. You are
raising the standards of our public schools; and you are giving our senior
citizens prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
We have faced serious challenges together - and now we face a
choice. We can go forward with confidence and resolve - or we can turn
back to the dangerous illusion that terrorists are not plotting and outlaw
regimes are no threat to us. We can press on with economic growth, and
reforms in education and Medicare - or we can turn back to the old policies
and old divisions.
We have not come all this way - through tragedy, and trial, and war -
only to falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the
tasks of history, and they expect the same of us. In their efforts their
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enterprise and their character, the American people are showing that the
state of our union is confident and strong.
Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American
people. Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11th, 2001
over two years without an attack on American soil - and it is tempting to
believe that the danger is behind us. That hope is understandable,
comforting - and false. The killing has continued in Bali, Jakarta,
Casablanca, Riyadh, Mombassa, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and Baghdad. The
terrorists continue to plot against America and the civilized world. And by
our will and courage, this danger will be defeated.
Inside the United States ... where the war began we must continue
to give homeland security and law enforcement personnel every tool they
need to defend us. And one of those essential tools is the Patriot Act,
which allows federal law enforcement to better share information, to track
terrorists, to disrupt their cells, and to seize their assets. For years, we
have used similar provisions to catch embezzlers and drug traffickers. If
these methods are good for hunting criminals, they are even more
important for hunting terrorists. Key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to
expire next year. The terrorist threat will not expire on that schedule. Our
law enforcement needs this vital legislation to protect our citizens - you
need to renew the Patriot Act.
America is on the offensive against the terrorists who started this war.
Last March, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a mastermind of September 11ᵗʰ,
awoke to find himself in the custody of U.S. and Pakistani authorities. Last
August 11th brought the capture of the terrorist Hambali, who was a key
player in the attack in Indonesia that killed over 200 people. We are
tracking al-Qaida around the world - and nearly two-thirds of their known
leaders have now been captured or killed. Thousands of very skilled and
determined military personnel are on a manhunt, going after the remaining
killers who hide in cities and caves - and, one by one, we will bring the
terrorists to justice.
As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the
regimes that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with
nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. The United States and our allies
are determined: We refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.
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The first to see our determination were the Taliban, who made
Afghanistan the primary training base of al-Qaida killers. As of this month,
that country has a new constitution, guaranteeing free elections and full
participation by women. Businesses are opening, health care centers are
being established, and the boys and girls of Afghanistan are back in school.
With help from the new Afghan Army, our coalition is leading aggressive
raids against surviving members of the Taliban and al-Qaida. The men and
women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and
fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.
Since we last met in this chamber, combat forces of the United
States, Great Britain, Australia, Poland, and other countries enforced the
demands of the United Nations, ended the rule of Saddam Hussein - and
the people of Iraq are free. Having broken the Baathist regime, we face a
remnant of violent Saddam supporters. Men who ran away from our troops
in battle are now dispersed and attack from the shadows.
These killers, joined by foreign terrorists, are a serious, continuing
danger. Yet we are making progress against them. The once all-powerful
ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell. Of the top 55
officials of the former regime, we have captured or killed 45. Our forces are
on the offensive, leading over sixteen hundred patrols a day, and
conducting an average of 180 raids every week. We are dealing with these
thugs in Iraq, just as surely as we dealt with Saddam Hussein's evil regime.
The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America
has always been willing to do what it takes for what is right. Last January,
Iraq's only law was the whim of one brutal man. Today our coalition is
working with the Iraqi Governing Council to draft a basic law, with a bill of
rights. We are working with Iraqis and the United Nations to prepare for a
transition to full Iraqi sovereignty by the end of June. As democracy takes
hold in Iraq, the enemies of freedom will do all in their power to spread
violence and fear. They are trying to shake the will of our country and our
friends - but the United States of America will never be intimidated by
thugs and assassins. The killers will fail and the Iraqi people will live in
freedom.
Month by month, Iraqis are assuming more responsibility for their own
security and their own future. And tonight we are honored to welcome one
of Iraq's most respected leaders: the current President of the Iraqi
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Governing Council, Adnan Pachachi. Sir, America stands with you and the
Iraqi people as you build a free and peaceful nation.
Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing
for the better. Last month, the leader of Libya voluntarily pledged to
disclose and dismantle all of his regime's weapons of mass destruction
programs, including a uranium enrichment project for nuclear weapons.
