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Davenport
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Eugene Andrew Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan, byname Gene Cernan (born March 14, 1934, Chicago, Ill., U.S.)
Cernan was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1956
http://www.chakoteya.net/movies/movie8.html
Star Trek: First Contact
HAYES (on viewer): Did I catch you at a bad time Jean-Luc?
PICARD: No, of course not.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=72707
The American Presidency Project
George W. Bush
XLIII President of the United States: 2001 - 2009
Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
August 4, 2004
The President. Thank you all so very much for coming. Thanks for having me. It's great to be back here in the Quad Cities area. It's a great place to work and raise your family. It's what I would call the heart and soul of the country. We have a little difference of opinion about the heart and soul—some of them think you can find it in Hollywood.
Audience members. No-o-o!
From 3/14/1934 ( Gene Cernan ) To 12/14/1972 ( my biological brother United States Navy Commander Thomas Reagan was United States Apollo 17 Challenger spacecraft United States Navy astronaut walking on the planet Earth's moon ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 6/2/1978 ( premiere US film "Capricorn One" ) To 8/4/2004 is 9560 days
9560 = 4780 + 4780
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/4/1978 ( Dianne Feinstein in office as mayor of San Francisco ) is 4780 days
From 12/22/1971 ( premiere US film "Dirty Harry" ) To 8/4/2004 is 11914 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/16/1998 ( Bill Clinton - Remarks on Signing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Care for Police Survivors Act ) is 11914 days
From 1/19/1993 ( in Asheville North Carolina as Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess I was seriously wounded by gunfire when I returned fatal gunfire to a fugitive from United States federal justice ) To 8/4/2004 is 4215 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/18/1977 ( Jimmy Carter - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Remarks of the President, Attorney General Bell, and Several Members of Congress on Proposed Legislation ) is 4215 days
From 12/25/1991 ( as United States Marine Corps chief warrant officer Kerry Wayne Burgess I was prisoner of war in Croatia ) To 8/4/2004 is 4606 days
4606 = 2303 + 2303
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 2/22/1972 ( premiere US TV series pilot "Kung Fu" ) is 2303 days
From 4/4/1945 ( the first Adolph Hitler Nazi death camp liberated by US forces during World War 2 ) To 8/4/2004 is 21672 days
21672 = 10836 + 10836
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 7/4/1995 ( the undocking Mir space station docking and the United States space shuttle Atlantis orbiter vehicle mission STS-71 includes my biological brother United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan the spacecraft and mission commander and me Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps officer and United States STS-71 pilot astronaut ) is 10836 days
From 11/28/1940 ( premiere US film "Law and Order" ) To 8/31/1979 ( premiere US film "Time After Time" ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 3/6/1954 ( premiere US film "The Lonely Night" ) To 8/4/2004 is 18414 days
18414 = 9207 + 9207
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/17/1991 ( the date of record of my United States Navy Medal of Honor as Kerry Wayne Burgess chief warrant officer United States Marine Corps circa 1991 ) is 9207 days
From 3/6/1954 ( premiere US film "The Lonely Night" ) To 8/4/2004 is 18414 days
18414 = 9207 + 9207
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/17/1991 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 - the Persian Gulf War begins as scheduled severe criminal activity against the United States of America ) is 9207 days
From 1/17/1991 ( the date of record of my United States Navy Medal of Honor as Kerry Wayne Burgess chief warrant officer United States Marine Corps circa 1991 ) To 8/4/2004 is 4948 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/21/1979 ( Dan White convicted ) is 4948 days
From 1/17/1991 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 - the Persian Gulf War begins as scheduled severe criminal activity against the United States of America ) To 8/4/2004 is 4948 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/21/1979 ( Dan White convicted ) is 4948 days
From 6/23/1955 ( premiere US film "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" ) To 8/4/2004 is 17940 days
17940 = 8970 + 8970
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/25/1990 ( premiere US film "Fire Birds" ) is 8970 days
From 8/23/1951 ( premiere US film "Criminal Lawyer" ) To 5/25/1990 ( premiere US film "Fire Birds" ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 5/1/1946 ( Harry Truman - Citation Accompanying the Medal for Merit Awarded to Julius A. Krug ) To 8/4/2004 is 21280 days
21280 = 10640 + 10640
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) is 10640 days
From 10/28/1994 ( premiere US film "Stargate" ) To 8/4/2004 is 3568 days
3568 = 1784 + 1784
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/21/1970 ( premiere US TV series "The Young Lawyers" ) is 1784 days
From 2/17/1909 ( Geronimo deceased ) To 11/20/1947 ( the wedding ceremony of my biological paternal grandparents Princess Elizabeth and Philip the Duke of Edinburgh ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 2/11/1969 ( Jennifer Aniston ) To 8/4/2004 is 12958 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 4/25/2001 ( premiere US TV series "PBS Hollywood Presents" ) is 12958 days
From 2/11/1969 ( Jennifer Aniston ) To 8/4/2004 is 12958 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 4/25/2001 ( premiere US TV series episode "Star Trek: Voyager"::"Friendship One" ) is 12958 days
From 1/14/1998 ( premiere US TV series episode "Star Trek: Voyager"::"Waking Moments" ) To 8/4/2004 is 2394 days
2394 = 1197 + 1197
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 2/11/1969 ( Jennifer Aniston ) is 1197 days
From 10/15/1966 ( the United States Department of Transportation established ) To 8/4/2004 is 13808 days
13808 = 6904 + 6904
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/27/1984 ( "UA from class from 0600-0800" ) is 6904 days
From 11/18/1996 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: First Contact" ) To 8/4/2004 is 2816 days
2816 = 1408 + 1408
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/10/1969 ( premiere US film "The Great Bank Robbery" ) is 1408 days
From 2/16/1958 ( premiere US film "In the Money" ) To 11/18/1996 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: First Contact" ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 6/13/1952 ( premiere US film "Diplomatic Courier" ) To 3/16/1991 ( my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate Columbia South Carolina ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 3/16/1991 ( my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate Columbia South Carolina ) To 8/4/2004 is 4890 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 3/24/1979 ( premiere US TV series "The Bad News Bears" ) is 4890 days
From 4/20/1937 ( George Takei ) To 1/21/1976 ( my biological brother Thomas Reagan the civilian and privately financed astronaut bound for deep space in his privately financed atom-pulse propulsion spaceship this day was his first landing the planet Mars and his documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of the planet Mars ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 4/20/1937 ( premiere US film "A Star Is Born" ) To 1/21/1976 ( my biological brother Thomas Reagan the civilian and privately financed astronaut bound for deep space in his privately financed atom-pulse propulsion spaceship this day was his first landing the planet Mars and his documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of the planet Mars ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 10/3/1993 ( the Battle of Mogadishu Somalia begins ) To 8/4/2004 is 3958 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/3/1976 ( the Viking 2 Mars landing ) is 3958 days
From 3/2/1953 ( Russ Feingold ) To 12/3/1991 ( premiere US film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" ) is 14155 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/4/2004 is 14155 days
From 5/12/1991 ( I was the winning race driver at the Monaco Grand Prix ) To 8/4/2004 is 4833 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/26/1979 ( premiere US TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" ) is 4833 days
From 5/12/1991 ( I was the winning race driver at the Monaco Grand Prix ) To 8/4/2004 is 4833 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/26/1979 ( Jimmy Carter - National Security Information Order Designating an Official To Classify Information "Top Secret" ) is 4833 days
From 11/30/1982 ( Ronald Reagan - Remarks on Arrival in Brasilia Brazil ) To 8/4/2004 is 7918 days
7918 = 3959 + 3959
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/4/1976 ( the unpublished true birthdate of Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles ) is 3959 days
From 11/30/1982 ( Ronald Reagan - Remarks on Arrival in Brasilia Brazil ) To 8/4/2004 is 7918 days
7918 = 3959 + 3959
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/4/1976 ( George Walker Bush the purveyor of illegal drugs strictly for his personal profit including the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States arrested again by police in the United States ) is 3959 days
From 5/1/1994 ( Ayrton Senna killed in auto racing incident ) To 8/4/2004 is 3748 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 2/6/1976 ( premiere US TV series episode "Police Story"::"Firebird" ) is 3748 days
From 2/3/1939 ( premiere US film "Wings of the Navy" ) To 8/4/2004 is 23924 days
23924 = 11962 + 11962
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/3/1998 ( Tom Clancy "Rainbow Six" ) is 11962 days
From 4/21/1992 ( Geore Bush - Remarks to the Young Presidents' Organization ) To 8/4/2004 is 4488 days
4488 = 2244 + 2244
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/25/1971 ( George Walker Bush the purveyor of illegal drugs strictly for his personal profit including the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States confined to federal prison in Mexico for illegally smuggling narcotics in Mexico ) is 2244 days
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040804-5.html
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 4, 2004
President's Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
Leclaire Park and Bandshell
Davenport, Iowa
11:09 A.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all so very much for coming. Thanks for having me. (Applause.) It's great to be back here in the Quad Cities area; it's a great place to work and raise your family; it's what I would call the heart and soul of the country. (Applause.) We have a little difference of opinion about the heart and soul -- some of them think you can find it in Hollywood.
THE AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: I think you find it right here in Davenport, Iowa. (Applause.)
I'm looking forward to the race. I'm here to ask for your vote and ask for your help. (Applause.) Everywhere we're going, the crowds are big, the enthusiasm is high, the signs are good -- with your help, Dick Cheney and I will have four more years. (Applause.)
I regret -- I regret that Laura is not here to see this significant crowd. (Applause.) She is a fabulous First Lady. (Applause.) She is a great mother and a wonderful wife. Today I'm going to give you some reasons for you to put me back in office, but perhaps the most important reason of all is so that Laura will be the First Lady for four more years. (Applause.)
I'm proud to be running with Dick Cheney. I admit, he's not the prettiest one on the ticket. (Laughter.) I didn't pick him for his looks. (Laughter.) I picked him for his judgment and his experience. Dick Cheney is a great Vice President. (Applause.)
I want to thank my friend, Jim Nussle. I appreciate his leadership in the United States Congress. He's the budget man. He's looking out after your money. He and I understand when we spend money in Washington, it's not the government's money, it's the people's money. (Applause.)
I appreciate my friend, Jim Leach joining us today. What a fine, fine citizen of the state of Iowa. (Applause.) I want to thank my friend, Tom Latham, for joining us, the congressman from the other part of the state. Thanks for inviting him here to eastern Iowa. (Applause.) It's good for your congressmen to get a taste for the decency of the folks that live in this part of the state. (Applause.)
I want to thank Chuck Gipp, David Vaudt, all the state officials here. I appreciate the mayor coming. Mr. Mayor, we're proud you're here. (Applause.) Fill the potholes. (Laughter.)
I want to thank Mayor Freemire, of Bettendorf, as well; I'm proud you're here. I want to thank my friend, David Roederer, who is campaign chairman for this great state of Iowa. I appreciate my friend, Larry Gatlin -- we were both raised in west Texas together, I was in Midland, he was in Odessa. I can't sing, he can. (Laughter and applause.)
Listen, I want to thank all the grassroots activists who are here. I appreciate you coming. I want to thank you for what you are going to do -- which is to register the voters. We have a duty in this country to vote. Make sure you register people. Don't worry about what party they're in; we want everybody voting in America. (Applause.) However, now when you're convincing them who to vote for, don't overlook discerning Democrats and wise independents. (Laughter.) When you get them headed toward the poll, nudge them our way. I'm counting on your help, and together we're going to win not only Iowa, but it's going to be a great victory in November nationwide. (Applause.) We were close in Iowa last time. Not this time, we're going to carry it. (Applause.)
Every incumbent who's asking for the vote has to answer a question: Why? Why should the American people give me the great privilege of serving as your President for four more years? In the past years we've been through a lot together. We've been through a whole lot together. And we've accomplished a great deal. But there's only one reason to look backward at the record, and that is to determine who best to lead our nation forward.
I'm asking for your vote because so much is at stake. We have more to do. We must work to move America forward. I want to be your President for four more years to make our country safer. (Applause.)
THE AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
`THE PRESIDENT: I want to be your President for four more years to make our economy stronger. I want to be your President for four more years to make our future brighter and better for every one of our citizens. (Applause.) From creating jobs to improving schools, from fighting terror to spreading the peace, we have made much progress and there is still more to do. (Applause.)
We have more to do to make our public schools the centers of excellence we know that they can be, so that no child is left behind in this country. When we came to office three-and-a-half years ago, too many children were being shuffled from grade to grade, year after year, without learning the basics. So we've challenged the soft bigotry of low expectations. We've raised the bar. (Applause.) We believe in accountability. We believe in making sure local folks are in charge of public schools. We believe in empowering parents. And, today, children across America are showing real progress in reading and math. When it comes to improving America's public schools, we're turning the corner, and we're not turning back. (Applause.)
Listen, we've got more to do. The world we're in is changing. The jobs of the future will require greater knowledge and a higher level skills. So we've got to reform our high schools to make sure a high school diploma means something. We're going to expand math and science so young people can compete in our high tech world. We will expand the use of the Internet to bring high level training into classrooms. With four more years, we will help a rising generation gain the skills and confidence they need to realize the American Dream. (Applause.)
We have more to do to make quality health care available and affordable. When we came to office, too many older Americans could not afford prescription drugs -- and Medicare didn't pay for them. Leaders in both political parties for years had promised prescription drug coverage for our seniors -- we got it done. (Applause.) Already, more than 4 million seniors have signed up for drug discount cards that provide real savings. Beginning in 2006, all seniors on Medicare will be able to choose a plan that suits their needs and gives them coverage for prescription drugs.
I remember campaigning with Nussle and Leach and Latham, and your fine United States senator, Charles Grassley. (Applause.) I said, we're going to strengthen Medicare to make sure rural hospitals in Iowa get the help they need. So we provided more funds to hospitals healing -- handling a low volume of patients. We've increased payments for ambulance providers and suppliers in rural areas. We're giving better bonuses to physicians, so we can keep good doctors practicing in rural America. In other words, we delivered on our promise to the people of Iowa. (Applause.) The other folks talk a good game -- we deliver. (Applause.)
To help people get access to quality care, we've expanded community health centers for low income Americans. We've created health savings accounts, so families can save, tax-free, for their own health care needs. When it comes to giving Americans more choices about their health care and making health care more affordable, we're moving America forward and we're not going to turn back. (Applause.)
This world is changing. Most Americans get their health care coverage through their work. Most of today's new jobs are created by small businesses, which too often cannot afford to provide health coverage. To help more American families get health insurance, we must allow small employers to join together to purchase insurance at the discounts available to big companies. (Applause.)
To improve health care, we must end the frivolous lawsuits that raise health care costs and drive doctors out of medicine. (Applause.) You cannot be pro-patient and pro-doctor and pro-trial lawyer at the same time. (Applause.) You have to choose. My opponent made his choice, and he put him on the ticket. (Laughter.) I made my choice: I will continue to work with Congress to pass medical liability reform for the patients of America. (Applause.)
