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UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/8/94
WHETHER YOU COME FROM RURAL ALABAMA, SUBURBAN NEW YORK, OR THE
HEART OF LOS ANGELES. WHETHER YOUR FAMILY HAS ALWAYS STRUGGLED
TO MAKE ENDS MEET, OR HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE MORE FORTUNATE,
A GOOD EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.
AND FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS WORKED TO
ENSURE THAT THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY --
REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THE SIZE OF THEIR
CHECKBOOK.
FOUNDED AT A TIME WHEN EDUCATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS
OF ALL COLORS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS HELPED AMERICA'S
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THEIR STUDENTS,
TO SHAPE A PRICELESS LEGACY -- GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BECOME THE LEADERS, TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO MAKE AMERICA
GREAT
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF MY CABINET.
ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS, I WANT TO THANK UNCF FOR FIFTY YEARS
OF NOBLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
THE OLD STATE HOUSE EXHIBIT MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
WELCOME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. THE OLD STATE HOUSE IS AN
IMPORTANT BUILDING TO ALL ARKANSANS, AND IT'S PARTICULARLY
SPECIAL TO ME.
IN OCTOBER OF 1991, I STOOD ON THE PORCH OUTSIDE THIS ROOM TO
ANNOUNCE THAT I WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER, ON NOVEMBER 3,
1993, HILLARY, CHELSEA AND I STOOD ON THE SAME PORCH. IN THE
COMPANY OF GOOD OLD FRIENDS AND STEADFAST NEW ONES WE CELEBRATED
OUR SUCCESS. AND ARKANSAS' MAJESTIC OLD STATE HOUSE WAS SPLASHED
ON NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE OLD STATE HOUSE EMBODIES AT ONCE
REVERENCE FOR THE PAST AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
TWIN SPIRITS
THAT ARKANSANS -- AND ALL AMERICANS -- SHARE.
IN THE EARLY 1840'S, WHEN THE STATE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED, MUCH OF
ARKANSAS WAS STILL A WILDERNESS, ON THE EDGE OF THE AMERICAN
FRONTIER. LITTLE ROCK WAS A MOSTLY A COLLECTION OF LOG CABINS.
BUT THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO BUILD AN
IMPRESSIVE BUILDING
IN A STYLE THAT REMINDED THEM OF THE
GLORIES OF GREEK DEMOCRACY. IT SERVED US AS A STATE CAPITAL FOR
THREE GENERATIONS
THROUGH WAR AND PEACE, HARD TIMES AND GOOD
TIMES. AND THEN WE PRESERVED IT, SO WE CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE
WE STARTED.
THE MODERN AMERICAN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BEGAN ABOUT THE TIME THE
OLD STATE HOUSE OPENED AND ARKANSAS BECAME A STATE. IN THE
1820'S AND THE 1830'S, THE STATES REMOVED PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS
FOR VOTING. ALTHOUGH WOMEN AND BLACKS STILL COULDN'T VOTE, IT
WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD WIDE-SPREAD POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.
AND A GROWING, MORE COMPLEX NATION MADE NATIONAL POLITICS MORE
IMPORTANT.
OLD ANDY JACKSON OF TENNESSEE -- AL GORE'S STATE -- WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THE NEW POPULAR POLITICS, AND ONE OF THE
FIRST TO BENEFIT. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, OUR PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS WERE LOUD AND NOISY AND SOMETIMES FULL OF PERSONAL
ATTACKS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE.
BUT THE ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY IS SOUND: THE VOTERS, PROPERLY
INFORMED, WILL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND THE CANDIDATES, AND WILL
COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR AMERICA AT THAT TIME.
LOOK AROUND YOU, AND ENJOY AN EXHIBIT ABOUT ONE OF THOSE
CAMPAIGNS, IN 1992. THEN SEE THE REST OF THE BUILDING AND THIS
PROUD CITY. IF YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY, I HOPE YOU
HAVE TIME TO SEE MORE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE AND ITS FINE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM INFORMATION VIDEO MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT AND EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEIR TEACHERS
ARE AMERICA'S LEADERS, FROM THE HALLS OF JUSTICE TO THE CHAMBERS
OF CONGRESS; THEIR CLASSROOM IS AMERICA'S CAPITAL ITSELF.