Colonel Gadhafi correctly judged that his country would be better off, and
far more secure, without weapons of mass murder. Nine months of intense
negotiations involving the United States and Great Britain succeeded with
Libya, while 12 years of diplomacy with Iraq did not. And one reason is
clear: For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one
can now doubt the word of America.
Different threats require different strategies. Along with nations in the
region, we are insisting that North Korea eliminate its nuclear program.
America and the international community are demanding that Iran meet its
commitments, and not develop nuclear weapons. America is committed to
keeping the world's most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the
world's most dangerous regimes.
When I came to this rostrum on September 20th, 2001, I brought the
police shield of a fallen officer, my reminder of lives that ended, and a task
that does not end. I gave to you and to all Americans my complete
commitment to securing our country and defeating our enemies. And this
pledge, given by one, has been kept by many. You in the Congress have
provided the resources for our defense, and cast the difficult votes of war
and peace. Our closest allies have been unwavering. America's
intelligence personnel and diplomats have been skilled and tireless.
And the men and women of the American military - they have taken
the hardest duty. We have seen their skill and courage in armored
charges, and midnight raids, and lonely hours on faithful watch. We have
seen the joy when they return, and felt the sorrow when one is lost. I have
had the honor of meeting our servicemen and women at many posts, from
the deck of a carrier in the Pacific, to a mess hall in Baghdad. Many of our
troops are listening tonight. And I want you and your families to know:
America is proud of you. And my Administration, and this Congress, will
give you the resources you need to fight and win the war on terror.
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I know that some people question if America is really in a war at all.
They view terrorism more as a crime - a problem to be solved mainly with
law enforcement and indictments. After the World Trade Center was first
attacked in 1993, some of the guilty were indicted, tried, convicted, and
sent to prison. But the matter was not settled. The terrorists were still
training and plotting in other nations, and drawing up more ambitious plans.
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve
our enemies with legal papers. The terrorists and their supporters declared
war on the United States - and war is what they got.
Some in this chamber, and in our country, did not support the
liberation of Iraq. Objections to war often come from principled motives.
But let us be candid about the consequences of leaving Saddam Hussein
in power We are seeking all the facts, already the Kay Report identified
dozens of weapons of mass destruction-related program activities and
significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United
Nations. Had we failed to act, the dictator's weapons of mass destruction
programs would continue to this day. Had we failed to act, Security Council
resolutions on Iraq would have been revealed as empty threats, weakening
the United Nations and encouraging defiance by dictators around the world.
Iraq's torture chambers would still be filled with victims - terrified and
innocent. The killing fields of Iraq - where hundreds of thousands of men,
women, and children vanished into the sands would still be known only to
the killers. For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam
Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.
Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized.
This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain,
Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain,
Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands,
Norway, El Salvador, and the 17 other countries that have committed
troops to Iraq. As we debate at home, we must never ignore the vital
contributions of our international partners, or dismiss their sacrifices. From
the beginning, America has sought international support for operations in
Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have gained much support. There is a
difference, however, between leading a coalition of many nations, and
submitting to the objections of a few. America will never seek a permission
slip to defend the security of our people.
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We also hear doubts that democracy is a realistic goal for the greater
Middle East, where freedom is rare. Yet it is mistaken, and condescending,
to assume that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with
liberty and self-government. I believe that God has planted in every heart
the desire to live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by
tyranny for decades, it will rise again.
As long as the Middle East remains a place of tyranny, despair, and
anger, it will continue to produce men and movements that threaten the
safety of America and our friends. So America is pursuing a forward
strategy of freedom in the greater Middle East. We will challenge the
enemies of reform, confront the allies of terror, and expect a higher
standard from our friends. To cut through the barriers of hateful
propaganda, the Voice of America and other broadcast services are
expanding their programming in Arabic and Persian - and soon, a new
television service will begin providing reliable news and information across
the region. I will send you a proposal to double the budget of the National
Endowment for Democracy, and to focus its new work on the development
of free elections, free markets, free press, and free labor unions in the
Middle East. And above all, we will finish the historic work of democracy in
Afghanistan and Iraq, so those nations can light the way for others, and
help transform a troubled part of the world.
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our
most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of
empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity
and rights of every man and woman. America acts in this cause with
friends and allies at our side, yet we understand our special calling: This
great republic will lead the cause of freedom.