We can do more to harness technology to reduce costs and prevent health care mistakes. We can do more to expand research and seek new cures for terrible diseases. And in all we do to improve health care in America, we'll make sure the health decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. (Applause.)
We have more to do to make our economy stronger. Listen, we've come through a recession and terror attacks and corporate scandals and a stock market decline. We overcame these obstacles because of the hard work of Iowa's small business people, because we've got the best workers in the world. We've overcome these obstacles because we've got the best farmers in the world. (Applause.)
And we've overcome these obstacles because of well-timed tax relief for the American people. Listen, we didn't pick winners and losers when it came to tax relief. We gave tax relief to every American who pays federal income taxes. (Applause.) We gave tax relief for families with children. We gave tax relief for married couples. (Applause.) What kind of tax code is it that penalizes marriage? It's a tax code that needs to be changed. (Applause.) We gave tax relief for every small business that purchases equipment. And this time, the check really was in the mail. (Applause.)
Because we acted, our economy since last summer has grown at a rate as fast as any in nearly 20 years. Because we acted, America has added more than 1.5 million new jobs since last August. (Applause.) Because we acted, Iowa has added more than 11,000 jobs over the past year. Because we acted, Iowa's unemployment rate now is 4.3 percent. (Applause.) When it comes to creating jobs for American workers, we are turning the corner and we're not going back. (Applause.)
We worked to strengthen our farmers and ranchers. We passed a good Farm Bill, I was proud to sign it. We phased out the death tax, so America's family farmers [sic] can stay in the family. (Applause.) We've opened up foreign markets for Iowa and Illinois farmers. You see, if you're good at something, you ought to have the opportunity to sell that which you're good at around the world. (Applause.)
Listen, this country needs an energy strategy. We must become less dependent on foreign sources of energy if we want to keep jobs here in America. (Applause.) And one way to become -- one way to become less dependent on foreign sources of energy is to promote alternate sources of fuel, like biodiesel and ethanol. (Applause.) I told the people of this state when I was running in 2000, I support ethanol. I have kept my promise to Iowa's farmers. (Applause.) In the last three years, America's farmers have posted record net-cash, farm income -- record. Record exports. Record farm equity and land values. I have made the success of America's farmers and ranchers a priority, and America is better off for it. (Applause.)
To keep jobs in America, regulations need to be reasonable and fair. To keep jobs in America, we must end the junk lawsuits which threaten our small businesses. (Applause.) To keep jobs in America, we will not overspend your money, and we will keep your taxes low. (Applause.) To keep jobs in America, we will offer a workers a lifetime of learning, and to make sure they get training for the jobs of the future at our community colleges. The education and training community colleges offer can be the bridge between people's lives as they are, and people's lives as they want them to be.
And we're going to make sure America's families keep more of something they never have enough of, and that is time -- time to be with your kids, time to take care of your parents, time to go to class to improve yourselves. Congress needs to work with the administration to enact comp-time and flex-time to help America's families better juggle their home needs and their work needs. (Applause.)
What I'm telling you is, after four more years, the economy will be better. More small business owners will be in America. Better and higher paying jobs will exist here. And our farmers will be able to put something aside for the future generations. (Applause.)
We have more to do to wage and win the war against terror. America's future depends on our willingness to lead in this world. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This is not going to happen on my watch. (Applause.)
THE AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: The world changed on a terrible September morning, and since that day, we have changed the world. Before September the 11th, Afghanistan served as the home base for al Qaeda, which trained and deployed thousands of killers to set up terror cells in dozens of countries, including our own. Today, Afghanistan is a rising democracy. Afghanistan is a place where many young girls now go to school for the first time. (Applause.) Afghanistan is an ally in the war against terror, and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, Pakistan was a safe transit point for terrorists. Today, Pakistan is an ally in the war on terror. Pakistani forces are aggressively helping to round up the terrorists. America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
In Saudi Arabia, before September the 11th, terrorists were raising money and recruiting and operating with little opposition. Today, the Saudi government is taking the fight to al Qaeda. America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, Libya was spending millions to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Today, because America and our allies have sent a strong and clear message, the leader of Libya has abandoned his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, the ruler of Iraq was a sworn enemy of America. He was defying the world. He was firing weapons at American pilots, enforcing the world's sanctions. He had pursued and used weapons of mass destruction -- (applause) -- against his own people. He had harbored terrorists. He invaded his neighbors. He subsidized families of suicide bombers. He had murdered tens of thousands of his own citizens. He was a source of great instability in a volatile part of the world. After September the 11th, we looked at all the threats in a new light. One of the lessons of September the 11th, is this country must take threats seriously before they fully materialize. (Applause.)
The September the 11th Commission concluded that our institutions of government had failed to imagine the horror of that day. After September the 11th, we could not fail to imagine that a brutal tyrant who hated America, had ties to terror, had used weapons of mass destruction might use those weapons or share his deadly capabilities with our enemies. (Applause.) We saw a threat. The United States Congress, members of both political parties -- including my opponent -- looked at the same intelligence and saw a threat to America. The United Nations looked at the same intelligence, and it saw a threat and unanimously demanded a full accounting of Saddam Hussein's weapons and weapons programs, or face serious consequences. That's what the free world demanded. After 12 years of defiance, the tyrant refused to comply. He continued to deceive the world. He deceived the weapons inspectors that the world had sent into Iraq. Now, I had a choice to make: Do I forget the lessons of September the 11th and trust a madman?
THE AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: Or do I take action to defend America? Given that choice, I will defend our country. (Applause.)
THE AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: Because the dictator sits in a prison cell, the people of Iraq are better off. America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
When it comes to fighting the threats of our world, when it comes to making America safer, when it comes to spreading peace, we're moving forward, and we're not turning back. (Applause.)
We've got more to do. I'm running for four more years because we've got more to do. (Applause.) We must continue to work with our friends and allies around the world to aggressively pursue the terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere. See, you can't talk sense to the terrorists.
THE AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: You cannot negotiate with them.
THE AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: You cannot hope for the best. We must engage the enemies around the world so we do not have to face them here at home. (Applause.) America will continue to lead the world with confidence and moral clarity. (Applause.) We put together a strong coalition to help us defeat terror, and that's necessary. Over 60 nations are involved with the proliferation security initiative. Nearly 40 nations are involved in Afghanistan. Some 30 nations are involved in Iraq. We will continue to build our alliances. We will continue to work with our friends for the cause of security and peace. But I will never turn over America's national security decisions to leaders of other countries. (Applause.)
We will keep our commitment to help Afghanistan and Iraq become peaceful, democratic societies. These two nations are now governed by strong leaders, people who want the boys and girls of their respective countries to grow up in peace. They know what we know in America: moms and dads long for a peaceful society; they long for their children to be able to be educated and realize their dreams. The people of these countries are stepping up, providing security for their own people. After years of brutality they see a glimmer of hope, a chance to live in a free society. And these people can count on our help and the help of our coalition.
You see, when we acted to protect our own security, we also promised to help deliver them from tyranny, to restore their sovereignty, to help set them on the path to liberty. And when America gives its word, America will keep its word. (Applause.)
In these crucial times, our commitments are kept by the men and women of our military. At bases across our country and the world, I've had the privilege of meeting with those who defend our country and sacrifice for our security. I've seen their great decency and their unselfish courage. The cause of freedom is in really good hands. (Applause.) And our men and women in uniform deserve the full support of our government. (Applause.) Last September, while our troops were in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq, I proposed supplemental funding to support our military and its mission. This legislation provided funding for body armor and vital equipment, hazard pay, health benefits, ammunition, fuel and spare parts for our military. In the Senate, only a small, out-of-the-mainstream minority of 12 voted against the legislation. Two of those 12 senators are my opponent and his running mate.
THE AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: Here's how my opponent tried to explain his vote. He said: I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it. (Laughter.) End quote. (Laughter.) Then he went on to say that he was proud that he and his running mate voted against it and he further said: The whole thing is a complicated matter.
There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat. (Applause.)
In the long run, our security is not guaranteed by force, alone. We must work to change the conditions that give rise to terror: poverty and hopelessness and resentment. A free and peaceful Iraq, and a free and peaceful Afghanistan will be a powerful example to their neighbors in a part of the world that is desperate for freedom. (Applause.)
Free countries do not export terror. Free countries listen to the dreams and aspirations of their citizens. By serving the ideal of liberty, we're bringing hope to others, and that makes America more secure. By serving the ideal of liberty, we're making the world a more peaceful place. By serving the ideal of liberty, we serve the deepest ideals of our country. Freedom is not America's gift to the world; freedom is the Almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world. (Applause.)
We have more to do to protect us. Enemies who hate us are still plotting to harm us. Those who claim that America's war on terror is to blame for terror threats against the United States have a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the enemy. See, the 9/11 Commission said something wise: Our homeland is safer, but we are not yet safe.
Beginning immediately after September the 11th, we started the hard process of reform. We transformed our defenses. We've created a new Department of Homeland Security. We passed the Patriot Act to give law enforcement the tools they need to help make America more secure. (Applause.) The mission of the FBI is now focused on preventing terror. We're integrating intelligence and law enforcement better than we ever have before. We've taken action on a large majority of the Commission's recommendations. We have more to do to better secure our ports and borders, to train first responders, to dramatically improve our intelligence gathering capability. That's why this week I called on Congress to create a position of National Intelligence Director, so that one person is in charge of coordinating all our intelligence efforts, overseas and here at home.
These reforms are not going to be easy. I understand that. You see, reform is never easy in Washington. (Laughter.) There's a lot of entrenched interests there. People don't like to have the status quo challenged. It's not enough, though, to advocate reform, you have to be able to get it done. (Applause.)
And we're getting it done on behalf of the people of this country. When it comes to reforming schools to provide an excellent education for all our children, results matter. When it comes to health care reforms that give families more access and more choices, results matter. When it comes to improving our economy, and creating quality jobs, results matter. When it comes to a strong farm economy, results matter. When it comes to better securing our homeland, fighting the forces of terror, and promoting the peace, results matter. When it comes to electing a President, results matter. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: No, there's a lot of big talkers in the nation's capital. We just like to be known as the people who can get the job done. (Applause.) We're living in a time of great change. And it's an exciting time -- it really is -- to be an American. We got to make sure government responds to these times by standing side-by-side with people, side-by-side with our workers and side-by-side with our families. The best way to do so, in my judgment, is to encourage people to own something; to encourage people to own their own homes. Listen, the home ownership in America is at an all-time high, and that's good news for our country. (Applause.)
We want our workers to be able to own their own health care accounts so they can take them from job to job. We want younger workers to be able to own a Social Security personal retirement account that they can call their own and pass on from one generation to the next. (Applause.)
We want people owning their own farm and their own small business. See, we understand when you own something, you have a vital stake in the future of this country. The world is -- times have changed, but some things are not going to change. Our belief in liberty will not change. Our belief in the non-negotiable demands of human dignity will not change. Our desire to make sure opportunity, the great American experience is spread throughout every corner of this country, will not change. The individual values we try to live by won't change: courage and compassion, reverence and integrity. The institutions that give us direction and purpose are important: our families, our schools, our religious congregation. They are so important and so fundamental, they deserve the respect of government. (Applause.)
We stand for things. We stand for something. We stand for institutions, like marriage and family, which are the foundations of our society. (Applause.) We stand for a culture of life in which every person matters and every person counts. (Applause.) We stand for judges who faithfully interpret the law, instead of legislating from the bench.
And we stand for a culture of responsibility in America. This culture of ours is changing from one that has said, if it feels good, do it, and, if you've got a problem, blame somebody else -- to a culture in which each of us understands we're responsible for the decisions we make in life. (Applause.) If you're fortunate enough to be a mother or a father, you are responsible for loving your child with all your heart and all your soul. (Applause.) If you're worried about the quality of the education in the community in which you live, you are responsible for doing something about it. (Applause.) If you are a CEO in corporate America, you're responsible for telling the truth to your shareholders and your employees. (Applause.)
And in a responsibility society, each of us is responsible for loving our neighbor just like we'd like to be loved ourselves. Listen, the strength of this country is not our military; the strength of this country is not our wallets -- the strength of this country is the heart and soul of the American people. (Applause.)
I want to be your President for four more years so we can continue to rally the armies of compassion, so we can help change America one heart, one soul, one conscience at a time. (Applause.)
For all Americans, these years in our history will always stand apart. There are quiet times in the life of a nation, when little is expected of its leaders. This isn't one of those times. It's a time that requires strength and firm resolve. This is a time that requires courage and our willingness to lead.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: That's why we love you! (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: None of us will ever forget that era -- that week when one era ended and another one began. On September the 14th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I will never forget. There were workers in hard hats yelling at me: Whatever it takes. A guy grabbed me by the arm, he had tears in his eyes, he was exhausted from searching through the rubble to find his friend. He said: Do not let me down. He took it personally. The people searching through the rubble took that day personally. You took it personally and so did I. (Applause.)
I wake up every morning thinking about how to better protect our people. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes. (Applause.)
THE AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: No, we've come through much together. We've done hard work. During the next four years we will spread ownership and opportunity all throughout our land. We'll pass the enduring values of our country to another generation. And during the next four years we'll continue to lead in the cause of freedom, so the world will be a more peaceful place. (Applause.)
You know, four years ago I traveled your great state asking for the vote, and I made a pledge that if you honored me with this great responsibility I would uphold the dignity and the honor of the office to which I had been elected, so help me, God. (Applause.) And with your help, I will do so during the next four years. May God bless you. Thanks for coming. Thank you all. (Applause.)
END 11:27 A.M. CDT
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040804-7.html
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 4, 2004
Remarks by the President at Bush-Cheney Rally
Southern Minnesota Construction Company Quarry
Mankato, Minnesota
5:00 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thanks for coming. Thanks for inviting me. (Applause.) It's good to be in Mankato. I understand I'm the first President to have visited here since Harry Truman. I don't know what took the others so long to get here. (Laughter.) Thanks for having me.
I'm here to ask for your vote. (Applause.) I'm also here to ask for your help. (Applause.) I appreciate you coming. I understand I'm not the biggest deal in town. After all, the Vikings practice here. (Laughter.) But it is great to be in a place where people work hard and make a living off the land, raise their families. It's what I call the heart and soul of the country. (Applause.) The other folks believe the heart and soul can be found in Hollywood. I think it's found right here in southern Minnesota. (Applause.)
I'm excited about the race. I'm looking forward to the contest. Everywhere we go, the crowds are big, the enthusiasm is high, the signs are good. With your help, Dick Cheney and I will be reelected for four more years. (Applause.)
I am sorry -- I'm sorry Laura is not here. I know you are, too. You probably wish I had stayed at home and she was the speaker. (Laughter.) She is a great wife, a fantastic mother, and a wonderful First Lady for our country. (Applause.) Today I'm going to give you some reasons to put me back in, but perhaps the most important reason of all is so Laura is First Lady for four more years. (Applause.)
I'm proud to be running with Dick Cheney. Admittedly, he's not the prettiest vice presidential candidate in the race. (Laughter.) I didn't pick him for his looks. (Laughter.) I picked him for his judgment, his sound advice. (Applause.)
