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… In his third State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton discusses the accomplishments and challenges during his first three years of presidency. Among the issues that the President and Congress continue to confront are welfare … Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of the 104th Congress, distinguished …
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… President Barack Obama discusses the United States’ relations with the Middle East. He addresses the impact of September 11th and U.S. ties to … In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President, John Adams, wrote: "The United States has in … first Muslim American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same …
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… Should the people of the States fail to elect a Vice-President, the power devolves upon the Senate to select this … States troops into our own Territory of Utah. By this he required all the forces in the Territory to "hold … of that month, warning them of their true condition and how hopeless it was on their part to persist in rebellion …
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… to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the Harvard School … around crime, there was also a broad view, and certainly President Nixon shared this and other politicians, that the … we had not seen any increase in the violent crime rate. He was really responding to the chaos and the disorder on …
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… Territory to be taken by such persons and in such mode as he might designate and appoint; to appoint and direct the … commissioned as before stated, on the 29th of June, 1854, did not reach the designated seat of his government until the … the least possible legal authority been possessed by the President of the United States. For all present purposes the …
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… of Representatives: The Constitution requires that the President shall from time to time not only recommend to the consideration of Congress such measures as he may judge necessary and expedient, but also that he shall … of the persons who are of right, or contingently, to preside over the administration of the Government is under …
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… conference was to take place, in order to aid as far as he might in securing any possible additional protection to … opinions of courts and of jurists, to determine how far the doctrine of perpetual allegiance derived from our … fundamental principles of this Government. But Congress did not indicate in that statute, nor has it since done so, …
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… only moderate in the use of the power thus secured and did not exact from the public too great and exorbitant … prosperity, and we are advised in most general terms, how by some other statute and in some other way the evil we … disputants had submitted this question for decision to the President of France under the terms of an arbitration treaty, …
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… Teheran with Churchill, Stalin, and Chiang Kai-shek. The President hints at the coming invasion of Europe and … force from many directions, and I believe I can say that he returned to Chungking with the positive assurance of total … -- it is my intention to do all that I humanly can as President and Commander-in-Chief to see to it that these …
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… Mr. President, Mr. General Secretary, distinguished delegates: … working toward peace in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf, how valuable the United Nations can be. And we salute you for … peaceful lake in neutral Switzerland, Mr. Gorbachev and I did begin a new relationship based not just on engagement …
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… themselves were divided. Some wanted to restore former President Juan Bosch. Others opposed his restoration. … after 3 o'clock I received a cable from our Ambassador and he said that things were in danger, he had been informed that … of other lands. I thought that we could not and we did not hesitate. Our forces, American forces, were ordered …
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… between the Argentine Republic and Brazil, referred to the President of the United States as arbitrator during the term … Tamatav and the declaration of martial law by the French he was arrested upon various charges, among them that of … economic and financial situation and when we appreciate how well the way has been prepared for further progress by an …
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… Mr. Vice President, my old colleague from Massachusetts and your new … any color. This administration has shown as never before how much could be done through the full use of Executive … in all Federal agencies and contractors. The Vice President's Committee thus created has done much, including …
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… President Taft sends this message regarding the conservation … of the resources of the public domain. The problem is how to save and how to utilize, how to conserve and still … have been made by the Secretary of the Interior and the President, and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior …
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… On his visit to Israel, President Obama delivers an address to the people of Israel … between our countries with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres. I’ve borne witness to the ancient history of … this tradition into the White House. (Applause.) I did so because I wanted my daughters to experience the …
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… Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Congress, honored … on the State of the Union since George Washington first did so in 1790. That's a lot of reports, but there's no … that looks forward, not backward. "Throughout the world," he said, "change is the order of the day. In every nation …
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… President Roosevelt addresses Congress on labor legislation. … of the anti-trust law, because of the uncertainty as to how this law affects combinations among labor men and … is peculiarly the province of the Congress and not of the President, and indeed peculiarly the province of the House of …
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… conscience of every earnest citizen to whatever party he belongs or in whatever section of the country he may … bonds. But if the gold reserve falls below $100,000,000, how will it be replenished except by selling more bonds? Is … polity of the recognizing state. The wise utterances of President Grant in his memorable message of December 7, 1875, …
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… Remarks by the president on NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on … ago, Buzz became a legend. But in the four decades since he’s also been one of America’s leading visionaries and … were not yet fully prepared. But we caught up very quick. President Eisenhower signed legislation to create NASA and to …
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… There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shalltake the oath of office in the presence of the … confidently expect the favor and help of AlmightyGod--that He will give to me wisdom, strength, and fidelity, and to … of slavery continue to hang uponthe skirts of progress? How long will those who rejoice that slavery nolonger exists …