In these last three years, adversity has also revealed the fundamental
strengths of the American economy. We have come through recession,
and terrorist attack, and corporate scandals, and the uncertainties of war.
And because you acted to stimulate our economy with tax relief, this
economy is strong, and growing stronger.
You have doubled the child tax credit from 500 to a thousand dollars
- reduced the marriage penalty - begun to phase out the death tax -
reduced taxes on capital gains and stock dividends - cut taxes on small
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businesses - and you have lowered taxes for every American who pays
income taxes.
Americans took those dollars and put them to work, driving this
economy forward. The pace of economic growth in the third quarter of
2003 was the fastest in nearly 20 years. New home construction: the
highest in almost 20 years. Home ownership rates: the highest ever.
Manufacturing activity is increasing. Inflation is low. Interest rates are low.
Exports are growing. Productivity is high. And jobs are on the rise.
These numbers confirm that the American people are using their
money far better than government would have - and you were right to
return it.
America's growing economy is also a changing economy. As
technology transforms the way almost every job is done, America becomes
more productive, and workers need new skills. Much of our job growth will
be found in high-skilled fields like health care and biotechnology. So we
must respond by helping more Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in
our new economy.
All skills begin with the basics of reading and math, which are
supposed to be learned in the early grades of our schools. Yet for too long,
for too many children, those skills were never mastered. By passing the No
Child Left Behind Act, you have made the expectation of literacy the law of
our country. We are providing more funding for our schools - a 36 percent
increase since 2001. We are requiring higher standards. We are regularly
testing every child on the fundamentals. We are reporting results to
parents, and making sure they have better options when schools are not
performing. We are making progress toward excellence for every child.
But the status quo always has defenders. Some want to undermine
the No Child Left Behind Act by weakening standards and accountability.
Yet the results we require are really a matter of common sense: We expect
third graders to read and do math at third grade level - and that is not
asking too much. Testing is the only way to identify and help students who
are falling behind.
This Nation will not go back to the days of simply shuffling children
along from grade to grade without them learning the basics. I refuse to
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give up on any child - and the No Child Left Behind Act is opening the door
of opportunity to all of America's children.
At the same time, we must ensure that older students and adults can
gain the skills they need to find work now. Many of the fastest-growing
occupations require strong math and science preparation, and training
beyond the high school level. So tonight I propose a series of measures
called Jobs for the 21st Century. This program will provide extra help to
middle- and high school students who fall behind in reading and math
expand Advanced Placement programs in low-income schools and invite
math and science professionals from the private sector to teach part-time in
our high schools. I propose larger Pell Grants for students who prepare for
college with demanding courses in high school. I propose increasing our
support for America's fine community colleges, so they can train workers
for the industries that are creating the most new jobs. By all these actions,
we will help more and more Americans to join in the growing prosperity of
our country.
Job training is important, and so is job creation. We must continue to
pursue an aggressive, pro-growth economic agenda.
Congress has some unfinished business on the issue of taxes. The
tax reductions you passed are set to expire. Unless you act, the unfair tax
on marriage will go back up. Unless you act, millions of families will be
charged 300 dollars more in federal taxes for every child. Unless you act,
small businesses will pay higher taxes. Unless you act, the death tax will
eventually come back to life. Unless you act, Americans face a tax
increase. What the Congress has given, the Congress should not take
away: For the sake of job growth, the tax cuts you passed should be
permanent.
Our agenda for jobs and growth must help small business owners
and employees with relief from needless federal regulation, and protect
them from junk and frivolous lawsuits. Consumers and businesses need
reliable supplies of energy to make our economy run - so I urge you to
pass legislation to modernize our electricity system, promote conservation,
and make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy. My
Administration is promoting free and fair trade, to open up new markets for
America's entrepreneurs and manufacturers and farmers and to
create jobs for America's workers. Younger workers should have the
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opportunity to build a nest egg by saving part of their Social Security taxes
in a personal retirement account. We should make the Social Security
system a source of ownership for the American people.
And we should limit the burden of government on this economy by
acting as good stewards of taxpayer dollars. In two weeks, I will send you
a budget that funds the war, protects the homeland, and meets important
domestic needs, while limiting the growth in discretionary spending to less
than four percent. This will require that Congress focus on priorities, cut
wasteful spending, and be wise with the people's money. By doing so, we
can cut the deficit in half over the next five years.