I'm proud to be with Norm Coleman. He's doing a fine job as a United States Senator. (Applause.) And I'm proud of the job Governor Pawenty is doing, as well. He's a good man. (Applause.) Plus, I appreciate working with Congressman Gutknecht and Congressman Kline -- two really fine people, as well. I appreciate you guys being here. Thank you. (Applause.)
I want to thank all the state people who are here, and the local people who have come out. Thanks for being here today. I particularly want to thank the grassroots activists who are here. Those are the people who put up the signs and make the phone calls. These are the folks who go out and get people to register to vote. Let me tell you something, here's what I believe: I believe all of us have a duty in our country to vote. We have a duty to exercise our right as free citizens. I want to thank you for registering people and encouraging them to vote. Don't overlook discerning Democrats and wise independents. Get them to the polls. And when you get them headed our way, make sure they -- give them a little nudge toward the Bush-Cheney ticket. (Applause.)
We came close in Minnesota last time. This time, we're going to win it. (Applause.) Every incumbent who asks for your vote has got to answer one, central question, and that's: why -- why should the American people give me the high privilege of serving as your President for four more years. In the past few years, we've done a lot and we've come through a lot together. But there's only one reason to look backward, and that is to determine who best to lead the nation forward.
I'm asking for your vote because so much is at stake in this election. We have much more to do to move America forward. I want to be your President for four more years to make our country safer, to make our economy stronger, and to make the future brighter and better for every single citizen. (Applause.)
From creating jobs to improving schools, from fighting terror to spreading the peace, we have made much progress, and we have more to do. We have more to do to make America's public schools the centers of excellence we all know they can be, so that not one single child is left behind in our country. (Applause.) When we came to office three-and-a-half years ago, too many children were being shuffled from grade to grade, year after year, without learning the basics. So we've challenged the soft bigotry of low expectations. We've raised the bar. We believe in accountability. We trust the local folks to run the schools of America. (Applause.) Today children across America are showing real progress in reading and math. When it comes to improving America's public schools, we are turning the corner and we're not going back. (Applause.)
We have more to do. Listen, this world of ours is changing. The jobs of the future will require greater knowledge and higher-level skills. So that's why we need to reform our high schools to make sure a high school diploma means something. We're going to expand math and science education so our young people can compete in a high-tech world. We'll expand the use of the Internet to bring high-level training into classrooms. With four more years, we will help a rising generation gain the skills and confidence they need to achieve the American Dream. (Applause.)
We have more to do to make quality health care available and affordable. When we came to office, too many older Americans could not afford prescription drugs and Medicare didn't pay for them. Leaders in both political parties had promised prescription drug coverage for years. We got the job done. (Applause.)
Already, more than four million seniors have signed up for drug discount cards that provide real and meaningful savings. Beginning in 2006, all seniors on Medicare will be able to choose a plan that suits their needs and gives them coverage for prescription drugs. You see, when we reformed Medicare, we did so with rural hospitals in mind, as well. We provided more funds to hospitals handling low volumes of patients. We increased payments for ambulance providers and suppliers in rural areas. We're giving better bonuses to physicians so we can keep good doctors practicing in rural America. We made a difference for the older citizens of this country, and we made a difference for those who seek health care in rural America. (Applause.)
To help people get access to quality care, we've expanded community health centers for low-income Americans. We've created health savings accounts so families can save tax-free for their own health care needs. When it comes to giving Americans more choices about their own health care and making health care more affordable, we're moving America forward and we're not turning back. (Applause.)
Listen, most Americans get health care coverage through their work. But most of today's new jobs are created by small businesses, which too often cannot afford to provide health care. To help more American families get health insurance, we must allow small employers to join together to purchase insurance at the discounts available for big companies. (Applause.)
To improve health care, we must end the frivolous lawsuits that raise health care costs and drive good doctors out of medicine. (Applause.) You cannot be pro-patient and pro-doctor and pro-trial lawyer at the same time. You have to choose. My opponent made his choice, and he put him on the ticket. (Laughter.) I made my choice, and on behalf of the patients and doctors of America, I will continue to urge Congress to pass medical liability reform. (Applause.)
We'll do more to harness technology, to reduce costs and to prevent health care mistakes. We'll do more to expand research and seek new cures for terrible diseases. And in all we do to improve health care in America, we'll make sure the health decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. (Applause.)
We have more to do to make sure our economy is stronger. Listen, we've come through a lot. We've been through a recession, we've been through corporate scandals, we've been through terror attacks, we've been through a market decline. Listen, and we've overcome the obstacles. We've got great workers in America, is one reason we've overcome them. (Applause.) We've got great entrepreneurs, we've got great farmers and great ranchers in this country. (Applause.)
We've also overcome these obstacles because of well-timed tax cuts. (Applause.) Listen, when we cut the taxes, we didn't pick winners or losers. We said, if you pay federal income taxes, you get tax relief. (Applause.) Families with children got tax relief. Married couples got tax relief. (Applause.) It's an amazing tax code where we say, we're going to have a marriage penalty. Why do we want to penalize marriage? We need to encourage marriage in the country. (Applause.)
A lot of the tax relief went to help small businesses, and the small business sector of our economy is strong today. We promised all this, we delivered, and this time the check was actually in the mail. (Applause.) Because we acted, our economy, since last summer, has grown at a rate as fast as any in nearly 20 years. (Applause.) We've added more than 1.5 million new jobs since last August. Minnesota has added 32,000 jobs over the past year. Because we acted, the unemployment rate in this state is now 4.4 percent. (Applause.) When it comes to creating jobs for America's workers, we've turned the corner, and we're not turning back. (Applause.)
I also told the people when I was running for President the last time, I said, I understand the need to have a healthy farm economy. A good farm economy is good for the American economy. (Applause.) We passed a good farm bill. We're phasing out the death tax, so farmers can pass their land from one generation to the next. (Applause.)
In order to make sure jobs are here, we've got to make sure our farm economy is strong. And one way to make sure the farm economy is strong is to open up markets for Minnesota farm products. We want you selling your soybeans all around the world. (Applause.) We want you selling your corn all around the world. We want to be selling that Minnesota beef and hogs all around the world. (Applause.)
In order to make sure jobs stay here at home, we've got to have an energy strategy. See, we need to be better at conserving things, and we've got to be exploring for natural gas in environmentally friendly ways. But for the sake of energy security, for the sake of economic security, we need more ethanol and biodiesel. (Applause.) I envision a day where sometime, somebody walks in and says, well, Mr. President, you'll be happy to hear the corn crop is up and we're growing more soybeans in America, and we're less dependent on foreign sources of oil as a result of it. (Applause.)
And when you're out gathering the vote, remind the folks that in the last three years American farmers have posted record net cash farm income, record exports and record farm equity and land values. Our farm program is working. (Applause.)
Listen, we can do more to keep jobs here. You know, I'm sure the small business owners will tell you they've got to fill out a lot of paperwork. I can't guarantee whether government has read it or not. (Laughter.) We need less regulation. (Applause.) In order to keep jobs here in America, we need tort reform. (Applause.) In order to keep jobs here in America, we've got to make sure American workers have a lifetime of learning, and we've got to help them training -- help them have training for the jobs of the 21st century. And a good place to start is at our community colleges. (Applause.)
And you know what else we need? We need to make sure that American families have something they never have enough of, and that is time -- time to be with their kids, time to go to the Little League game or work in a Girl Scout troupe, time to take care of an elderly parent, time to go to class to improve themselves. And that's why I think Congress ought to pass comp-time and flex-time rules. (Applause.)
In other words, what I'm telling you is, government needs to stand side-by-side with families. After four more years, this economy is going to be strong, more people will be working with better jobs. After four more years, there will be more small business owners. After four more years, our farmers are going to be doing better. You know why? Because we've got a pro-growth, pro-entrepreneur, pro-agricultural economic agenda. (Applause.)
We've got to do more to wage and win the war on terror. America's future depends on our willingness to lead in the world. If we show uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. That's not going to happen on my watch. (Applause.) The world changed on a terrible September morning, and since that day, we've changed the world.
Before September the 11th, Afghanistan served as the home base of al Qaeda, which trained and deployed thousands of killers who set up terror cells around the world, including our own country. Today, Afghanistan is a rising democracy. Today, Afghanistan -- (applause) -- today, Afghanistan is a firm ally in the war against terror. (Applause.) And today, many young girls go to school for the first time. (Applause.) Afghanistan is free, and America and the world are safer.
Before September the 11th, Pakistan was a safe transit point for terrorists. Today, Pakistan is an ally in the war against al Qaeda. Pakistani forces are helping to round up the terrorists, and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, in Saudi Arabia terrorists were raising money, they were recruiting, they were operating with little opposition. Today, the Saudi government is taking the fight to al Qaeda, and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, Libya was spending millions to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Today, because America and our allies have sent a strong and clear message, the leader of Libya has abandoned his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
Before September the 11th, the ruler of Iraq was a sworn enemy of America. He was defying the world. Remember, he was firing weapons at American pilots which were enforcing the world's sanctions. The tyrant had pursued and used weapons of mass destruction. He'd harbored terrorists, he invaded his neighbors, and he subsidized the families of suicide bombers. He murdered tens of thousands of his own citizens. He was a source of great instability in a volatile part of the world.
After September the 11th, we looked at all the threats of the world in a new light. The lesson of September the 11th is that America must take threats seriously, before they fully materialize. (Applause.) The September the 11th Commission concluded that our institutions of government had failed to imagine the horror of that day. After September the 11th, we could not fail to imagine that a brutal tyrant who hated America, had ties to terror, had used weapons of mass destruction, might use those weapons or share the capability of those weapons with terrorist enemy. In other words, we saw a threat. I looked at the intelligence and saw a threat. Members of the United States Congress from both political parties, including my opponent, looked at the intelligence and came to the same conclusion. The United Nations Security Council looked at the intelligence and unanimously demanded that Saddam Hussein disclose, destroy weapons or weapons programs, or face serious consequences. The world spoke.
After 12 years of defiance, after 12 years of ignoring the demands of the free world, he once again refused to comply. As a matter of fact, he systematically deceived the weapons inspectors. So I had a choice to make: Forget the lessons of September the 11th and trust a madman who is a sworn enemy of this country, or take action necessary to defend our people. Given that choice, I will defend America every time. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: Because Saddam Hussein sits in a prison cell, the Iraqi people are free and America and the world are safer. (Applause.)
We have more to do. I'm seeking the office for four more years because I know we have more to do. We must continue to work with friends and allies around the world to aggressively pursue the terrorists and foreign fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere. See, you can't talk sense to these people. You cannot negotiate with them. You cannot hope for the best. We must engage them so we do not have to face them here at home. (Applause.)
America will continue to lead the world with confidence and moral clarity. We put together a strong coalition to help defeat the enemies of freedom. There are nearly 40 nations involved in Afghanistan, some 30 nations in Iraq, and over 60 nations involved with the Proliferation Security Initiative. Over the next four years, we'll continue to build alliances and work with our friends in the cause of security and peace. But I will never turn America's national security decisions over to leaders of other nations. (Applause.)
We'll keep our commitments to help Afghanistan and Iraq become democratic, free, and therefore, peaceful societies. (Applause.) These two nations are now governed by strong people, people who are willing to listen to the hopes and aspirations of the people. You know what the hopes and aspirations of mothers and dads are in Iraq and Afghanistan? They want their children to grow up in a peaceful world, just like in -- American moms and dads do. They want there to be hope for their kids. They want them to be able to realize their dreams. These leaders understand that. More and more Iraqis are now stepping up to defend the peace, to defend their freedom.
And my message to those people is that they can count on continued help from America and our coalition. You see, when we acted to protect our own security, we promised to help deliver them from tyranny, to restore their sovereignty, and to help set them on the road to liberty. And when America gives its word, America will keep its word. (Applause.)
In these crucial times, our commitments are kept by the men and women of our military. (Applause.) First, I want to thank all the veterans who are here. I appreciate the example you've set for our troops today. (Applause.) I've had the privilege of meeting those who wear our nation's uniform. I've seen their great decency, their unselfish courage. The cause of freedom is in really good hands.
We owe our troops best pay, best training, best possible equipment. (Applause.) That's why last September, while our troops were in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq, I proposed supplemental funding to support them in their mission. The legislation provided funding for body armor and vital equipment, hazard pay, health benefits, ammunition, fuel and spare parts. In the Senate, only a small, out-of-the-mainstream minority of 12 senators voted against that help. Two of those 12 are my opponent and his running mate.
AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: Here's how my opponent tried to explain his vote. He said, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." (Laughter.) That doesn't sound the way they talk here in southern Minnesota. (Applause.) I suspect the people around here, when they say something, they mean it. (Applause.)
Now my opponent is offering a different explanation. He said he was proud he voted against it, and then he further said the whole thing is a complicated matter. There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat. (Applause.)
In the long run, our security is not guaranteed by force alone. We must work to change the conditions that give rise to terror: poverty and hopelessness and resentment. See, a free and peaceful Iraq and a free and peaceful Afghanistan will be powerful examples to their neighbors. Free countries do not export terror. Free countries listen to the dreams of their citizens. By serving the ideal of liberty, we're bringing hope to others, and that makes our country more secure. By serving the ideal of liberty, we're spreading peace. (Applause.) And by serving the ideal of liberty, we're serving a basic understanding of our country, a basic value of America. See, freedom is not America's gift to the world. Freedom is the Almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world. (Applause.)
I'm running for four more years because I understand we have more to do to protect America. See, there are enemies who hate us, and they're still plotting to harm us. Those who claim that America's war on terror, our efforts to defend ourselves, is to blame for terrorist threats against the United States have a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the enemy we face. The 9/11 Commission said America homeland is safe, but -- safer, but we're not yet safe. I agree. There's more to do here at home.
Immediately after September the 11th, we started the hard process of reform. We transformed our defenses and created the Department of Homeland Security. We passed the Patriot Act, which was necessary to give law enforcement the tools necessary to defend the American people. (Applause.) The mission of the FBI is now focused on preventing terrorism. We're integrating intelligence and law enforcement better than we ever have before. We're already taking action on a large majority of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations. And they did good work, and I thank them for their work.
We've got more to do to better secure our ports and borders, to train first responders, and to dramatically improve our intelligence-gathering capability. That's why, this week, I called on Congress to create the position of National Intelligence Director, so that one person is in charge of coordinating all intelligence overseas and here at home.
These reforms are not going to be easy, particularly in Washington. (Laughter.) Reform is never easy there. See, there's a lot of entrenched interests that love to defend the status quo. It's not enough to advocate reform. You have to be able to get it done. (Applause.)
And that's what we have done. When it comes to reforming schools to provide excellent education for all our children, we got the job done. Results matter. (Applause.) When it comes to health care reforms to give families more access and more choices, results matter. (Applause.) When it comes to improving our economy and creating jobs, results matter. (Applause.) When it comes to having a strong farm economy, results matter. (Applause.) When it comes to better securing our homeland, fighting the forces of terror, and spreading the peace, results matter. When it comes to electing a President, results matter. (Applause.)