THEIR DEGREE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND EVEN
GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME HAND IN HAND WITH PUBLIC
TRUST. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN KINDLE THE CALL TO SERVICE,
AND INSPIRES A COMMITMENT TO ANSWER THAT CALL.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I PARTICIPATED IN A SIMILAR PROGRAM --
AND IT WAS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO MEET PRESIDENT KENNEDY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. I WILL REMEMBER THAT MEETING FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM DEPENDS UPON THE EFFORT AND SUPPORT OF
CORPORATE, PHILANTHROPIC, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS -- AND
ON THE HARD WORK OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
I HOPE THAT PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM CAN COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT.
PROVIDING YOUNG AMERICANS WITH THE INSPIRATION AND DEDICATION TO
BECOME TOMORROW'S LEADERS IS PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM'S MISSION.
AND IT IS AN ENDEAVOR WORTHY OF ALL OUR SUPPORT.
WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS PARADE MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 12/25/93
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AMERICA -- FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS.
CHRISTMAS IS A DAY FOR FAMILIES.
IT'S MAGIC SOMEHOW BRINGS EVEN THE CLOSEST OF FAMILIES CLOSER.
IT REACHES ACROSS THE LONG STRETCHES ON THE MAP AND OVER THE HIGH
WALLS IN OUR MINDS THAT TOO OFTEN KEEP US APART. DISTANCE AND
MISUNDERSTANDING FALL WITH EQUAL SPEED IN THE FACE OF CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT. I WON'T BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT THE WARMTH OF THIS ONE
DECEMBER DAY CAN WORK MIRACLES FOR A FAMILY. IT HAPPENS TIME AND
TIME AGAIN.
AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I HOPE THAT YOU SPEND SOME
TIME THINKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY. IT'S A FAMILY TWO
HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION STRONG, AND A FAMILY CHALLENGED BY
CHALLENGING TIMES. BUT IT'S ALSO A FAMILY THAT IS CAPABLE OF
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER.
MRS CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, THE WARMTH AND JOY OF
HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP IS SO UPLIFTING -- I HOPE THAT WE CAN CARRY A
LITTLE OF IT WITH US THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR.
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. LET'S DO OUR VERY BEST THIS YEAR TO
INSTILL EVERY DAY WITH THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF THE HOLIDAY
SEASON -- TO HOLD A LITTLE MERRY CHRISTMAS IN OUR HEARTS THREE-
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS A YEAR.
HAVE A JOYOUS HOLIDAY -- AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOD BLESS YOU
ALL.
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/8/94
WHETHER YOU COME FROM RURAL ALABAMA, SUBURBAN NEW YORK, OR THE
HEART OF LOS ANGELES. WHETHER YOUR FAMILY HAS ALWAYS STRUGGLED
TO MAKE ENDS MEET, OR HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE MORE FORTUNATE,
A GOOD EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.
AND FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS WORKED TO
ENSURE THAT THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY --
REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THE SIZE OF THEIR
CHECKBOOK.
FOUNDED AT A TIME WHEN EDUCATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS
OF ALL COLORS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS HELPED AMERICA'S
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THEIR STUDENTS,
TO SHAPE A PRICELESS LEGACY -- GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BECOME THE LEADERS, TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO MAKE AMERICA
GREAT
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF MY CABINET.
ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS, I WANT TO THANK UNCF FOR FIFTY YEARS
OF NOBLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
THE OLD STATE HOUSE EXHIBIT MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
WELCOME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. THE OLD STATE HOUSE IS AN
IMPORTANT BUILDING TO ALL ARKANSANS, AND IT'S PARTICULARLY
SPECIAL TO ME.