Tonight I also ask you to reform our immigration laws, so they reflect
our values and benefit our economy. I propose a new temporary worker
program to match willing foreign workers with willing employers, when no
Americans can be found to fill the job. This reform will be good for our
economy - because employers will find needed workers in an honest and
orderly system. A temporary worker program will help protect our
homeland - allowing border patrol and law enforcement to focus on true
threats to our national security. I oppose amnesty, because it would
encourage further illegal immigration, and unfairly reward those who break
our laws. My temporary worker program will preserve the citizenship path
for those who respect the law, while bringing millions of hardworking men
and women out from the shadows of American life.
Our Nation's health care system, like our economy, is also in a time
of change. Amazing medical technologies are improving and saving lives.
This dramatic progress has brought its own challenge, in the rising costs of
medical care and health insurance. Members of Congress we must
work together to help control those costs and extend the benefits of modern
medicine throughout our country.
Meeting these goals requires bipartisan effort - and two months ago,
you showed the way. By strengthening Medicare and adding a prescription
drug benefit, you kept a basic commitment to our seniors: You are giving
them the modern medicine they deserve.
Starting this year, under the law you passed, seniors can choose to
receive a drug discount card, saving them 10 to 25 percent off the retail
price of most prescription drugs - and millions of low-income seniors can
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get an additional 600 dollars to buy medicine. Beginning next year, seniors
will have new coverage for preventive screenings against diabetes and
heart disease, and seniors just entering Medicare can receive wellness
exams.
In January of 2006, seniors can get prescription drug coverage under
Medicare. For a monthly premium of about 35 dollars, most seniors who
do not have that coverage today can expect to see their drug bills cut
roughly in half. Under this reform, senior citizens will be able to keep their
Medicare just as it is, or they can choose a Medicare plan that fits them
best - just as you, as Members of Congress, can choose an insurance plan
that meets your needs. And starting this year, millions of Americans will be
able to save money tax-free for their medical expenses, in a health savings
account.
I signed this measure proudly, and any attempt to limit the choices of
our seniors, or to take away their prescription drug coverage under
Medicare, will meet my veto.
On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that
Americans can choose and afford private health care coverage that best
fits their individual needs. To make insurance more affordable, Congress
must act to address rapidly rising health care costs. Small businesses
should be able to band together and negotiate for lower insurance rates, so
they can cover more workers with health insurance - I urge you to pass
Association Health Plans. I ask you to give lower-income Americans a
refundable tax credit that would allow millions to buy their own basic health
insurance. By computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous
medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care. To protect the doctor-
patient relationship, and keep good doctors doing good work, we must
eliminate wasteful and frivolous medical lawsuits. And tonight I propose
that individuals who buy catastrophic health care coverage, as part of our
new health savings accounts, be allowed to deduct 100 percent of the
premiums from their taxes.
A government-run health care system is the wrong prescription. By
keeping costs under control, expanding access, and helping more
Americans afford coverage, we will preserve the system of private medicine
that makes America's health care the best in the world.
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We are living in a time of great change - in our world, in our
economy, and in science and medicine. Yet some things endure -
Courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences
of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are
instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families, and schools,
and religious congregations. These institutions - the unseen pillars of
civilization - must remain strong in America, and we will defend them.
We must stand with our families to help them raise healthy,
responsible children. And when it comes to helping children make right
choices, there is work for all of us to do.
One of the worst decisions our children can make is to gamble their
lives and futures on drugs. Our government is helping parents confront this
problem, with aggressive education, treatment, and law enforcement. Drug
use in high school has declined by 11 percent over the past two years.
Four hundred thousand fewer young people are using illegal drugs than in
the year 2001. In my budget, I have proposed new funding to continue our
aggressive, community-based strategy to reduce demand for illegal drugs.
Drug testing in our schools has proven to be an effective part of this effort.
So tonight I propose an additional 23 million dollars for schools that want to
use drug testing as a tool to save children's lives. The aim here is not to
punish children, but to send them this message: We love you, and we
don't want to lose you.
To help children make right choices, they need good examples.
Athletics play such an important role in our society, but, unfortunately,
some in professional sports are not setting much of an example. The use
of performance enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and
other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message - that there are
shortcuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more important than
character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives,
coaches, and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough,
and to get rid of steroids now.
To encourage right choices, we must be willing to confront the
dangers young people face - even when they are difficult to talk about.