We live in an exciting time. It's a time of change. But we ought to make sure government responds to these times by standing side-by-side with people. You know how I think the best way to do that -- is to promote ownership society. You see, if you're a worker and you're changing jobs, you've got to be able to own your own health care plan so you can it from job to job. (Applause.) We want people to own their own home in America. We want people to be able to say, welcome to my house. This is my piece of property. (Applause.) And more and more are under this administration. (Applause.) We want younger workers to be able to own a Social Security personal retirement account they call their own, so they can pass it on to future generations. (Applause.) We want tax policy such that younger Americans can own their own farm. We want people owning their own small business. We understand that when you own something, you have a vital stake in the future of our country. (Applause.)
No, this world is changing, but there are some things that aren't going to change: our belief in liberty and opportunity and the non-negotiable demands of human dignity. The individual values we try to live by will not change: courage and compassion, reverence and integrity. The institutions that give us direction and purpose must not change: our families, and our schools, and our religious congregation. These institutions are fundamental to our lives. They deserve the respect of our government. (Applause.)
We stand for institutions like marriage and family, which are the foundations of our society. (Applause.) We stand for a culture of life in which every person matters and every person counts. (Applause.) We stand for judges who faithfully interpret the law instead of legislating from the bench. (Applause.) And we stand for a culture of responsibility in America.
Listen, our culture is changing from one that said, if it feels good, do it, and if you've got a problem, blame somebody else, to a culture in which each of us understands we're responsible for the decisions we make in life. If you're fortunate enough to be a mother or a father, you're responsible for loving that child with all your heart and all your soul. (Applause.) If you're worried about the quality of the education here in this community, do something about it. You're responsible for taking action. (Applause.) If you're a CEO in corporate America, you're responsible for telling the truth to your shareholders and your employees. (Applause.)
In a responsibility society, each of us is responsible for loving our neighbor just like we'd like to be loved yourself. I understand that the strength of this country is the hearts and souls of the American people. I'm seeking four more years to continue to rally the armies of compassion so we can help change our country, one heart, one soul, one conscience at a time. (Applause.)
For all Americans, these years in our history will always stand apart. There are quiet times in the life of a nation when little is expected of its leaders. This isn't one of those times. We need firm resolve, clear vision, a willingness to lead. And none of us will ever forget that week when one era ended and another began.
On September the 14th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I'll never forget. I remember workers in hard-hats yelling at me, "Whatever it takes." I'll never forget the guy that grabbed me by the arm -- I don't remember if he was a firefighter or a policeman. I do know he had been in the rubble searching for a loved one. His eyes were bloodshot. He said, "Do not let me down." See, he took it personally. Folks searching the rubble took it personally. You took it personally, and I took it personally. (Applause.)
I have a responsibility that goes on. I wake up every morning thinking how to better protect our country. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes. (Applause.)
We've come through much together. We've done hard work. During the next four years, there's more to do, more to spread ownership and opportunity for every corner of this country -- I mean every corner. We'll pass the enduring values of our country to another generation. During the next four years, we'll lead the world in the cause of freedom and peace.
When I was campaigning in your great state in 2000, I said if you honored me with the great responsibility, I would uphold the honor and the dignity of the office to which I had been elected, so help me God. (Applause.) And with your help, I will do so for four more years.
Thanks for coming. May God bless. (Applause.) Thank you all. (Applause.)
END 5:40 P.M. CDT
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THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 4, 2004
President's Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
Leclaire Park and Bandshell
Davenport, Iowa
11:09 A.M. CDT
THE AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: Here's how my opponent tried to explain his vote. He said: I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it. (Laughter.) End quote. (Laughter.) Then he went on to say that he was proud that he and his running mate voted against it and he further said: The whole thing is a complicated matter.
There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat. (Applause.)
In the long run, our security is not guaranteed by force, alone. We must work to change the conditions that give rise to terror: poverty and hopelessness and resentment.
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Capricorn One (1977)
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The most important event in our nation's history...what if it never really happened?
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The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
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Would you be shocked to find out that the greatest moment of our recent history may not have happened at all?
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The Moscone and Milk Assassinations: 30 Year Anniversary
October 16, 2008
Mayor Dianne Feinstein waved to crowds as she left the Supervisors chambers as the new Mayor of San Francisco on December 4, 1978.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 4 at 7:10am By Thomas Gladysz
And on December 4, 1978 Dianne Feinstein became Mayor of San Francisco.
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Dirty Harry (1971)
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Clint Eastwood ... Harry
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William J. Clinton
XLII President of the United States: 1993 - 2001
Remarks on Signing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Care for Police Survivors Act
June 16, 1998
Captain, thank you very much for your remarks and even more for your service. I think it's fair to say that everyone in America followed the harrowing trail that you were part of just a few months ago and grieved the loss of those two troopers and the others who were killed. And we thank you for your presence here.
Thank you, Mr. Vice President, for all the work you've done over the last 5 1/2 years. And thank you, Attorney General Reno, for doing a superb job of one of the things I asked you to do when we first talked about your becoming Attorney General, and that is being a genuine advocate for local law enforcement officials throughout this country.
I thank all the Members of Congress who are here and the extraordinary bipartisan support for actually two pieces of legislation that I will sign today, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Care for Police Survivors Act.
All the Members of Congress have been introduced, but I think I should note, because not all the sponsors are here, that the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act was cosponsored in the Senate by Senators Campbell and Leahy, and in the House by Representatives Visclosky and LoBiondo. The Care for Police Survivors Act was cosponsored in the Senate by Senators Hatch and Biden, and in the House by Congressman Schumer and Congressman McCollum. I thank them and all the others who are here.
This is a time of progress and prosperity for our country. We're grateful to have the lowest unemployment rate in 28 years and about to have our first balanced budget in 29 years. And we just learned that crime dropped in 1997, as the Vice President said, for a virtually unprecedented sixth year in a row. Murders have declined more than 25 percent, overall crime by more than 15 percent.
In many ways our country is seeing a return to personal responsibility—the welfare rolls are the smallest percentage of our population in 29 years—and to respect for the law—the crime rate last year dropped to a 25-year low. That makes a real difference in the lives of Americans. Our neighborhoods are safer; our families are more secure. Americans actually feel more free, and they are.
There has been a lot of debate in the country about the reasons for the drop in the crime rate. Of course, a better economy helps, and so do the neighborhood watch groups and all the efforts being made in communities across the country to keep kids away from crime, from school uniforms and curfews to after-school programs and tough truancy enforcement. But one thing is absolutely clear: A huge factor in the declining crime rate has been more police and better policing.
Across the country these men and women in uniform whom we honor here today are putting their lives on the line by joining their communities, getting out of the squad cars, protecting people. And America owes them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
When we passed the crime bill in 1994 we said in 6 years we would put 100,000 police on the street. I'm pleased to report that already we've helped to fund 76,000 of those 100,000. We're ahead of schedule and under budget. And I'm very proud of that because it makes all the Members of the Congress who have supported this partners in your fight against crime.
Just yesterday, for example, local officials and Federal agents together swept into one of the most troubled areas in Philadelphia as a part of Operation Sunrise. Working with local residents, they're targeting crimes and drugs, even graffiti. I applaud their efforts and hope they'll be replicated.
A crucial part of our 5 1/2 year effort to make the Federal Government a partner with you for a safer America has been making sure that police officers have the tools to do the job. There are few tools more important than the body armor or bulletproof vests we see behind us. Over the past decade, body armor has saved the lives of more than 2,000 officers. The FBI estimates that the risk of a gun-related fatality is 14 times higher for an officer—let me say that again—14 times higher for an officer who does not wear a vest than for one who does.
The Vice President told you about Officer Margiotta and his vest. He's actually here today, and I'd like to ask him to stand, along with any other officer here who has ever been shot wearing a bulletproof vest. Will the others stand, please? [Applause]
The line of fire will always be a dangerous place. People can get hit in the leg in the wrong way and bleed to death. It will always be dangerous. But today we are making it less dangerous for those who are brave enough to walk that line. Every day all of you in uniform protect us; it's good to know that every once in a while there's something those of us on this end of the line can do to help to protect you.
So I'm proud to sign the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act. Twenty-five percent of the State and local law enforcement officers don't have this body armor to protect their lives. This legislation will help police departments provide it to them. It is a critical investment in the safety of those who have to be in harm's way.
Let me also say that as we do everything in our power to make police work a little less dangerous, we have to recognize that every year there are all too many officers who do make the ultimate sacrifice for safe streets and children's futures. That is why I am also proud to be signing here the Care for Police Survivors Act, which supports counseling for families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty.
Last fall I also proposed to provide—help provide college scholarships for the children of slain officers. And again, I say, that I hope the Congress will pass that. That's an important investment and a small enough one to make in the children of those who give their lives to protect our children.
Community police are making children safer in our neighborhoods, and let me just say, once again recent events have reminded us of that in our schools. Just yesterday, I'm sure we all saw the story of a student who shot two people in a Richmond, Virginia, high school. They're expected to make a full recovery, and we thank God for that. And fortunately, the assailant was chased down several blocks and apprehended by Officer Ron Brown. Officer Brown was assigned to the school because of the COPS program our community policing program helped put in there. The COPS program is a good start, and I'm proud that he was a part of it, especially yesterday. Officer Brown is here today, and I'd like to ask him to stand. Thank you very much for your service, sir. [Applause]
Today I am asking Attorney General Reno and Secretary of Education Riley to report back to me before the start of the school year on ways that we can help to provide more police in our schools, just as we have provided more police for our communities. Congressman Jim Maloney has proposed legislation to do that, and I urge Congress to pass his bill as a back-toschool special for America's children.
America is grateful for the hard work that all of you in uniform and all of those whom you represent throughout this country do. Every day, as you make our lives safer and our people more free and our children's future brighter, we know that you're there, and we're grateful. We understand, too, that you can't always do it alone. All of us as parents and leaders must teach our children right from wrong and turn them away from violence. But by working together and giving you the tools to do your job, we will make this a better and a safer nation in the 21st century.
Thank you, and God bless you all. Thank you.
I would like to ask all the Members of Congress to come up here for the bill signing. Officer Brown, why don't you come on up, and why don't we ask these police officers to come up with us today.
NOTE: The President spoke at 3:37 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Marc Metayer, captain, Vermont State Police; and Henrico County, VA, police officer Andrew Margiotta. S. 1605, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998, approved June 16, was assigned Public Law No. 105-181. H.R. 3565, the Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998, approved June 16, was assigned Public Law No. 105-180.
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The Mayor: Callahan... I don't want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore district. You understand? That's my policy.
Harry Callahan: Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard that's my policy.
The Mayor: Intent? How'd you establish that?
Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.
[Callahan leaves]
The Mayor: I think he's got a point.
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Public Papers - 1992 - April
Remarks to the Young Presidents' Organization
1992-04-21
Thank you all. Please be seated. I am delighted to be here, and it's delightful to have this distinguished group of executives here. I want to single out Doug Glant, the international president of YPO, and thank him for honcho-ing this outfit and getting everybody together. Some of you look a little old to be YPO's, but nevertheless -- [laughter] -- far be it from me to be throwing darts in this way.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 4, 2004
President's Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
Leclaire Park and Bandshell
Davenport, Iowa
11:09 A.M. CDT
In these crucial times, our commitments are kept by the men and women of our military. At bases across our country and the world, I've had the privilege of meeting with those who defend our country and sacrifice for our security. I've seen their great decency and their unselfish courage. The cause of freedom is in really good hands. (Applause.) And our men and women in uniform deserve the full support of our government. (Applause.) Last September, while our troops were in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq, I proposed supplemental funding to support our military and its mission. This legislation provided funding for body armor
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Jimmy Carter
XXXIX President of the United States: 1977 - 1981
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Remarks of the President, Attorney General Bell, and Several Members of Congress on Proposed Legislation.
May 18, 1977
If this legislation becomes law, proposed legislation, there'll be no American citizen in the future who will ever be electronically surveilled without a judicial warrant.
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William J. Clinton
XLII President of the United States: 1993 - 2001
Remarks on Signing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Care for Police Survivors Act
June 16, 1998
So I'm proud to sign the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act. Twenty-five percent of the State and local law enforcement officers don't have this body armor to protect their lives. This legislation will help police departments provide it to them. It is a critical investment in the safety of those who have to be in harm's way.
Let me also say that as we do everything in our power to make police work a little less dangerous, we have to recognize that every year there are all too many officers who do make the ultimate sacrifice for safe streets and children's futures. That is why I am also proud to be signing here the Care for Police Survivors Act, which supports counseling for families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty.
Last fall I also proposed to provide—help provide college scholarships for the children of slain officers. And again, I say, that I hope the Congress will pass that. That's an important investment and a small enough one to make in the children of those who give their lives to protect our children.
Community police are making children safer in our neighborhoods, and let me just say, once again recent events have reminded us of that in our schools. Just yesterday, I'm sure we all saw the story of a student who shot two people in a Richmond, Virginia, high school. They're expected to make a full recovery, and we thank God for that. And fortunately, the assailant was chased down several blocks and apprehended by Officer Ron Brown. Officer Brown was assigned to the school because of the COPS program our community policing program helped put in there. The COPS program is a good start, and I'm proud that he was a part of it, especially yesterday. Officer Brown is here today, and I'd like to ask him to stand. Thank you very much for your service, sir. [Applause]
Today I am asking Attorney General Reno and Secretary of Education Riley to report back to me before the start of the school year on ways that we can help to provide more police in our schools, just as we have provided more police for our communities. Congressman Jim Maloney has proposed legislation to do that
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Jimmy Carter
XXXIX President of the United States: 1977 - 1981
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Remarks of the President, Attorney General Bell, and Several Members of Congress on Proposed Legislation.
May 18, 1977
THE PRESIDENT. One of the most difficult tasks in a free society like our own is the correlation between adequate intelligence to guarantee our Nation's security on the one hand, and the preservation of basic human rights on the other--a freedom from unnecessary governmental intrusion, a freedom from the abuse of power by those who are charged with major responsibilities and who have major capabilities brought about by their office-and this has been a question in foreign intelligence that has escaped a solution for a long time in our country.
We've worked very closely with the congressional leaders who have been concerned about this question long before I became President. And I think it's accurate to say that this morning we will disclose, and there will be proposed for passage in Congress, legislation that will successfully resolve this inherent conflict. With very careful judicial review, with the acquisition of warrants from the judiciary, working with myself, the intelligence agencies of our Government, the Attorney General, and monitored closely by Congress, I think we'll have a mechanism in the future whereby our own country's security can be preserved, adequate intelligence can be derived, and the rights of our citizens and also foreigners in our country can be preserved.
This is a very delicate question. It's one on which almost complete unanimity has been derived between myself and the intelligence groups, Attorney General, and the Congress Members behind me. And the Attorney General will now explain in detail and introduce to you Members of Congress who will go into some depth in response to your own questions about how this achievement has been reached.
My hope is that the Congress will pass this legislation without delay. I think it will be a major step forward in our country in resolving some of the questions that cause so much dissension and so much distrust in the months gone by.
