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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… of the session, to the point where we were reasonably confident that they would find a way to get it to the White … for other must-pass legislation. Then, the financial crisis suddenly erupted and Congress had to act. It was an …
Presidential Speeches
… before the American people right now is to overcome this crisis, that we may secure a restoration of normal jobs to … entirely misrepresents the fact that the plan to meet this crisis which swept upon us from Europe was proposed by me to … the power business, and it would seem that they must have confidence that their notions will be put over by the …
Presidential Speeches
… legislative and other measures required to respond to this crisis. As circumstances change in the future, we will, of … with other principal grain-exporting nations, I am confident that they will not replace these quantities of … I have consulted with leaders of the Congress, and I am confident they will support legislation that may be required …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… Partly because we wouldn’t have had a high degree of confidence that they’d deliver the message that we would want …
Presidential Biographies
… exemplified by the President's optimism, self-confidence, pragmatism, and flexibility. Above all, FDR was … to millions of Americans who had none. His extreme self-confidence buoyed an American public unsure of the future or … to Washington." Relief and Jobs To meet the immediate crisis of starvation and the dire needs of the nation's …
Presidential Speeches
… So, together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the State of our Union is stronger. … conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. (Applause.) We can't do it. Let’s …
Presidential Speeches
… and the dollar commands new respect-now, when no military crisis strains our resources--now is the time to act. We … communism sought to convey the image of a unified, confident, and expanding empire, closing in on a sluggish … the nuclear defense of the alliance to become a source of confidence, instead of a cause of contention. The next most …
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… leeway in deciding what to tackle first. Even amid the crisis of the Depression, Roosevelt initially focused on … It is well that this is the case, for ambition and self-confidence are essential qualities in persons undertaking …
The different ways in which presidents enter the White House often shape their first-year prospects and agendas.
Presidential Speeches
… This nation respects and trusts our military, and we are confident in your victories to come. (Applause.) This war … great power relations when times are good; to help manage crisis when times are bad. America needs partners to preserve … in prosperity. You will face times of calm, and times of crisis. And every test will find you prepared -- because …
Presidential Speeches
… the ranks, for their people, not for themselves. I shall confidently expect you to deserve and win the confidence of people of every sort and station. To the men … of the nation and of the world in this hour of supreme crisis may stimulate those to whom it comes and remind all …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… political life, setting policy agenda, the organization of the White House, North American Free Trade Agreement, … today is being conducted under the primary ground rule of strict confidentiality. The only person who is free to … I knew that if I waited it would get buried, and the next crisis would overwhelm me. We had to develop a somewhat …
Presidential Speeches
… resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restored confidence. They know only the rules of a generation of … of callous and selfish wrongdoing. Small wonder that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on … the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis—broad Executive power to wage a war against the …
Presidential Speeches
… Presidents have come to this Chamber in times of great crisis: war and depression, loss of national spirit. And 8 … high interest rates and people out of work—American confidence on the wane. And our challenge is different. We're … Government by continuing resolution, or government by crisis, will not do. And I ask the Congress tonight to …
Oral History Interviews
| Jimmy Carter Project… have done differently. He feels the Iran/prisoner/hostage crisis caused him to lose the election. Miller One of the … power in the Attorney General. You’ve got to have absolute confidence in the Attorney General. You could have somebody … a Republican. That would cause the public to have more confidence in the FBI if we found a Republican. We got down …
Presidential Speeches
… and Texas our acknowledgment of its independence at such a crisis could scarcely be regarded as consistent with that … secured to us respect and influence abroad and inspired confidence at home. Having thus discharged my duty, by … important subject, I have only to add the expression of my confidence that if Congress shall differ with me upon it …
Presidential Speeches
… atmosphere, a peace with justice, one in which we can be confident, can America prosper as we have known prosperity in … and support for violence around the world have eroded the confidence needed for arms negotiations. While we exercised … States and the Soviet Union in times of peace and of crisis. We will approach the Soviet Union with proposals for …
Presidential Speeches
… about AIDS. It's the single most important public health crisis, single most important public health emergency we've … that that blood supply is pure. We cannot have a lack of confidence in the blood supply when it comes to operations … 1970s you played virtually no role in the painful busing crisis in Boston. Given the fact that a president must …
Presidential Speeches
… housing market. But when the music stopped, and the crisis hit, millions of families were stripped of whatever … of Americans live in dignity, and gave millions more the confidence to aspire to something better, by taking a risk on … in this country a fair chance at success, then I remain confident that the future still looks brighter than the past, …
Presidential Speeches
… I get every day. “We are the face of the unemployment crisis,” she wrote. “I am not dependent on the … contribute to society…care about our neighbors…I am confident that in time I will find a job…I will pay my taxes, … vital work of our intelligence community depends on public confidence, here and abroad, that the privacy of ordinary …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… Speechwriting; Deputy Assistant to the President and Head of White House Office of Strategic Initiatives … on his early political and religious life; influence of Bill Bennett; political conservatism; the 2000 election … National Cathedral speech on September 20; State of the Union addresses and “axis of evil” phrase; Bush’s …