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January 29, 2002: State of the Union Address

… I called our troops into action, I did so with complete confidence in their courage and skill. And tonight, thanks to … strength and calm and comfort she brings to our nation in crisis, our First Lady, Laura Bush. None of us would ever … will focus on three areas of need: responding in case of crisis at home; rebuilding our communities; and extending …

August 18, 1967: Press Conference

… $200 million. Over the long run--many years ahead-- I am confident that we will make substantial increases in our … The Secretary of the Interior, since the Middle East crisis, has had a very special group in his Department … shale development. I would doubt that in this immediate crisis that you could expect any great acceleration. But if …

| George W. Bush Project

Kevin Sullivan Oral History

… immigration reform; the economy before the 2008 financial crisis; the 2008 financial crisis; the 2008 election; Bush’s farewell speech; the firing … weekend. There are reporters on deadline. No shortage of crisis issues to manage. All those things are embedded fully …

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James P. Pinkerton Oral History

… hating him. That was probably number— number one, restore confidence; number two, reconnect with the Republican base; … of oppo, but I was just sort of research. I had people’s confidence such that they could lie to me and feel good about … says, if you are solid and steady, you can sort of radiate confidence and people sort of trust you and whatever, and …

January 30, 1815: Veto Message on the National Bank

… of substantial aids to its pecuniary means at the present crisis and during the sequel of the war. It is evident that … to them they can be constitutionally overruled, and with a confidence that in a contrary event the wisdom of Congress …

Bill Clinton: Domestic Affairs

… nation: unemployment, the runaway deficit, the health care crisis, and welfare reform. On all fronts but one, health … legal career, was Clinton's closest political confidant—his true partner in his political career. The …

January 14, 1969: State of the Union Address

… people, law enforcement and law and order, the continuing crisis in the Middle East, the conflict in Vietnam, the … some of these challenges, the Nation has found a new confidence. In meeting others, it knew turbulence and doubt, … people, law enforcement and law and order, the continuing crisis in the Middle East, the conflict in Vietnam, the …

January 25, 1984: State of the Union Address

… is back, standing tall, looking to the '80s with courage, confidence, and hope. The problems we're overcoming are not … As we came to the decade of the '80s, we faced the worst crisis in our postwar history. In the '70s were years of rising problems and falling confidence. There was a feeling government had grown beyond …

July 17, 1980: Republican National Convention

… itself under mediocre leadership that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose. We … one party deficit spending and seasoned by an energy crisis. It's an economic stew that has turned the national … to work; to make our cities and towns resound with the confident voices of men and women of all races, nationalities …

October 2, 1930: Address to the American Bankers’ Association.

… system of the Nation safely through a most difficult crisis. In this success you have demonstrated not alone the … of President and conceivably be other than completely confident of the future of the United States. Perhaps as to no other place does the cheerful courage and power of a confident people reflect as to his office. There are a few …

July 6, 1852: Eulogy on Henry Clay

… and patriotism can give, and which only the undoubting confidence of a nation will receive? Perchance, in the whole … newspapers, or to pay any attention to public affairs, confident they were in good hands, and content to be a … constantly to have been regarded by all, as the man for a crisis. Accordingly, in the days of Nullification, and more …

December 3, 1929: First State of the Union Address

… the banks has carried the whole credit system through the crisis without impairment. The capital which has been … that through these measures we have reestablished confidence. Wages should remain stable. A very large degree … served to steady the farmers' market during the recent crisis and have operated also as a great stimulus to the …

January 7, 1943: State of the Union Address

… The Axis is reinforcing its strong positions. But I am confident that though the fighting will be tough, when the … figures out of a hat just to frighten the Axis. But we had confidence in the ability of our people to establish new … forego their political and economic differences in time of crisis and work together toward a common goal. While we have …

October 18, 1931: Message Regarding Unemployment Relief

… completely to meet the need of that community. I am confident that the generosity of each community will fully … and the world are today involved in more than a financial crisis. We are faced with the primary question of human …

January 31, 2006: State of the Union Address

… and the character of our country. We will choose to act confidently in pursuing the enemies of freedom, or retreat … and turning over territory to Iraqi security forces. I am confident in our plan for victory; I am confident in the will … a better path: An agenda for a nation that competes with confidence; an agenda that will raise standards of living and …

August 16, 2021: Remarks on Situation in Afghanistan

… a mass exodus to avoid triggering, as they said, “a crisis of confidence.” American troops are performing this mission as …

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Charles Brain Oral History

… he didn’t rely on [David] Bonior’s operation? Just more confident—? Brain Well, it even predated Bonior. I’m trying …

February 9, 2010: News Conference on Congressional Gridlock

… as we work to tackle the pressing challenges ahead. I am confident, for example, that when one in 10 of our fellow … for all of these issues to be aired so that people have confidence if we're moving forward on such a significant part … That will provide certainty -- until the next financial crisis. That's not the kind of certainty I think that the …

January 20, 1972: State of the Union Address

… year reached the highest level ever. Business and consumer confidence have both been rising. Interest rates are down. The rate of inflation is down. We can look with confidence to 1972 as the year when the back of inflation … proposals for federal action to cope with the gathering crisis of school finance and property taxes. Later in the …

March 4, 1817: First Inaugural Address

… proof which my fellow-citizens have given me of their confidence in calling me to the high office whose functions I … just responsibility I will never shrink, calculating with confidence that in my best efforts to promote the public … and just principles, it can not be oppressive. It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which …