Griffin, thank you very much for letting me come out. I'll listen to some of the presentation and then I'll have to go.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Mr. President, Members of the Congress:
One of the great things that's happened in our country in the past 25 years has been the renaissance in the area of the Bill of Rights, in particularly the refurbishment of the 14th amendment by the Supreme Court in the sixties. The). say from every action there is always a reaction. And the reaction was--once we started concentrating on vindicating individual rights--was the closer examination of some of the intelligence gathering agencies of the Government and a good deal of criticism about the way some of the gathering was being carried on, particularly as it respected American citizens.
And it seems to me, it seems to the President, that one of the prime duties of the new administration and the new Congress is to restore the confidence of the American people in all of our institutions. This is nowhere more true than in intelligence gathering. And in that .capacity, we have some legislation now that's designed to bring the judiciary into the process. I think the American people trust the judiciary, and they will have more confidence in the system if we have the executive, the congressional and the judiciary all tied into the process so as to have one check the other. That is essentially what this bill, this legislation does. It brings the judiciary in where they issue the warrants and, in most instances, they check to see if true foreign intelligence is involved.
If this legislation becomes law, proposed legislation, there'll be no American citizen in the future who will ever be electronically surveilled without a judicial warrant.
And that's really the gist of the bill. It's a technical piece of legislation. It's something that is sorely needed in our country. And I want to introduce now, some of the people in the Congress who have long had an interest in this same subject, who have introduced legislation in the past, and call on each one of them to make some short remarks.
Senator Kennedy has had a deep interest in this matter for at least 2 years. And he's going to introduce a bill in the Senate. So, I want him to address us at this time. Senator Kennedy.
SENATOR KENNEDY. First of all, I want to congratulate President Carter and General Bell for the very great support and leadership that they have provided in breathing new life into the 4th amendment and protecting the liberties of the American people. I think their leadership in this important legislative achievement will be extremely helpful to us in the Senate and in the House of Representatives in insuring the passage of this legislation.
They have really built on a strong record that was made by former General Levi and by the leadership in the Senate by Senator Nelson and Senator Mathias, Senator Phil Hart, who have--over the period of the time that I've been in the United States Senate, for some 14 years-have really been the leaders in the United States Senate.
I think all Americans, particularly in recent times, have been very much aware of the abuses in the area of the right to privacy and the abuses of the electronic devices in violating the privacy of American individuals.
And I believe that this important piece of legislation can really remedy that particular abuse of the past. It will effectively guarantee to all persons as the 4th amendment prescribes, all persons, that their rights of privacy will be preserved under law. And I think that this will be an important achievement in preserving those particular liberties.
I again thank the President, General Bell, for the very strong support and leadership that they have given to us in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on this legislation.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Thank you, Senator Kennedy. Chairman Rodino of the House Judiciary Committee has had a similar interest in this legislation, and he has agreed to introduce the bill in the House. I'd like to call on him now for some remarks. Chairman Rodino.
REPRESENTATIVE RODINO. Mr. President, General Bell, Members of Congress:
I'm delighted to participate in these proceedings and to introduce the measure which I'm sure is in keeping, Mr. President, with the pledge that you made to the people when you were elected that our Government would be as decent as the people it serves. I think this is a decent piece of legislation. This is a fair piece of legislation.
And I want to commend you, Mr. President, the Attorney General, the Members of Congress, and all of those who participated in the deliberations. We've had to walk a fine line between assuring that we would be free from the abuses that we've seen in the past whereby the rights of individuals were violated, the constitutionally protected rights, and the responsibility of government to insure that it would be free from the terroristic attacks that we have seen from espionage and from the theft of information that is necessary for the security of our Nation.
I think this is really walking the fine line. And the people who have participated in bringing together this piece of legislation are to be commended for their ability to be able to recognize that the American people are looking for us in Government to assure that there is fairness, that there is decency, there is justice, even though we talk about protecting the national security.
And I want to say, Mr. President, that I'm proud to be part of this. And I hope that we readily get on to the enactment of this legislation which will conform with the 4th amendment rights of all individuals to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Thank you.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Members of the press may wonder how this group was selected. This is the Senate Judiciary Committee, a good portion of the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Every person here has a deep interest in what we are trying to do and all, we hope, are going to join in the movement. Not all will speak, but I want to have several other speakers say something because they are sort of speaking in a representative capacity.
Senator Eastland is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I hope he'll give us a few words.
SENATOR EASTLAND. Mr. President, General Bell:
I think that this bill is vitally needed in this country, and I'm glad that all sides have gotten together. Some of you might know, I'm very partial to the FBI, and they tell me they are supporting this bill. Thank you. [Laughter]
ATTORNEY GENERAL, BELL. Senator Inouye was not able to be here this morning, and I'm sorry he could not be here. He wanted to be Senator Thurmond is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and has a deep interest in intelligence matters, military matters, and I want to hear from him now if he'll say something.
SENATOR THURMOND. Mr. President, Mr. Attorney General, my colleagues in the Congress:
I am convinced from my service on the Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Intelligence Committee last year that we need legislation of this kind. There is no question that our national security demands that we collect foreign intelligence. Electronic surveillance is one of the best ways to do that.
On the other hand, we must protect the rights of citizens. Under this bill, the citizens' rights will be protected. A warrant will have to be obtained from a judge and there will have to be a showing that it is needed and then if the showing is proper, it will be granted. I join in this bill because I think it is necessary to protect our national security and that it will protect the rights of American citizens.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Thank you, Senator. Senator John McClellan from Arkansas is an expert in the Senate on criminal law, constitutional rights, and he's had a chance to look at this bill and he's with us this morning. I was not sure he would be able to be here. He came, and I appreciate it very much. Senator McClellan, we'd like to hear from you.
SENATOR McCLELLAN. Mr. President, General Bell, my colleagues:
I had the opportunity in the last Congress to cosponsor a similar bill, not identical, so I'm not a new convert to this proposition. I think it is incumbent upon the Congress to provide the executive branch of the Government, the Justice Department, with every tool under the Constitution that is needed to help protect this Government, to gather foreign intelligence, and in any other respect to enforce the laws of the land--of course, without jeopardizing in any way or trespassing upon the liberties of the citizen.
Thank you.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Thank you, Senator. Senator Birch Bayh is chairman of the Subcommittee of the Intelligence Committee on Rights of Americans. He's made a careful study of this bill. He's agreed to be a cosponsor or co-introducer, and we'd like to hear from him now. Senator Bayh.
SENATOR BAYH. Mr. President, Mr. Attorney General, my colleagues:
I think this is one of the finest examples of cooperation between the executive branch and the legislative branch I've seen since I've been in the Senate. Mr. President, I want to say to you, sir, and to the Attorney General and the Vice President, in absentia--because he's played an important role in this, too--and your respective staffs, how much those of us on the Hill who have legislative responsibility appreciate the give and take that has transpired as this bill has been put together.
The Intelligence Committee was structured in response to some of the abuses that were rather apparent. It benefits none of us to relive those abuses, but there are a lot of cynics out there wondering whether this committee is going to be any more than just the paper Senate Res. 400. Last year, we started our responsibilities in the legislative field by looking at the wiretap bill. I think the hearings brought out certain things that could improve the bill and, indeed, Attorney General Levi was cooperative with us, and I'm glad to say that this administration in some areas has gone even farther than we recommended last year.
There are still two or three areas that I think are going to be the product of give and take. But this, in my judgment, is a launching pad, the first step toward bringing our intelligence communities under a rule of law and striking that delicate balance between providing the security necessary for our country and protecting the rights of Americans.
Thank you, Mr. President.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Senator, I'm glad you mentioned the Vice President. He's out of the country, but I wouldn't want the morning to pass without saying that he worked a great deal on this joint venture that we are presenting this morning. He had a lot to do with the legislation, with drafting it, with mediating between the various groups.
Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland has worked very hard on this type of legislation last year and the year before. He honors us this morning with his presence. I'd like to call on him.
SENATOR MATHIAS. Thank you, Mr. Attorney General. It takes a lot more than just rhetoric to run a great republic like ours; it takes a lot of cooperation and coordination and understanding. And when Judge Bell was before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he promised those things. And I want to say that this bill is a delivery on that promise. He has worked very closely with our committee and with individual Members of the Senate and the House in developing this legislation.
When Senator Mansfield and I first proposed the investigation of the intelligence community back in 1974, we never thought that the investigation was an end in itself, but that it should produce reforms; it should produce remedies. And I believe that this bill is one of the remedies that we look for.
The founders of the Republic knew that you had to restrain power with law, and that's ;;'hat we proposed to do in this bill. As Thomas Jefferson, who built the colonnades around us once said, "Put not your faith in man, but bind him down with the chains of the Constitution." And I believe this bill is one of the links in that chain.
This legislation has been proposed and is often discussed as primarily a defense of citizen's rights. But I would suggest that it is a shield for those dedicated men and women who work in our intelligence community and who for a longtime have lacked the support of defined statutory guidelines. And this will give them that kind of guideline and, I think, will be a protection for them as well as for the average American citizen.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. That was very well said by Senator Mathias. This will provide a shield for the dedicated men and women who gather the intelligence that we need so badly.
Senator Jake Garn of Utah is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and we'd like to hear from him now. Senator Garn.
SENATOR GARN. Mr. President, Mr. Attorney General:
It's been my pleasure to work on this in the past. Senator Bayh mentioned--and I happen to be ranking minority member with him on that committee--and our very first legislative effort in the Intelligence Committee was on S. 3197, which was the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We had many weeks of negotiations within the committee. Senator Bayh and I had differences. It took a lot of give and take. We had many meetings with Attorney General Levi and unfortunately the result of our effort came too late in the session.
The bill was reported out of committee--I think a very good bill to accomplish what all of my colleagues have said today--and we ran afoul of the end of the session on October 1, and so it was not considered by the full Senate. So, I compliment the administration on renewing this effort.
I have reviewed the two bills. The President's bill is very close to the bill that Senator Bayh and I reported out of our committee last year. So, although I'm sure it will not go through in exactly the form as proposed--legislation never does--Senator Bayh and I will go through, along with the Judiciary Committee in the Senate and in the House and will expect to have some changes. But I do think they are minor difficulties that can be worked out. And I echo the sentiments of my colleagues that when this bill is passed and signed into law by the President, it will be a big step forward, because currently in the field of foreign intelligence there is no judicial warrant procedure at all. The Attorney General and the President can merely in their own determination decide that foreign intelligence is involved and get involved in electronic surveillance.
So, this will make it so that now in both domestic and foreign intelligence that the judicial warrant procedure will be necessary, and I do think we can strike that balance between necessary intelligence and protecting the rights of American citizens.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Thank you, Senator.
Congressman Kastenmeier is chairman of the subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee which will have the prime responsibility for considering and moving this legislation. I would like to call on Congressman Kastenmeier now.
REPRESENTATIVE KASTENMEIER. Thank you, General Bell, my colleagues:
As chairman of the subcommittee that dealt unsuccessfully with this piece of legislation or legislation in this field last year, I'm certainly impressed with the difficulty confronting us. It's a vexatious question, because those most interested have very different perspectives--the intelligence community, those interested in national security on one side, and those especially sensitive to civil liberties, privacy on the other. It's almost impossible to reconcile these different perspectives. And yet, as the President has said, in the national interest it is important that we have this legislation and that the judiciary, the executive branch, and the Congress all be mutually involved.
There are other sensitive questions, Presidential. powers and others, that are reflected in this legislation, which we cannot avoid. But if we do find a legislative solution, as I trust we will this year, it will, I think, unlock the problems we have in a number of other related areas of legislation that enable us to achieve what the President has set out to achieve in terms of protection of citizens' rights in this country. And to that end I look forward to working on this piece of legislation.
Thank you.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Congressman McClory is the ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee. I'd like to call on him now.
REPRESENTATIVE McCLORY. Thank you, General Bell. Mr. President, my colleagues:
I don't know whether you want me on this program or not. I rather like the 1968 legislation we had, which vested in the President and the Attorney General the authority to authorize wiretaps in national security cases. I think the primary responsibility does have to rest on the President and the executive and, on the other hand, I feel strongly that the intelligence community needs some substantial reforms.
As the ranking member on the House Committee on Intelligence, I recognize the need for these reforms. I would say on the other hand that we have the best intelligence capability in the world, the best intelligence agencies. The abuses in my opinion have been very, very few. And the successful and effective and honorable and decent operations have been many.
I don't know whether we should permit the judiciary to interpose itself between the President and the right to conduct surveillance on foreign intelligence agents. And I know that we will take a very close look at this--protect the rights of individual Americans consistent with the needs of our national security. And I do expect to work closely with Chairman Rodino and Mr. Kastenmeier to effectively bring to the floor of the House a bill on this subject which will be compatible with what the needs of our Nation are and the needs of all of its citizens.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Thank you, Congressman. Our last speaker will be Senator Hathaway from Maine, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Intelligence. As I've said, Senator Inouye could not be here this morning, and I've asked Senator Hathaway if he'd say something on behalf of Senator Inouye and the Committee.
SENATOR HATHAWAY. Thank you very much, Mr. Attorney General. The Attorney General said at the outset that not everybody is going to speak here, but I don't think we missed more than two or three. Ladies and gentlemen, I simply want to assure you that although all of us here have had the opportunity last year when a similar bill was before our respective committees to go over this in great detail--the administration studied it in great detail--it will still be the subject of the extensive hearings where members of the public will be able to come in and comment upon the bill. It's an extremely important matter. We value the input from the public and we intend to go over the matter with a fine-toothed comb in the committees and on the floor so that we can assure that the rights of the Americans are protected. Thank you.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BELL. Well, that concludes our meeting this morning. We have a number of people from the intelligence community here and a lot of other people from the House and Senate, but we won't take the time to introduce all of them. We thank you very much for coming, and I know the President appreciates it. And I appreciate it. Thank you.
Note: The President spoke at 9: 30 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House.
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Kung Fu Season 1 Episode 1
The Way Of The Tiger, The Sign Of The Dragon
Aired Unknown Feb 22, 1972 on ABC
AIRED: 2/22/72
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Kung Fu (TV Series)
Pilot (1972)
Release Info
USA 22 February 1972
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068823/
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Kung Fu: Season 1, Episode 0
Pilot (22 Feb. 1972)
TV Episode
David Carradine ... Caine
Release Date: 22 February 1972 (USA)
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Quotes for
Kwai Chang Caine (Character)
from "Kung Fu" (1972)
"Kung Fu: Pilot (#1.0)" (1972)
Caine: Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?
Master Po: If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Fateful steps into history
Rancho Santa Fe man led one of first U.S. platoons to set foot in German death camp
By Michael Burge
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
May 27, 2002
Directing a platoon down a road outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany, near the end of World War II, Lt. Bob Cleary had no idea he was leading his men down the road to hell.
His army platoon stopped before a gate guarded by two German soldiers. A machine gunner killed one guard and the other fled.
Then the troops walked through the gate, becoming one of the first U.S. Army platoons to set foot in a death camp in Germany, and Cleary among the first U.S. Army officers to liberate a Nazi camp.
Inside, they found a huge ditch, maybe 40 feet long and 10 feet deep, filled with corpses that had been covered with lime to hasten decomposition. An earth mover was parked nearby.
