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March 4, 1901: Second Inaugural Address

… liftedup and blessed? We will be consoled, to, with the fact that opposition has confrontedevery onward movement of … branch of the Governmentdeems essential to the best interests of Cuba and the United States. Theprinciples which …

October 20, 1925: Message Regarding Relationship of Church and State

… public welfare, into the service of selfish and misguided interests. Temptations have been both multiplied and … my desire to sound any note of discouragement. The very fact that amid all the complexities and distractions of our …

January 20, 2004: State of the Union Address

… of leaving Saddam Hussein in power. We're seeking all the facts. Already, the Kay Report identified dozens of … Manufacturing activity is increasing. Inflation is low. Interest rates are low. Exports are growing. Productivity is … funding for abstinence programs, so schools can teach this fact of life: Abstinence for young people is the only certain …

August 20, 1992: Republican National Convention

… the U.S. postwar strategy was largely bipartisan, the fact remains that the liberal McGovern wing of the other … My opponent won't mention that. He won't remind you that interest rates are the lowest they've been in 20 years, and … stronger, safer, and more secure. We start with a simple fact: Government is too big and spends too much. I have asked …

January 25, 1984: State of the Union Address

… by reducing the portion spent on defense. This ignores the fact that national defense is solely the responsibility of … been coming on for half a century—to say nothing of the fact that it poses a real threat to economic recovery. Let's … could surpass our capacity to develop it. Companies interested in putting payloads into space must have ready …

Preview of Ken Burns' new PBS series on the Vietnam War

… me in the direction that I—I eventually went. I was very interested in thinking about that 1983, uh, series and how it … the adversary, and it wasn’t the case at all. And, in fact, it’s—one of the ways that we know that we are getting … lines with policymakers, but that—that’s not what they’re interested in 20:04 Blackmon: Let’s, uh—let’s watch another …

December 8, 1931: Third State of the Union Address

… designated by the governors of the States and the groups interested. RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION In order that … consolidation. As their rates must be regulated in public interest, so also approximate regulation should be applied to … of the volume of work in progress is conveyed by the fact that during the current year over 380,000,000 cubic …

December 19, 1967: A Conversation with President Lyndon Johnson

… of weeks if the other side would face these five simple facts, and if some of our own people here in this country … what you are asking. We have made clear our very definite interest in Israel, and our desire to preserve peace in that … I don't want to give them advertisement, but if you are interested just turn on ABC tonight and look at the newscast. …

August 14, 1980: Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention

… demands, no matter how rich or powerful the special interests might be that make those demands. And that's why … we will never be second to any nation. Deeds, not words; fact, not fiction. We must and we will continue to build our … a worldwide inflation crisis. We took forceful action, and interest rates have now fallen, the dollar is stable and, …

June 1, 1965: Press Conference in the East Room

… on the things that unite nations in the bonds of common interest. On June 24th, 25th, and 26th of this year, the … has already begun extensive and hopeful discussions with interested parties around the world. Thus, the groundwork has … have branded the Johnson doctrine were unfamiliar with the fact that the nations of this hemisphere have repeatedly made …

Misremembering the Civil War

… period of time. Ayers: Yeah, that’s widely believed. The fact is that slavery had never been stronger than it was in … Ayers: Right. Blackmon: So that ties things together in interesting ways, but, in the detail of how the war really … Memorial Society who do all of these things. But the interesting things is that the white Southern men really like …

January 16, 1833: Message Regarding South Carolina Nullification of Federal Legislation

… knowledge of the recommendation which, from a view of the interests of the nation at large, the Executive had … That it brings up a conjuncture of deep and momentous interest is neither to be concealed nor denied. This crisis … are met in due time and in a becoming spirit by the States interested in manufactures." In the opinion of the …

January 26, 1911: Special Message on Canadian Reciprocity

… a diplomatic and controversial character. The identity of interest of two peoples linked together by race, language, … the text of the trade agreement exhibit in detail the facts which are here set forth briefly and in outline only. …

January 26, 1911: Message Regarding US-Canadian Relations

December 19, 1859: Third Annual Message

… whether the effect would be more deleterious on the interests of the master or on those of the native-born slave. … for African slaves. Both the philanthropy and the self-interest of the master have combined to produce this humane … in which more than a hundred of our citizens are directly interested, remain unsatisfied, notwithstanding both their …

Race and policing in America

… uh, what appears to me the phenomenon as the system has in fact become more fair, which it has, in you know, it treats … we’ve seen these same kinds of problems of reliability, in fact, in the death penalty context, uh-uh, I just got someone … that they might be punished, and I keep saying I have no interest in punishing, uh, people in America for the things …

January 20, 2015: 2015 State of the Union Address

… we look for more ways to help families get ahead. And in fact, at every moment of economic change throughout our … in their workforce is in their company’s long-term interest. We still need laws that strengthen rather than … other; where we talk issues and values, and principles and facts, rather than “gotcha” moments, or trivial gaffes, or …

May 31, 1932: Statement on the National Economy

… which naturally arouses wide divergence of sectional interest and individual views. Yet if we are to secure a just … of tax legislation, we must face the plain and unpalatable fact that due to the degeneration in the economic situation …

October 27, 1964: "A Time for Choosing"

… hasn't been provided with a script. As a matter of fact, I have been permitted to choose my own words and … on. Private property rights [are] so diluted that public interest is almost anything a few government planners decide … peace. But I think we're against subordinating American interests to an organization that has become so structurally …

January 25, 1988: State of the Union Address

… undercut our bipartisan budget agreement. As a matter of fact, if adopted, it will improve our deficit reduction … have increased the risk of our most basic security interests, jeopardizing earlier hard-won goals. We must face … and firmly in the furtherance of her principles and vital interests. No legacy would make me more proud than leaving in …