IN OCTOBER OF 1991, I STOOD ON THE PORCH OUTSIDE THIS ROOM TO
ANNOUNCE THAT I WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER, ON NOVEMBER 3,
1993, HILLARY, CHELSEA AND I STOOD ON THE SAME PORCH. IN THE
COMPANY OF GOOD OLD FRIENDS AND STEADFAST NEW ONES WE CELEBRATED
OUR SUCCESS. AND ARKANSAS' MAJESTIC OLD STATE HOUSE WAS SPLASHED
ON NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE OLD STATE HOUSE EMBODIES AT ONCE
REVERENCE FOR THE PAST AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
...
TWIN SPIRITS
THAT ARKANSANS -- AND ALL AMERICANS -- SHARE.
IN THE EARLY 1840'S, WHEN THE STATE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED, MUCH OF
ARKANSAS WAS STILL A WILDERNESS, ON THE EDGE OF THE AMERICAN
FRONTIER. LITTLE ROCK WAS A MOSTLY A COLLECTION OF LOG CABINS.
BUT THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO BUILD AN
IMPRESSIVE BUILDING
IN A STYLE THAT REMINDED THEM OF THE
GLORIES OF GREEK DEMOCRACY. IT SERVED US AS A STATE CAPITAL FOR
THREE GENERATIONS
THROUGH WAR AND PEACE, HARD TIMES AND GOOD
TIMES. AND THEN WE PRESERVED IT, SO WE CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE
WE STARTED.
THE MODERN AMERICAN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BEGAN ABOUT THE TIME THE
OLD STATE HOUSE OPENED AND ARKANSAS BECAME A STATE. IN THE
1820'S AND THE 1830'S, THE STATES REMOVED PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS
FOR VOTING. ALTHOUGH WOMEN AND BLACKS STILL COULDN'T VOTE, IT
WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD WIDE-SPREAD POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.
AND A GROWING, MORE COMPLEX NATION MADE NATIONAL POLITICS MORE
IMPORTANT.
OLD ANDY JACKSON OF TENNESSEE -- AL GORE'S STATE -- WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THE NEW POPULAR POLITICS, AND ONE OF THE
FIRST TO BENEFIT. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, OUR PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS WERE LOUD AND NOISY AND SOMETIMES FULL OF PERSONAL
ATTACKS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE.
BUT THE ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY IS SOUND: THE VOTERS, PROPERLY
INFORMED, WILL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND THE CANDIDATES, AND WILL
COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR AMERICA AT THAT TIME.
LOOK AROUND YOU, AND ENJOY AN EXHIBIT ABOUT ONE OF THOSE
CAMPAIGNS, IN 1992. THEN SEE THE REST OF THE BUILDING AND THIS
PROUD CITY. IF YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY, I HOPE YOU
HAVE TIME TO SEE MORE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE AND ITS FINE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM INFORMATION VIDEO MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT AND EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEIR TEACHERS
ARE AMERICA'S LEADERS, FROM THE HALLS OF JUSTICE TO THE CHAMBERS
OF CONGRESS; THEIR CLASSROOM IS AMERICA'S CAPITAL ITSELF.
THEIR DEGREE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND EVEN
GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME HAND IN HAND WITH PUBLIC
TRUST. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN KINDLE THE CALL TO SERVICE,
AND INSPIRES A COMMITMENT TO ANSWER THAT CALL.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I PARTICIPATED IN A SIMILAR PROGRAM --
AND IT WAS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO MEET PRESIDENT KENNEDY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. I WILL REMEMBER THAT MEETING FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM DEPENDS UPON THE EFFORT AND SUPPORT OF
CORPORATE, PHILANTHROPIC, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS -- AND
ON THE HARD WORK OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
I HOPE THAT PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM CAN COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT.
PROVIDING YOUNG AMERICANS WITH THE INSPIRATION AND DEDICATION TO
BECOME TOMORROW'S LEADERS IS PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM'S MISSION.
AND IT IS AN ENDEAVOR WORTHY OF ALL OUR SUPPORT.
WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS PARADE MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 12/25/93
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AMERICA -- FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS.
CHRISTMAS IS A DAY FOR FAMILIES.
IT'S MAGIC SOMEHOW BRINGS EVEN THE CLOSEST OF FAMILIES CLOSER.
