Vital Speeches of the Day articles from June 1996

Vital Speeches of the Day archives from June 1996

The U.S.-China relationship: "one China" policy, human rights and trade. (US Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by WARREN CHRISTOPHER, United States, Secretary of State Delivered to the Asia Society, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, New York, New York, May 17, 1996 Thank you for that very...

The increasing responsibility of investors: an era of self-reliance has begun. (SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by ARTHUR LEVITT, Chairman, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Delivered to the Investment Company Institute, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1996 This is your third day here. By now you've heard plenty about the industry's...

Western security amid global uncertainty: five easy precepts for transatlantic partnership. (Canadian Ambassador to the US Raymond Chretien speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by RAYMOND CHRETIEN, Ambassador from Canada to the United States Delivered to the symposium on Quests For Western Security Amid Global Uncertainty, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 12, 1996 Thank you Mr. Chairman. It is a privilege to...

The outlook for China, human rights: the Laogai gulag. (human rights activist Harry Wu speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by HARRY WU, Author, and Human Rights Activist Delivered to a Luncheon in his Honor, sponsored by The Independent Institute, Oakland California, March 27, 1996 Ladies and gentleman, before I begin I would like to say a few words of...

The information superhighway: toll road to the penny arcade, or freeway to the future? (Public Broadcasting Service President and CEO Ervin S. Duggan speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by ERVIN S. DUGGAN, President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Broadcasting Service Delivered to the Town Hall Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, April 10, 1996 For a few minutes today, I'd like to talk about one of the most...

On the cusp of the industrial productivity revolution: using the Internet. (GE Information Services President and CEO Hellene S. Runtagh speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by HELLENE S. RUNTAGH, President and CEO of GE Information Services Delivered to the Conference Board's "Commerce In Cyberspace", New York, New York, February 7, 1996 Today, rightfully so, the Internet is completely imbedded in an...

The business of business is people: total quality management. (McDonnell Douglas Corp. VP for human resources and quality Laurie A. Broedling speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by LAURIE A. ROEDLING, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Quality, McDonnell Douglas Corporation Delivered to the Quality Conference, Washington Deming Study Group, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., April 8, 1996...

Dismantling the welfare state: is it the answer to America's social problems? (Colorado State University professor emeritus D. Stanley Eitzen speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by D. STANLEY EITZEN, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Colorado State University Delivered at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Week Lecture, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, April 25, 1996 The welfare state is...

Taxpayer choice: a solution to the crisis of the welfare state. (National Center for Policy Analysis President and CEO John C. Goodman speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by JOHN C. GOODMAN, President and CEO, National Center for Policy Analysis Delivered to the Subcommittee on Children and Families, Labor and Human Resources Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., March 26, 1996 How...

The global nature of threats: the decline in defense. (Lockheed Martin Corp. Chairman David M. Tellep speech)(Transcript)
June 15, 1996... Address by DAVID M. TELLEP, Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation Delivered Upon Receiving the James Forrestal Memorial Award from the National Security Industrial Association, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1996 Let me begin by saying that...

Democracy and human dignity: political and religious values. (speech by diplomat Max Kampelman)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by MAX KAMPELMAN, President of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and former United States Nuclear Arms Negotiator Delivered to the 300th Anniversary of Christ Of Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1995 I...

United States foreign policy: the future of international relations depends largely on ourselves. (speech by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by HENRY KISSINGER, Former U.S. Secretary of State, and Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc. Delivered at the 106th Landon Lecture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, April 29, 1996 The President, (Jon Wefald) ladies and...

Lessons from A Nation at Risk: rethinking public education. (speech by educator Franklin L. Smith)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by FRANKLIN L. SMITH, Superintendent, District of Columbia Public Schools Delivered to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 29, 1996 First, I would like to...

Reinventing education: new classrooms for the information age. (speech by Richard L. Measelle of Worldwide Arthur Andersen)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by RICHARD L. MEASELLE, Managing Partner, World Wide Arthur Andersen Delivered To The Conference Board, Washington, D.C., March 23, 1996 I'd like to start by telling you what I am not going to say about our education system and...

The shortcomings of the information age: handling information overload. (speech by Jeff Davidson of the Breathing Space Institute of Chapel Hill)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by JEFF DAVIDSON, Executive Director, Breathing Space Institute of Chapel Hill Delivered to the National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, December 8, 1995 Information overload is a pervasive problem for career...

Managing a creative organization: never being afraid to fail. (speech by Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by MICHAEL EISNER, CEO and Chairman of the Walt Disney Company Delivered to the Executives Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, April 19, 1996 Thank you... and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am deeply honored to be...

Corporate restructuring in America: a view from the inside. (speech by United States Trust Company of New York President Jeffrey S. Maurer)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by JEFFREY S. MAURER, President, United States Trust Company Delivered to the Albert B. Merrill Fund Lecture, Syracuse University School of Management, Syracuse, New York, April 16, 1996 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's...

Retirement in the 21st century: a young worker's perspective. (speech by Heather Lamm of Third Millenium)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by HEATHER LAMM, Member of the Board of Directors, Third Millenium Delivered to the 1996 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference Retirement Security: Role of Mutual Funds, San Diego, California, March 26, 1996 I come...

Environmental policy: thoughts on a positive agenda. (speech by academic Bruce Yandle)(Transcript)
June 1, 1996... Address by BRUCE YANDLE, Alumni Professor, Alumni Professor, Clemson University, and Senior Associate, PERC Center for Policy & Legal Studies Delivered to the Progress and Freedom Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1996 Since around...