Not far away, more bodies were stacked like cordwood, eight or 10 feet high, abandoned before they could be buried.
"There's nothing else that I can remember in my lifetime that remains as vivid and as horrible as that," Cleary, 81, recalled from his home in Rancho Santa Fe, where he has lived since 1971.
The Soviet Army had liberated other concentration camps before that, including Lublin in July 1944 and Auschwitz in January 1945. But the discovery at Ohrdruf on April 4, 1945, and a visit eight days later by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower focused the world's eyes on Nazi atrocities as never before.
Ohrdruf was a subcamp of nearby Buchenwald and part of the Nazis' elaborate apparatus of work and extermination camps. In March 1945, it held 10,000 inmates – most of them Jews – whose chief task was to dig underground tunnels and caverns for a proposed headquarters for Adolf Hitler, should the Nazi leader decide to evacuate Berlin.
"You just can't believe how bad this place was," said Cleary.
"We went inside one of the barracks and they had four tiers up and down of bunks and these guys were most of them lying in the bunks. Nobody hardly came out to see because they were too weak to move.
"One of my guys gave (an inmate) a candy bar and it wasn't two minutes later that he threw up; there was no way he could handle food."
'Just a few rumors'
Cleary said that until that day he and most of the world knew "literally nothing" about the death camps, despite the Soviet Army's earlier discoveries. "There were just a few rumors."
Cleary, whose brother was killed in the Battle of the Bulge, said Ohrdruf was his worst experience of the war – even worse than fighting the youngsters Hitler drafted to fill out his army in the twilight of the Third Reich.
In particular, he recalled occasions his troops encountered German boys who couldn't have been older than 12 on the edge of a woods, aiming anti-tank weapons at them.
"You don't have any choice," he said. "It's either you or them."
Cleary's platoon worked in advance of his division, the 89th Infantry Division, which was part of Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army as it stormed through Germany in the war's final days. Germany surrendered May 8, 1945.
He said the Nazis were killing and starving Ohrdruf's inmates in an attempt to conceal evidence of their atrocities, but the Allies were moving too fast for the Nazis to complete the task. Cleary radioed his headquarters about his discovery, and soon other soldiers arrived to take care of the inmates, allowing Cleary and his platoon of 30 soldiers to resume its mission. He said he was in the camp less than three hours.
Ohrdruf, which was famous as the town where Johann Sebastian Bach attended school and wrote music, became a symbol of infamy on April 12, 1945, when Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, visited the camp with Patton and Gen. Omar Bradley.
Patton reportedly vomited.
Eisenhower ordered every German civilian and every GI in the vicinity who was not at the front to visit the camp, saying, "We are told the American soldier does not know what he is fighting for. Now, at least, he will know what he is fighting against."
On April 15, Eisenhower wrote to Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army chief of staff, about his visit.
"The things I saw beggar description," he wrote. "The visual evidence and the verbal testimony of starvation, cruelty and bestiality were . . . overpowering."
Bearing witness
Anticipating denials that were to come, Eisenhower added: "I made the visit deliberately in order to be in a position to give first-hand evidence of these things if ever, in the future, there develops a tendency to charge these allegations merely to 'propaganda.' "
Cleary and his men didn't know that by opening the gates at Ohrdruf, they also were opening a new chapter in history.
There were thousands of camps and subcamps in Germany, said Peter Black, a senior historian at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
But Ohrdruf, he said, "gained a certain notoriety that some of the subcamps liberated earlier . . . didn't appear to have . . . because of the bodies and the condition of the prisoners, and Eisenhower's visit."
Black noted, for example, that the first large image that greets visitors to the Holocaust Museum today is a photo of bodies stacked at Ohrdruf.
Black said that of Ohrdruf's 10,000 inmates in March 1945, 6,000 were Jews. The Nazis forced the inmates to walk to Buchenwald as the Americans advanced, and 10 percent of them died during the trek.
Dead, dying left behind
He said those inmates the Americans found were left behind because they were "dead, dying or no longer strong enough to walk."
Mary Haynes, a historian and archivist with the U.S. Army Center of Military History at Fort McNair, in Washington, D.C., said the army cannot identify the first officer to enter a death camp.
But Haynes said Ohrdruf appears to be the first camp the U.S. Army came upon. And, she said, "We credit the 89th Infantry Division" – Cleary's division – "for liberating Ohrdruf April 4, 1945."
So Cleary may have been the first U.S. officer to enter a German death camp.
Like most GIs who served in World War II, Cleary came home to lead a normal, productive life. He ran a retail clothing business in Cleveland, then moved to San Diego County and became general merchandise manager for La Costa Resort and Spa in 1970, retiring 18 years later. He and his wife raised six children.
Cleary, who will turn 82 this week, said he will celebrate Memorial Day in a traditional fashion: He'll go to a picnic.
But the memory of the war is always nearby. He has framed his Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and French Croix de Guerre and hung them on a wall in his home, above a glass case filled with war memorabilia.
He said that the hell he and his platoon stepped into at Ohrdruf will never leave him, but he had to turn the page.
"Sure it was horrible and sure it was unbelievable and you realize how cruel they were toward other humans. But you get over it," Cleary said. "It's an experience that you go through and you live through and go on."
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Law and Order (1940)
Release Info
USA 28 November 1940
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Time After Time (1979)
Release Info
USA 31 August 1979
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Time After Time (1979)
Full Cast & Crew
Malcolm McDowell ... H.G. Wells
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1985/Events-in-Dan-White-Case-With-AM-White-Suicide/id-4831e478affd9a52cce49e3f70350233
AP News Archive
Events in Dan White Case With AM-White-Suicide
AP, Associated Press
Oct. 21, 1985 9:41 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Here is a chronology of the Dan White case:
Jan. 1, 1978 - Former police officer and firefighter Dan White takes office on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, following his election the previous November.
Nov. 10, 1978 - White resigns, saying he cannot afford to support his wife and infant son on a supervisor's $9,600 annual pay. White's parents offer financial help and White asks for his job back the next day.
Nov. 27, 1978 - White crawls through a basement window in City Hall with his loaded .38-caliber service revolver, shoots Mayor George Moscone in the head, then walks down the hall to the office of Supervisor Harvey Milk, and kills him.
April 27, 1979 - A jury is chosen for White's trial for the deaths of Moscone and Milk.
May 1, 1979 - Testimony starts in the trial, where White's defense centers on a claim of diminished capacity due in part to the consumption of junk foods. It became known as the ''Twinkie defense.''
May 21, 1979 - White is convicted of two counts of voluntary manslaughter. He receives the maximum sentence of seven years, eight months at Soledad Correctional Training Facility. ''White Night'' riots erupt throughout the city, and about 5,000 people protesting his light sentence storm City Hall, hurl firebombs through windows and burn police cars.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/insanity/7.html
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The Insanity Defense
BY Mark Gado
Twinkies as a Defense
"Law is a bottomless pit!"
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735) English physician.
In a notorious murder trial that took place in San Francisco in 1979, a former police officer, Dan White, was accused of the murders of Mayor George Moscone and an administrative aide named Harvey Milk. That White committed these murders was never in dispute, since he shot both men at mid-day inside City Hall. But at trial the defense claimed that White was suffering from a mental lapse brought on by a series of events in his life that left him temporarily insane. Psychologists who testified at his murder trial postulated that White was not responsible for the murders, even though he carried extra ammunition with him to City Hall and reloaded between killings. His attorney said that a depression put him into an altered state that changed his behavior to such a degree, that he began to eat junk food. Something he had never done before, according to his defense.
One psychiatrist testified: "I think that on the day of the crimes he really had no meaningful, rational capacity to carefully weigh the considerations for and against and rationally decide on a course of action. He couldn't think carefully about what he was going to do" (Winslade, 1983, p. 47). Although it was later called the "Twinkie Defense" by the local press, the correlation between junk food and White's behavior was never made at the trial. This was a falsehood that has been repeated many times in hundreds of press accounts of the trial. White's attorney's offered evidence that the previously health conscious defendant began to eat Twinkies and other junk food as a result of his severe depression. But the characterization stuck and the Dan White case will always be remembered as the time junk food caused a man to go crazy and commit murder.
1978 film "Time After Time" DVD video:
01:34:39
H.G. Wells: I've told you. I've told you 50 times. My name is H.G. Wells. I came here in a time machine. I'm pursuing Jack the Ripper who escaped into the future. If you don't do something, he'll kill Miss Robbins by 7:30.
San Francisco police lieutenant Mitchell: What about the gun? They weren't making that model back in 1893.
H.G. Wells: I purchased it to defend Miss Robbins should the worst come to the worst.
San Francisco police lieutenant Mitchell: Where did you purchase it?
H.G. Wells: A pawn shop. I don't remember it. You're wasting your time. Please listen to me. Forget about the shop and the time machine. Forget that I'm H.G. Wells. Please just save the girl.
San Francisco police lieutenant Mitchell: You'll have to do better than that. Last time you were Sherlock Holmes.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Release Info
USA 23 June 1955
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047795/plotsummary
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Plot Summary
In Egypt Peter and Freddie find the archaeologist Dr. Zoomer murdered before they can return to America. A medallion leads them to a crypt where a revived mummy provides the terror.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Full Cast & Crew
Bud Abbott ... Pete Patterson
Lou Costello ... Freddie Franklin
http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Stargate:_The_Movie_Transcript
STARGATE WIKI
Stargate: The Movie
RA
There can be only one Ra!
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Release dates for
Fire Birds (1990)
Country Date
USA 25 May 1990
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Release dates for
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Country Date
USA 25 May 1990
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Criminal Lawyer (1951)
Release Info
USA 23 August 1951
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=12644
The American Presidency Project
Harry S. Truman
XXXIII President of the United States: 1945-1953
93 - Citation Accompanying the Medal for Merit Awarded to Julius A. Krug.
May 1, 1946
CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF THE MEDAL FOR MERIT
TO
JULIUS A. KRUG
JULIUS A. KRUG, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services as a member and as Chairman of the War Production Board from June 1941 to September 1945. Mr. Krug discharged with extraordinary skill and astute judgment an assignment involving the over-all direction of the war Production effort. With sustained effort and outstanding initiative, he assured the effective utilization of the productive energies of the nation. His achievements in determining and establishing successful controls over the flow of critical materials between various military and civilian agencies resulted in a constant and adequate supply of weapons and equipment to our fighting forces, and at the same time maintained the strength and vitality of our civilian economy to the extent that its ability to support the war program was never in jeopardy. Mr. Krug's exceptional administrative ability and effective coordination of all agencies engaged in war production constitute one of the most significant personal contributions to the successful prosecution of the War.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Note: The presentation was made by the President in a ceremony at the White House at 11 a.m.
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Stargate (1994)
Release Info
USA 28 October 1994
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The Young Lawyers Season 1 Episode 1
Is There A Good Samaritan In The House?
Aired Monday 7:30 PM Sep 21, 1970 on ABC
AIRED: 9/21/70
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The Silent Force Season 1 Episode 1
Prosecutor
Aired Unknown Sep 21, 1970 on ABC
AIRED: 9/21/70
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Monday Night Football Season 1 Episode 1
Week 01: New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
Aired Monday 9:00 PM Sep 21, 1970 on ESPN
AIRED: 9/21/70
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PBS Hollywood Presents (TV Series)
The Old Settler (2001)
Release Info
USA 25 April 2001
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PBS Hollywood Presents: Season 1, Episode 1
The Old Settler (25 Apr. 2001)
TV Episode
Release Date: 25 April 2001 (USA)
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Jennifer Aniston
Biography
Date of Birth 11 February 1969 , Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Star Trek: Voyager Season 7 Episode 21
Friendship One
Aired Wednesday 8:00 PM Apr 25, 2001 on UPN
AIRED: 4/25/01
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Friendship One
Stardate: 54775.4
Original Airdate: April 25, 2001
[Laboratory]
PROBE [OC]: We the people of Earth greet you in a spirit of peace and humility. As we venture out of our solar system, we hope to earn the trust and friendship of other worlds.
TECHNICIAN 1: Can we reduce the interference?
TECHNICIAN 2: I'm trying. (music - Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) What is it?
TECHNICIAN 1: I don't know.
TECHNICIAN 2: Distance?
TECHNICIAN 1: It just entered the atmosphere.
[Astrometrics lab]
HENDRICKS [on screen]: They evolved from dinosaurs?
JANEWAY: Hadrosaurs, to be precise. Their ancestors settled in the Delta quadrant twenty million years ago.
HENDRICKS [on screen]: The Voth, the Kobali, the Vaadwaur, you've made first contact with more species than any captain since James Kirk.
JANEWAY: It helps being the only Starfleet ship within thirty thousand light years.
HENDRICKS [on screen]: You are being too humble. From the first time you spoke up in my classroom I knew you'd go far.
JANEWAY: A little farther than I expected, Professor.
HENDRICKS [on screen]: I have my Admiral hat on today Kathryn, and I didn't call just to catch up. Starfleet has a mission for you.
[Briefing room]
PROBE [OC]: We, the people of Earth, greet you in the spirit of peace and humility. As we venture out of our solar system, we hope to earn the trust and friendship of other worlds.
KIM: Friendship One. I had to memorise that recording in third grade.
PARIS: Me, too. I even built a model of the probe.
JANEWAY: Then this should look familiar. It was launched in 2067.
PARIS: Just four years after Zefram Cochrane tested his first warp engine.
NEELIX: What was it designed to do?
CHAKOTAY: Reach out to other species. Pave the way for all the manned missions that would follow.
KIM: They packed it with information, translation matrices, scientific and cultural databases
TORRES: Computer chip designs, instructions for building transceivers. It's practically a how-to manual.
SEVEN: If the Borg had intercepted this probe, humanity would have been assimilated centuries ago.
CHAKOTAY: Our ancestors had no idea what was out here.
NEELIX: This must have been before your Prime Directive.
TUVOK: It was before Starfleet existed.
JANEWAY: In any case, we lost contact with the probe one hundred and thirty years ago but, its last known co-ordinates
TORRES: Let me guess. We're in the neighbourhood.
JANEWAY: Starfleet's mapped out a search grid. It'll take us a little off course, but if the probe is still intact and we're lucky enough to find it, we'll be retrieving a little piece of history.
Captain's Log: Stardate 54775.4. We've been searching for five days without any sign of the probe, but we're not about to disappoint Starfleet on our first official assignment in seven years.
http://www.chakoteya.net/Voyager/412.htm
Waking Moments
Stardate: 511471.3
Original Airdate: January 14, 1998
[Kim's Quarters]
JANEWAY: Harry? Harry, wake up!
[Sickbay]
JANEWAY: Are they comatose?
EMH: Not exactly. They all appear to be in a hyper REM state. I've tried every conventional method of them, from drugs to direct cortical stimulation, but nothing works.
JANEWAY: Do you have any idea what's causing this?
EMH: Scans haven't detected any viral or bacterial agents. No cranial trauma, no neural disorders. They're simply asleep.