IT REACHES ACROSS THE LONG STRETCHES ON THE MAP AND OVER THE HIGH
WALLS IN OUR MINDS THAT TOO OFTEN KEEP US APART. DISTANCE AND
MISUNDERSTANDING FALL WITH EQUAL SPEED IN THE FACE OF CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT. I WON'T BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT THE WARMTH OF THIS ONE
DECEMBER DAY CAN WORK MIRACLES FOR A FAMILY. IT HAPPENS TIME AND
TIME AGAIN.
AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I HOPE THAT YOU SPEND SOME
TIME THINKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY. IT'S A FAMILY TWO
HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION STRONG, AND A FAMILY CHALLENGED BY
CHALLENGING TIMES. BUT IT'S ALSO A FAMILY THAT IS CAPABLE OF
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER.
MRS CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, THE WARMTH AND JOY OF
HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP IS SO UPLIFTING -- I HOPE THAT WE CAN CARRY A
LITTLE OF IT WITH US THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR.
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. LET'S DO OUR VERY BEST THIS YEAR TO
INSTILL EVERY DAY WITH THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF THE HOLIDAY
SEASON -- TO HOLD A LITTLE MERRY CHRISTMAS IN OUR HEARTS THREE-
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS A YEAR.
HAVE A JOYOUS HOLIDAY -- AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOD BLESS YOU
ALL.
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/8/94
WHETHER YOU COME FROM RURAL ALABAMA, SUBURBAN NEW YORK, OR THE
HEART OF LOS ANGELES. WHETHER YOUR FAMILY HAS ALWAYS STRUGGLED
TO MAKE ENDS MEET, OR HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE MORE FORTUNATE,
A GOOD EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.
AND FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS WORKED TO
ENSURE THAT THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY --
REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THE SIZE OF THEIR
CHECKBOOK.
FOUNDED AT A TIME WHEN EDUCATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS
OF ALL COLORS, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND HAS HELPED AMERICA'S
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THEIR STUDENTS,
TO SHAPE A PRICELESS LEGACY -- GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BECOME THE LEADERS, TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO MAKE AMERICA
GREAT
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF MY CABINET.
ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS, I WANT TO THANK UNCF FOR FIFTY YEARS
OF NOBLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
THE OLD STATE HOUSE EXHIBIT MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
WELCOME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. THE OLD STATE HOUSE IS AN
IMPORTANT BUILDING TO ALL ARKANSANS, AND IT'S PARTICULARLY
SPECIAL TO ME.
IN OCTOBER OF 1991, I STOOD ON THE PORCH OUTSIDE THIS ROOM TO
ANNOUNCE THAT I WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER, ON NOVEMBER 3,
1993, HILLARY, CHELSEA AND I STOOD ON THE SAME PORCH. IN THE
COMPANY OF GOOD OLD FRIENDS AND STEADFAST NEW ONES WE CELEBRATED
OUR SUCCESS. AND ARKANSAS' MAJESTIC OLD STATE HOUSE WAS SPLASHED
ON NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE OLD STATE HOUSE EMBODIES AT ONCE
REVERENCE FOR THE PAST AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
TWIN SPIRITS
THAT ARKANSANS -- AND ALL AMERICANS -- SHARE.
IN THE EARLY 1840'S, WHEN THE STATE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED, MUCH OF
ARKANSAS WAS STILL A WILDERNESS, ON THE EDGE OF THE AMERICAN
FRONTIER. LITTLE ROCK WAS A MOSTLY A COLLECTION OF LOG CABINS.
BUT THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO BUILD AN
IMPRESSIVE BUILDING
IN A STYLE THAT REMINDED THEM OF THE
GLORIES OF GREEK DEMOCRACY.
IT SERVED US AS A STATE CAPITAL FOR
THREE GENERATIONS
THROUGH WAR AND PEACE, HARD TIMES AND GOOD
TIMES. AND THEN WE PRESERVED IT, SO WE CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE
WE STARTED.
THE MODERN AMERICAN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BEGAN ABOUT THE TIME THE
OLD STATE HOUSE OPENED AND ARKANSAS BECAME A STATE. IN THE
1820'S AND THE 1830'S, THE STATES REMOVED PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS
FOR VOTING. ALTHOUGH WOMEN AND BLACKS STILL COULDN'T VOTE, IT
WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD WIDE-SPREAD POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.