Each year, about three million teenagers contract sexually transmitted
diseases that can harm them, or kill them, or prevent them from ever.
becoming parents. In my budget, I propose a grassroots campaign to help
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inform families about these medical risks. We will double federal funding
for abstinence programs, so schools can teach this fact of life: Abstinence
for young people is the only certain way to avoid sexually transmitted
diseases. Decisions children make now can affect their health and
character for the rest of their lives. All of us - parents, schools,
government - must work together to counter the negative influence of the
culture, and to send the right messages to our children.
A strong America must also value the institution of marriage. I
believe we should respect individuals as we take a principled stand for one
of the most fundamental, enduring institutions of our civilization. Congress
has already taken a stand on this issue by passing the Defense of Marriage
Act, signed in 1996 by President Clinton. That statute protects marriage
under federal law as the union of a man and a woman, and declares that
one state may not re-define marriage for other states. Activist judges,
however, have begun re-defining marriage by court order, without regard
for the will of the people and their elected representatives. On an issue of
such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard. If judges insist
on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the
people would be the constitutional process. Our Nation must defend the
sanctity of marriage.
The outcome of this debate is important - and so is the way we
conduct it. The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches
that each individual has dignity and value in God's sight.
It is also important to strengthen our communities by unleashing the
compassion of America's religious institutions. Religious charities of every
creed are doing some of the most vital work in our country - mentoring
children, feeding the hungry, taking the hand of the lonely. Yet government
has often denied social service grants and contracts to these groups, just
because they have a cross or Star of David or crescent on the wall. By
Executive Order, I have opened billions of dollars in grant money to
competition that includes faith-based charities. Tonight I ask you to codify
this into law, so people of faith can know that the law will never discriminate
against them again.
In the past, we have worked together to bring mentors to the children
of prisoners and provide treatment for the addicted and help for the
homeless. Tonight I ask you to consider another group of Americans in
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need of help. This year, some 600,000 inmates will be released from
prison back into society. We know from long experience that if they can't
find work, or a home, or help, they are much more likely to commit more
crimes and return to prison. So tonight I propose a four-year, 300 million
dollar Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative to expand job training and placement
services to provide transitional housing and to help newly released
prisoners get mentoring, including from faith-based groups. America is the
land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the
path ahead should lead to a better life.
For all Americans, the last three years have brought tests we did not
ask for, and achievements shared by all. By our actions, we have shown
what kind of Nation we are. In grief, we found the grace to go on. In
challenge, we re-discovered the courage and daring of a free people. In
victory, we have shown the noble aims and good heart of America. And
having come this far, we sense that we live in a time set apart.
I have been a witness to the character of the American people, who
have shown calm in times of danger, compassion for one another, and
toughness for the long haul. All of us have been partners in a great
enterprise. And even some of the youngest understand that we are living
in historic times. Last month a girl in Lincoln, Rhode Island sent me a
letter. It began, "Dear George W. Bush." "If there is anything you know, I.
Ashley Pearson age 10 can do to help anyone, please send me a letter and
tell me what I can do to save our country." She added this P.S.: "If you
can send a letter to the troops please put, 'Ashley Pearson believes in
you."
Tonight, Ashley, your message to our troops has just been conveyed.
And yes, you have some duties yourself. Study hard in school, listen to
your mom and dad, help someone in need, and when you and your friends
see a man or woman in uniform, say "thank you." And while you do your
part, all of us here in this great chamber will do our best to keep you and
the rest of America safe and free.
My fellow citizens, we now move forward, with confidence and faith.
Our Nation is strong and steadfast. The cause we serve is right, because it
is the cause of all mankind. The momentum of freedom in our world is
unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can
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trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all
that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.
May God bless the United States of America. Thank you.
Drafted by: Mike Gerson, John McConnell, and Matthew Scully, Office of Speechwriting
Office: 202/456-0168, 202/456-2816 and 202/456-7289
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Sforza, Scott N.
From:
Deckard, Josh
Sent:
Monday, January 19, 2004 8:52 AM
To:
Sforza, Scott N.
Subject: FW: SOTU Timeline
fyi
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From: Sherzer, David
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:31 AM
To: Deckard, Josh ; Godfrey, Georgia D.
Subject: SOTU Timeline
State of the Union
Press Office Timeline
January 20, 2004
4:30
Excerpts of speech released
8:30
Embargoed remarks, as prepared, released
9:01
The President delivers State of the Union address
After speech:
Transcript and pool report released
12:00 am
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