From 3/26/1960 ( Emile Herman Grubbe deceased ) To 1/14/1998 is 13808 days
13808 = 6904 + 6904
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/27/1984 ( "UA from class from 0600-0800" ) is 6904 days
From 3/16/1991 ( my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate Columbia South Carolina ) To 1/14/1998 is 2496 days
2496 = 1248 + 1248
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 4/3/1969 ( premiere US film "Goodbye, Columbus" ) is 1248 days
[ See also: To Be Continued? ]
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Star Trek: Voyager Season 4 Episode 13
Waking Moments
Aired Wednesday 8:00 PM Jan 14, 1998 on UPN
The crew is "attacked" by a species of alien that live in the human dream state. It is up to Chakotay, with extensive knowledge about the dream state, to save the ship and its crew.
AIRED: 1/14/98
http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/abs/10.1148/75.3.473?journalCode=radiology
RSNA
Radiology
September 1960
Volume 75, Issue 3
In Memoriam
Emile Herman Grubbe
1875–1960
Benjamin H. Orndoff, M.D.
Vol. 75 In Memoriam 473
EMILE HERMAN GRUBBE
1875-1960
Doctor Emile H. Grubbe died on March 26, 1960.
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Waking Moments
Stardate: 511471.3
Original Airdate: January 14, 1998
[Bridge]
JANEWAY: Tuvok, scan for a six planet system. It should be less than a parsec from here.
TUVOK: I have it, Captain, at co-ordinates one three nine mark four two.
JANEWAY: Tom, lay in a course.
PARIS: Aye Captain. Course laid it. Do you mind if I ask where we're heading?
CHAKOTAY: Past the alien's territory. Once we're clear of it, Harry and the others should wake up.
PARIS: And the rest of us can finally get some sleep.
JANEWAY: One step at a time, Tom.
CHAKOTAY: From what the alien told me it sounds like they have corporeal form but they communicate through their dreams. For them, it's as real as the waking world.
JANEWAY: Extraordinary.
http://www.chakoteya.net/Voyager/412.htm
Waking Moments
Stardate: 511471.3
Original Airdate: January 14, 1998
TUVOK: One possible explanation is that he is attempting to make telepathic contact.
JANEWAY: He's doing more than making contact. We've got six crewmembers who can't wake up. For all we know it's some sort of attack.
SEVEN: From where? Astrometric scans haven't revealed any ships in this vicinity, or planets capable of sustaining humanoid life.
PARIS: So where do we look?
CHAKOTAY: In our dreams. That's the only place any of us have seen him, right? So if we want to communicate with him, find our what he wants, we'll have to do it on his terms.
TUVOK: How do you propose we do that?
CHAKOTAY: Lucid dreaming.
TORRES: What's that?
CHAKOTAY: It's a technique which allows you to take control of your dream.
PARIS: That happened to me once. I dreamt I was falling and suddenly I realised that I was dreaming, and I could fly, land, do whatever I wanted. I was in complete control of the dream.
CHAKOTAY: What happened to you by accident is something some people can do by design. I've been able to have a lucid dream by using the same technology I use for a vision quest. I may be able to use it to communicate with this alien.
JANEWAY: Maybe so, but how do we know you'd be able to wake up again.
CHAKOTAY: It's kind of like self-hypnosis. Before I go to sleep, I choose a visual cue, something to let me know I'm dreaming. Earth's moon, say. Once I see it, I can wake myself by tapping the back of my hand three times.
TUVOK: Perhaps you are capable of doing this under normal circumstances, but these were hardly conventional dreams we experienced.
CHAKOTAY: I don't see any other way of finding out what our friend here is after, or how we can wake up Harry and the others. Besides, we can't stay awake forever.
JANEWAY: You'll do this in sickbay, under the Doctor's supervision. The rest of you keep scanning the region. Analyse this ship from stem to stern. Wherever he is, find him.
[Sickbay]
EMH: Normally I recommend a good night's sleep an important part of any health regimen, but in this case, I can't recommend it.
CHAKOTAY: I respect your medical opinion, Doctor, but at this point we're out of options.
EMH: This will regulate your hypothalamus, but in all probability I won't be able to wake you. You'll be on your own.
CHAKOTAY: I understand.
JANEWAY: Ready? Pleasant dreams.
CHAKOTAY: Ah-koo-chee-moya. Far from the sacred places of my grandfathers, far from the bones of my people, I seek to sleep to meet the one who has visited us in our dreams.
[Mess hall]
CHAKOTAY: I know this is a dream. My dream. I'm in control.
DREAM ALIEN: You're mistaken.
CHAKOTAY: Am I?
DREAM ALIEN: This is more than a dream. It's my reality and you're no different than the others.
CHAKOTAY: The others?
DREAM ALIEN: The waking species. For centuries, you've come and found us in a state that you call sleep and tried to destroy us, but not anymore. Now we are in control. One by one, you will fall asleep and enter our reality where it is you who will be destroyed.
CHAKOTAY: We didn't attack you. We didn't even know you existed until we started seeing you in our dreams. Tell me how I can wake my crew and I promise we'll leave.
DREAM ALIEN: As long as you're asleep, you're no threat to us.
CHAKOTAY: I can wake myself anytime I want. And if I do, I'm going to start looking for you in the waking world. Find where you're sleeping. You wouldn't want that.
DREAM ALIEN: Leave our space. Once you're beyond it, your people will awaken.
CHAKOTAY: Just tell me how far we need to go.
DREAM ALIEN: There's a six planet system less than a parsec away. It marks the nearest border of our space.
CHAKOTAY: We can be past it in one day.
DREAM ALIEN: Then wake yourself, and pray you never dream of us again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064381/releaseinfo
IMDb
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
Release Info
USA 3 April 1969 (New York City, New York)
http://ntl.bts.gov/historian/history.htm
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of the Historian
The United States Department of Transportation:
A Brief History
from Air Transportation: 1903-2003 (14th edition) by Robert M. Kane (2003)
The Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by an act of Congress, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 15, 1966.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040804-5.html
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 4, 2004
President's Remarks in Davenport, Iowa
Leclaire Park and Bandshell
Davenport, Iowa
11:09 A.M. CDT
AUDIENCE MEMBER: That's why we love you! (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: None of us will ever forget that era -- that week when one era ended and another one began. On September the 14th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I will never forget. There were workers in hard hats yelling at me: Whatever it takes. A guy grabbed me by the arm, he had tears in his eyes, he was exhausted from searching through the rubble to find his friend. He said: Do not let me down. He took it personally. The people searching through the rubble took that day personally. You took it personally and so did I. (Applause.)
I wake up every morning thinking about how to better protect our people. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes. (Applause.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064391/releaseinfo
IMDb
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
Release Info
USA 10 September 1969 (New York City, New York)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051771/releaseinfo
IMDb
In the Money (1958)
Release Info
USA 16 February 1958
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117731/releaseinfo
IMDb
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Release Info
USA 18 November 1996 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117731/fullcredits
IMDb
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Full Cast & Crew
James Cromwell ... Zefram Cochran
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044552/releaseinfo
IMDb
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Release Info
USA 13 June 1952
http://www.tv.com/shows/the-bad-news-bears/here-comes-the-coach-399685/
tv.com
The Bad News Bears Season 1 Episode 1
Here Comes the Coach
Aired Saturday 8:00 PM Mar 24, 1979 on CBS
AIRED: 3/24/79
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001786/bio
IMDb
George Takei
Biography
Date of Birth 20 April 1937 , Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name George Hosato Takei
http://www.chakoteya.net/movies/movie6.html
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
[Excelsior bridge]
SULU: Send to Commander Enterprise. 'We stand ready to assist you. Captain Sulu, U.S.S. Excelsior.'
http://www.chakoteya.net/movies/movie6.html
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
KIRK: Hold on. ...How many of those things are there? Come on, Lieutenant!
VALERIS: Just the prototype.
KIRK: Do you hear that?
SULU (on viewscreen): I'm getting underway now. We're now in Alpha Quadrant. The chances of our reaching the conference in time are slim.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029606/releaseinfo
IMDb
A Star Is Born (1937)
Release Info
USA 20 April 1937 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102975/releaseinfo
IMDb
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Release Dates
USA 3 December 1991 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=f000061
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
FEINGOLD, Russell Dana, (1953 - )
FEINGOLD, Russell Dana, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., March 2, 1953
elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and again in 2004, and served from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2011; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2010.
http://www.chakoteya.net/movies/movie6.html
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
KIRK: The Klingons have never been trustworthy. I'm forced to agree with Admiral Cartwright. This is a terrifying idea.
SPOCK: It is imperative that we act now to support the Gorkon initiative, lest more conservative elements persuade his Empire that it is better to attempt a military solution and die fighting.
C in C: You, Captain Kirk, you are to be our first olive branch.
SPOCK: We have volunteered to rendezvous with the Klingon vessel that is bringing Chancellor Gorkon to Earth, and to escort him safely through Federation space.
KIRK: Me?
C in C: Well, there are Klingons who feel the same way about the peace treaty as yourself and Admiral Cartwright. But they'll think twice about attacking the Enterprise under your command.
SPOCK: I have personally vouched for you in this matter, Captain.
KIRK: You ...have personally ...vouched?
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=32790
The American Presidency Project
Jimmy Carter
XXXIX President of the United States: 1977 - 1981
National Security Information Order Designating an Official To Classify Information "Top Secret"
January 26, 1979
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1201 of Executive Order 12065 of June 28, 1978, entitled "National Security Information," I hereby designate the Director of the White House Military Office to classify information originally as "Top Secret."
This Order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
JIMMY CARTER
The White House,
January 26, 1979.
http://www.tv.com/shows/dukes-of-hazzard/one-armed-bandits-38632/
tv.com
The Dukes of Hazzard Season 1 Episode 1
One Armed Bandits
Aired Friday 8:00 PM Jan 26, 1979 on CBS
AIRED: 1/26/79
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940502&slug=1908474
The Seattle Times
Monday, May 2, 1994
Senna Killed In Crash-Filled Grand Prix -- Champion's Death Raises Controversy About Safety
AP
IMOLA, Italy - The deaths of world champion Ayrton Senna and rookie driver Roland Ratzenberger during the San Marino Grand Prix this weekend are expected to touch off bitter controversies about auto-racing safety.
"Safety must be improved. We are pushing very hard for this," said Michael Schumacher after winning yesterday's ill-fated Grand Prix.
Officials of the International Auto Racing Federation, the sport's governing body, were tight-lipped. Drivers, including Senna, had criticized rule changes this season that eliminated many electronic drivers' aids.
Schumacher, who was trailing Senna at the time of the crash, could give few clues as to what caused the 34-year-old Brazilian to miss a turn and hit a concrete wall at 168 mph.
"I don't know what happened to Senna," Schumacher said. "His car took two or three bumps and went off. I must add, however, that he looked very nervous from the first lap and had some problems in controlling his car in the previous lap."
Senna, unconscious when the rescue team arrived, suffered head injuries and died four hours later at the hospital.
The crash, on the seventh lap of the Formula One race, was one of six weekend accidents at Imola, including Ratzenberger's fatal crash during qualifying on Saturday.
Yesterday, at the start of the Grand Prix, J.J. Lehto's car stalled and Pedro Lamy slammed into him. The drivers were unhurt, but a tire from the crash flew into the stands, injuring seven spectators and a police officer.
Senna took the lead on the restart, but tragedy struck on the same turn where fellow three-time world champion Nelson Piquet and former teammate Gerhard Berger crashed in the late 1980s.
http://www.tv.com/shows/police-story/firebird-61274/
tv.com
Police Story Season 3 Episode 18
Firebird
Aired Tuesday 10:00 PM Feb 06, 1976 on NBC
An officer fights to make a comeback after suffering severe burns and being blinded in a helicopter crash.
AIRED: 2/6/76
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032130/releaseinfo
IMDb
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Release Info
USA 3 February 1939 (New York City, New York)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8410983/Royal-wedding-the-Queens-wedding-a-marriage-of-romance-and-power.html
The Telegraph
Royal wedding: the Queen's wedding, a marriage of romance and power
In an exclusive extract from The Ring and the Crown, we look back at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut Philip Mountbatten, November 20, 1947
1:12PM BST 28 Mar 2011
By the beginning of 1944, “Chips” Channon wrote with conviction: “I do believe that a marriage may well be arranged one day between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece”, a form of words that reflected one important truth. Though this would undoubtedly be a love match, its sheer suitability was also an important element. Though the days were long gone when a glorious wedding had been the velvet glove over an iron fist, the old realities – that a royal marriage was about romance AND power – had not entirely gone away.
The pool of potential suitors – European royals or senior members of the British aristocracy – was not a large one. Philip was an obvious choice: the great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, Lord Mountbatten’s nephew, reared in Britain despite his Greek title and his Danish, German and Russian blood. As far back as the autumn of 1944, the long process had begun of turning him into a naturalised British subject. It was completed in February 1947, by which time Philip had proposed and been accepted.
There were critics who felt he was too spiky, too far outside the regular royal club; and too German (Russian, Danish). None of Philip’s German relations were invited to the wedding, not even his three sisters who had married German princes. But to the nation at large the news was welcome – “a flash of colour on the hard road we have to travel”, as Winston Churchill hailed it.
At home, though war had ended, rationing was still very much in force. The economy was in a fragile state and the past winter had been exceptionally hard with record snowfall. A number of Labour MPs protested at the likely cost of the wedding and of the couple’s future maintenance.
Prince Philip himself, who was used to scrimping on clothes and travelling third class, was against excessive display. A private wedding at Windsor was considered. But the Duke of Leeds wrote to Queen Elizabeth that in a choice between austerity and traditional pageantry, he thought most people would prefer the latter. One newspaper asked its readers: “Should the Princess’s wedding day be selected as the first post-war occasion to restore to Britain the traditional gaiety of a gala public event?” More than 86 per cent of the readers said it should be.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0616.html
The New York Times
February 18, 1909
OBITUARY
Old Apache Chief Geronimo Is Dead
Special to The New York Times
LAWTON, Okla., Feb. 17.--Geronimo, the Apache Indian chief, died of pneumonia to-day in the hospital at Fort Sill. He was nearly 90 years of age, and had been held at the Fort as a prisoner of war for many years. He will be buried in the Indian Cemetery tomorrow by the missionaries, the old chief having professed religion three years ago.
As the leader of the warring Apaches of the Southwestern territories in pioneer days, Geronimo gained a reputation for cruelty and cunning never surpassed by that of any other American Indian chief. For more than twenty years he and his men were the terror of the country, always leaving a trail of bloodshed and devastation. The old chief was captured many times, but always got away again, until his final capture, in 1886, by a small command of infantry scouts under Capt. H.W. Lawton, who, as Major General, was killed at the head of his command in the Philippines, and Assistant Surgeon Leonard Wood, today in command of the Department of the East, with headquarters at Governors Island.
The capture was made in the Summer, after a long and very trying campaign of many months, in which Lawton and Wood gained a reputation which will be long remembered in the annals of the army. Geronimo was at first sent to Fort Pickens, but was later transferred to Fort Sill. Until a few years ago he did not give up the hope of some day returning to the leadership of the tribes of the Southwest, and in the early years of his imprisonment he made several attempts to escape.