AND A GROWING, MORE COMPLEX NATION MADE NATIONAL POLITICS MORE
IMPORTANT.
OLD ANDY JACKSON OF TENNESSEE -- AL GORE'S STATE -- WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THE NEW POPULAR POLITICS, AND ONE OF THE
FIRST TO BENEFIT. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, OUR PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS WERE LOUD AND NOISY AND SOMETIMES FULL OF PERSONAL
ATTACKS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE.
BUT THE ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY IS SOUND: THE VOTERS, PROPERLY
INFORMED, WILL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND THE CANDIDATES, AND WILL
COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR AMERICA AT THAT TIME.
LOOK AROUND YOU, AND ENJOY AN EXHIBIT ABOUT ONE OF THOSE
CAMPAIGNS, IN 1992. THEN SEE THE REST OF THE BUILDING AND THIS
PROUD CITY. IF YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY, I HOPE YOU
HAVE TIME TO SEE MORE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE AND ITS FINE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM INFORMATION VIDEO MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16 FOR USE ON: 1/94
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT AND EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEIR TEACHERS
ARE AMERICA'S LEADERS, FROM THE HALLS OF JUSTICE TO THE CHAMBERS
OF CONGRESS; THEIR CLASSROOM IS AMERICA'S CAPITAL ITSELF.
THEIR DEGREE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND EVEN
GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME HAND IN HAND WITH PUBLIC
TRUST. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN KINDLE THE CALL TO SERVICE,
AND INSPIRES A COMMITMENT TO ANSWER THAT CALL.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I PARTICIPATED IN A SIMILAR PROGRAM --
AND IT WAS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO MEET PRESIDENT KENNEDY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. I WILL REMEMBER THAT MEETING FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM DEPENDS UPON THE EFFORT AND SUPPORT OF
CORPORATE, PHILANTHROPIC, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS -- AND
ON THE HARD WORK OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
I HOPE THAT PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM CAN COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT.
PROVIDING YOUNG AMERICANS WITH THE INSPIRATION AND DEDICATION TO
BECOME TOMORROW'S LEADERS IS PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM'S MISSION.
AND IT IS AN ENDEAVOR WORTHY OF ALL OUR SUPPORT.
WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS PARADE MESSAGE
LENGTH:
RECORDED ON: 12/16
FOR
USE
ON:
12/25/93
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AMERICA -- FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS.
CHRISTMAS IS A DAY FOR FAMILIES.
IT'S MAGIC SOMEHOW BRINGS EVEN THE CLOSEST OF FAMILIES CLOSER.
IT REACHES ACROSS THE LONG STRETCHES ON THE MAP AND OVER THE HIGH
WALLS IN OUR MINDS THAT TOO OFTEN KEEP US APART. DISTANCE AND
MISUNDERSTANDING FALL WITH EQUAL SPEED IN THE FACE OF CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT. I WON'T BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT THE WARMTH OF THIS ONE
DECEMBER DAY CAN WORK MIRACLES FOR A FAMILY. IT HAPPENS TIME AND
TIME AGAIN.
AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I HOPE THAT YOU SPEND SOME
TIME THINKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY. IT'S A FAMILY TWO
HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION STRONG, AND A FAMILY CHALLENGED BY
CHALLENGING TIMES. BUT IT'S ALSO A FAMILY THAT IS CAPABLE OF
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER.
MRS CLINTON:
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, THE WARMTH AND JOY OF
HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP IS SO UPLIFTING -- I HOPE THAT WE CAN CARRY A
LITTLE OF IT WITH US THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR.
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. LET'S DO OUR VERY BEST THIS YEAR TO
INSTILL EVERY DAY WITH THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF THE HOLIDAY
SEASON -- TO HOLD A LITTLE MERRY CHRISTMAS IN OUR HEARTS THREE-
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS A YEAR.
HAVE A JOYOUS HOLIDAY -- AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOD BLESS YOU
ALL.
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