Geronimo was a Chiricahua Apache, the son of Chal-o-Row of Mangus-Colorado, the war chief of the Warm Spring Apaches, whose career of murder and devastation through Arizona, New Mexico, and Northern Mexico in his day almost equaled that of his terrible son. According to stories told by the old Indian during his last days, he was crowned war chief of his tribe at the early age of 16. For many years he followed the lead of old Cochise, the hereditary chief of the Apaches, who died in 1875 and was succeeded by Natchez, his son, who, however, was soon displaced by Geronimo with his superior cunning and genius for the Indian method of warfare.
After trailing the band led by Geronimo for more than ten years Gen. Crook would probably have captured him in 1875 had he not been transferred to duty among the Utes just as success seemed to be near at hand. For seven years after this the situation in the Southwest was the worst ever faced by the settlers. Crook was sent back in 1883. A large body of troops was placed at his disposal, and in a month he had succeeded in driving Geronimo back to his reservation, capturing him and his men on the Mexican border.
In 1885 Geronimo broke out again, and this time was surrounded by Crook in the Canon de los Embidos. But the Indians succeeded in slipping away, and Crook was removed and Nelson A. Miles placed in command. Miles had already gained a reputation as an Indian fighter, and while he did not exactly cut the field wires behind him to prevent interference from Washington, stories are told of the frequent disregard of troublesome messages.
Lawton and Wood were placed in command of the scouts late in the Summer of 1885. They asked permission to take a picked body of men into the hostile territory and endeavor to run down Geronimo. Gen. Miles finally sent them off with many misgivings. There followed months of privation and hardships which were never forgotten by the men who went with the two young officers. They were gone nearly a year, Gen. Miles often not knowing even where they were or whether or not they had been destroyed by the enemy. On the night of Aug. 20, 1886, the General was sitting at the telegraph instrument in the office at Wilcox, Ariz., waiting for dispatches, when the key suddenly clicked off the news that Geronimo and his men had been surrounded at the junction of the San Bernardino and Baische Rivers, near the Mexican border. Miles hastened there and met the chief on his way north under guard of Lawton. The old warrior was surrounded by about 400 bucks, squaws, papooses, and dogs. They had little else than their blankets and tent poles, and as Gen. Miles afterward stated in his memoirs, "The wily old chief had evidently decided to give up warfare for a time and live on the Government until his tribes gained sufficient strength to return to the warpath."
Gen. Miles writes: "Every one at Washington had now become convinced that there was no good in the old chief, and he was, in fact, one of the lowest and most cruel of the savages of the American continent." The people of the West demanded that he be not allowed to go back to the reservation. He and his bucks were accordingly sent to Fort Pickens and the squaws and papooses to Fort Marion, Florida. It was finally decided to keep Geronimo confined as a prisoner of war. His desire to get back to the West was so pitiful, however, that he was transferred to Fort Sill, where he spent the remainder of his days.
Gen. Wood tells an interesting anecdote of an incident which occurred one afternoon when he was guarding the old chief while Lawton went in search of his command, the location of which he had lost soon after the surrender: "About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the old Indian came to me and asked to see my rifle. It was a Hotchkiss, and he said he had never seen its mechanism. When he asked me for the gun and some ammunition I must confess I felt a little nervous, for I thought it might be a device to get hold of one of our weapons. I made no objection, however, and let him have it, showing him how to use it. He fired at a mark, just missing one of his own men who was passing. This he regarded as a great joke, rolling on the ground and laughing heartily and shouting, 'Good gun.'"
Gen. Miles, in his memoirs, describes his first impression of Geronimo when he was brought into camp by Lawton, thus: "He was one of the brightest, most resolute, determined-looking men that I have ever encountered. He had the clearest, sharpest dark eye I think I have ever seen, unless it was that of Gen. Sherman."
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/artifact/geronimo.shtml
The University of Arizona
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM
ArtiFACT: Geronimo
Geronimo was a Bedonkohe [Chiricahua] Apache who lived in the "Southern Four Corners" region (southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, northwestern Chihuahua, northeastern Sonora) during the late 1800's. Born in the 1820's, scholars disagree on whether his birthplace was actually in Arizona or New Mexico. His original name "Goyakla," or "one who yawns," was replaced with "Geronimo" by Mexican soldiers.
Geronimo in 1886 in the Sierra Madre MountainsBy the 1850's Geronimo was married with three children and also supporting his widowed mother. The entire Bedonkohe group went to Mexico in the summer of 1858 to trade with the Mexicans living in a town Apache's called Kas-ki-yeh (probably Janos). After their camp was established, the women and children remained behind while a group of men went into town to trade. On the third day, the men returned to the camp to discover that a band of Mexican soldiers from another town had come and massacred many people, mostly women and children. Among the dead were Geronimo's mother, wife, and children. From that day, he vowed vengeance upon the Mexican troopers. He became a War Chief, leading the Chiricahua Apache in raids on Mexican towns and villages as well as attacking people throughout southern Arizona and New Mexico.
Some people give Geronimo the distinction of being the last Indian to surrender to the United States but actually he surrendered several times. In 1884, Geronimo, the Bedonkohe tribe, and members of other Apache groups surrendered and were taken to the San Carlos Indian Reservation. In 1885, he and 144 others escaped from the reservation, but surrendered to U.S. authorities ten months later in Mexico. As they were brought back across the United States-Mexico border, however, Geronimo and a small band escaped fearing they would be murdered. This band remained at large for the next five months despite being hunted by 5,500 men in a sweeping search that ranged over 1645 miles.
The negotiations for Geronimo's final surrender took place in Skeleton Canyon, near present day Douglas, Arizona, in September, 1886. He and approximately 40 others, as well as Western Apache scouts who had faithfully served the U.S. military in tracking Geronimo's band, were taken into custody. General Nelson A. Miles promised that they would be able to return to Arizona after a short incarceration in Florida.
The group was sent by train to Florida where they were detained for a year at Fort Pickens and their families at Fort Marion. The warriors were reunited with their families the following year at Mount Vernon, Alabama. The entire group was moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1894, still classified as "prisoners of war". Geronimo lived at Fort Sill until his death, in 1909, at the age of 85. During his later life Geronimo was a celebrity. He made appearances at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, the 1901 Pan American Exposition, and the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and was often presented as the "Apache terror."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Franklin_Cody
Samuel Franklin Cody
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 – 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight. He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used by the British in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. He was also the first man to conduct a powered flight in Britain, on 16 October 1908. A flamboyant showman, he was and still is often confused with Buffalo Bill Cody, whose surname he took when young.
Early life
Cody's early life is difficult to separate from his own stories told later in life, but he was born Samuel Franklin Cowdery in 1867 in Davenport, Iowa
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Davenport, Iowa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County; it is also the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population estimate of 382,630 and a CSA population of 474,226, making it the 90th largest CSA in the nation. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk War
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Black Hawk Purchase
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The Black Hawk Purchase, sometimes called the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, was a land acquisition made in what is now Iowa by the United States federal government. The land, originally owned by the Sauk, Meskwaki (Fox), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Native American people, was acquired by treaty following their defeat by the United States in the Black Hawk War. The purchase was made for $640,000 on September 21, 1832 and was named for the chief Black Hawk, who was held prisoner at the time the purchase was completed. The Black Hawk Purchase contained an area of some 6 million acres (24,000 km²), and the price was equivalent to 11 cents/acre (26 $/km²). The region is bounded on the East by the Mississippi River and includes Dubuque, Fort Madison, and present-day Davenport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Frederick_Rohwedder
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
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Otto Frederick Rohwedder (July 7, 1880 – November 8, 1960) was an American inventor and engineer who created the first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use.
Early life and education
Rohwedder was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1880, the son of Claus and Elizabeth Rohwedder, of ethnic German descent. He was the youngest of three brothers and a sister.
When a child, Rohwedder and his family moved to Davenport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
Ronald Reagan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), and was a radio, film and television actor.
Born in Tampico, Illinois, and raised in Dixon, Reagan was educated at Eureka College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. After graduating, Reagan moved first to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then, in 1937, to Los Angeles where he began a career as an actor, first in films and later television.
Radio and film
After graduating from Eureka in 1932, Reagan drove himself to Iowa, where he auditioned for a job at many small-town radio stations. The University of Iowa hired him to broadcast home football games for the Hawkeyes. He was paid $10 per game. Soon after, a staff announcer's job opened at radio station WOC in Davenport, and Reagan was hired
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/reagan/
PBS
Timeline: Ronald Reagan's Life
Page 1 of 5
1932
Within six weeks of graduating from Eureka, Reagan finds work at WOC radio in Davenport, Iowa.
http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Stargate:_The_Movie_Transcript
STARGATE WIKI
Stargate: The Movie
EXT—NAGADA, DAY
[They enter the city, Kasuf gesturing and giving orders. Kasuf gestures, and people pull away several hangings to reveal a large sized disk of the Eye of Ra suspended between two of the buildings. Everyone prostrates themselves again, following Kasuf's example.]
DANIEL
The eye of Ra. It's the Egyptian sun god. They think he sent us here.
O'NEIL
Yeah, I wonder what could've given them that idea?
[He pointedly fingers Daniel's pendant with the same symbol.
http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Stargate:_The_Movie_Transcript
STARGATE WIKI
Stargate: The Movie
DANIEL
(drawing lines)
Connect the moons. This is the symbol for this planet. That's it. The point of origin.
http://www.oocities.org/elzj78/bsgminiseries.html
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Miniseries (2003)
Tigh: Munitions depot confirmed, but we have two problems. One, the Ragnar station is at least three days away at best speed. Two, the entire Cylon fleet is between here and there.
Adama: Specialist.
Specialist: Sir.
Adama: Bring me our position.
Specialist: Yes, sir.
Tigh: You don't want to do this.
Adama: I know I don't.
Tigh: Because any sane man wouldn't. It's been, what, twenty, twenty-two years?
Adama: We trained for this.
Tigh: Training is one thing, but - if we're off in our calculations by even a few degrees, we could end up in the middle of the sun.
Adama: No choice. Colonel Tigh, please plot a hyperlight jump from our position to the orbit of Ragnar.
Tigh: Yes, sir.
Dualla: (in tears) Priority message, sir.
Tigh: Engineering, spin up FTL drives one and two.
1996 film "Star Trek: First Contact" DVD video:
Dr. Zefram Cochrane: I didn't build this ship to usher in a new era for humanity. You think I want to go to the stars?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074483/quotes
IMDb
The Enforcer (1976)
Quotes
The Mayor: Wish we could've stayed. Think the Giants are finally gonna win one.
Mayor's Aide: I don't know, Mr. Mayor. Looks like it's gonna end up as a no-hitter.
[checks his watch]
Mayor's Aide: Besides, you do have the testimonial this evening.
The Mayor: Oh, god, testimonials. They never end, do they?
1978 film "Capricorn One" DVD video:
Kay Brubaker: What are you after?
Robert Caulfield: I'm taking a terrible risk telling you this. I don't think your husband is the kind of man who makes mistakes no matter how far away he may be. I think he was trying to tell you something.
Kay Brubaker: What?
Robert Caulfield: What did you do at Flat Rock?
Kay Brubaker: Nothing much. We came home after one day because Charles got sick.
Robert Caulfield: What'd you do that one day?
Kay Brubaker: I don't remember. We took a tour of the town they had those tours and I don't remember we took some home movies.
Robert Caulfield: Do you have them?
Kay Brubaker: Yes.
Robert Caulfield: May I see them?
Kay Brubaker: Yes. They were making a movie the day we were there. Bru got a big kick out of it. He never knew it took so much time to just do one simple scene. Charles loved that one. He wasn't in the greatest mood though. He didn't know it but he was sick. Bru was fascinated with the detail. He couldn't get over how something so fake could look so real. He kept on saying that with that kind of technology you could convince people of almost anything.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077294/quotes
IMDb
Capricorn One (1977)
Quotes
Dr. James Kelloway: Okay, here it is. I have to start by saying that if there was any other way, if there was even a slight chance of another alternative, I would give anything not to be here with you now. Anything. Bru, how long have we known each other? Sixteen years. That's how long. Sixteen years. You should have seen yourself then. You looked like you just walked out of a Wheaties box. And me, all sweaty palm and deadly serious. I told everybody about this dream I had of conquering the new frontier, and they all looked at me like I was nuts. You looked at me and said, "yes." I remember when you told me Kay was pregnant. We went out and got crocked. I remember when Charles was born. We went out and got crocked again. The two of us. Captain Terrific and the Mad Doctor, talking about reaching the stars, and the bartender telling us maybe we'd had enough. Sixteen years. And then Armstrong stepped out on the Moon, and we cried. We were so proud. Willis, you and Walker, you came in about then. Both bright and talented wise-asses, looked at me in my wash-and-wear shirt carrying on this hot love affair with my slide-rule, and even you were caught up in what we'd done. I remember when Glenn made his first orbit in Mercury, they put up television sets in Grand Central Station, and tens of thousands of people missed their trains to watch. You know, when Apollo 17 landed on the Moon, people were calling up the networks and bitching because reruns of I Love Lucy were cancelled. Reruns, for Christ's sake! I could understand if it was the new Lucy show. After all, what's a walk on the Moon? But reruns! Oh, geez! And then suddenly everybody started talking about how much everything cost. Was it really worth twenty billion to go to another planet? What about cancer? What about the slums? How much does it cost? How much does any dream cost, for Christ's sake? Since when is there an accountant for ideas? You know who was at the launch today? Not the President. The Vice-President, that's who. The Vice-President and his plump wife. The President was busy. He's not busy. He's just a little bit scared. He sat there two months ago and put his feet up on Woodrow Wilson's desk, and he said, "Jim. Make it good. Congress is on my back. They're looking for a reason to cancel the program. We can't afford another screw-up. Make it good. You have my every good wish." His every good wish! I got his sanctimonious Vice President! That's what I got! So, there we are. After all those hopes and ll that dreaming, he sits there, with those flags behind his chair, and tells me we can't afford a screw-up. And guess what! We had a screw-up! A first-class, bona-fide, made-in-America screw-up! The good people from Con-Amalgamate delivered a life-support system cheap enough so they could make a profit on the deal. Works out fine for everybody. Con-Amalgamate makes money. We have our life-support system. Everything's peachy. Except they made a little bit too much profit. We found out two months ago it won't work. You guys would all be dead in three weeks. It's as simple as that. So, all I have to do is report that and scrub the mission. Congress has its excuse, the President still has his desk, and we have no more program. What's sixteen years? Your actual drop in the bucket! All right. That's the end of the speech. Now, we're getting to what they call the moment of truth. Come with me. I want to show you something.
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Dirty Harry (1971)
Quotes
Chief: [introducing Harry to the mayor] Mr. Mayor, Inspector Callahan
The Mayor: All right. Let's have it.
Harry Callahan: Have what?
The Mayor: You report. What have you been doing?
Harry Callahan: Well, for the past three-quarters of an hour, I've been sitting on my ass waiting on you.
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 11:57 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Thursday 07 August 2014
