Vital Speeches of the Day articles from June 2002

Vital Speeches of the Day archives from June 2002

A just and peaceful world: moral truth is the same in every culture.(West Point graduation address)
June 15, 2002... Address by GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States Delivered at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, May 29, 2002 Thank you very much, General Lennox. Mr. Secretary, Governor Pataki, members of the United...

Homeland Security: creation of a new agency.
June 15, 2002... Address by GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States Good evening. During the next few minutes, I want to update you on the progress we are making in our war against terror, and to propose sweeping changes that will strengthen our...

National energy policy accomplishments: A practical, yet visionary policy.
June 15, 2002... Address by SPENCER ABRAHAM, United States Secretary of Energy Delivered to the Economic Club of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, May 20, 2002 In the last year I've had the opportunity to represent the President and the Department of Energy in...

Suing Gun Manufacturers: the protection of lawful commerce in arms.(positive aspects of H.R. 2037)
June 15, 2002... Address by H. STERLING BURNETT, Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis Delivered to the Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection within The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

Risk Management: more complex in the 21st century.
June 15, 2002... Address by EDWARD BARNHOLT, CEO, Agilent Technologies Delivered to the Financial Executives International, 2002 Summit Program, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 22, 2002 My focus today is on how a CEO evaluates and manages risk. One...

Obedience to the Unenforceable: noble lives.
June 15, 2002... Address by BILLY O. WIREMAN, President, Queens College Commencement Address at the 143rd Graduating Class of Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 4, 2002 Chairman McColl, Queens trustees, President-elect Lewis, Ms....

Being educators: a celebration of people.(Purdue commencement address)
June 15, 2002... Address by MARTIN C. JISCHKE, President, Purdue University Good evening. We are at a very important moment, and I am certain its meaning is not lost on these very well-educated new graduates. Commencement Address Delivered at the...

Keeping credibility: working within the rules of business.
June 15, 2002... Address by MICHAEL J. BIRCK, Chairman of Tellabs. Inc. Delivered to the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree Luncheon, Chicago, Illinois, April 8, 2002 I am proud to have been nominated for, and actually being elected to receive,...

American education: why not our own Marshall plan?(funding educational reform)
June 15, 2002... Address by LUIS M. PROENZA, President, The University of Akron Delivered to the Akron Press Club, Akron, Ohio, April 8, 2002 Thank you, Abe, for your thoughtful introduction. And thank you, members of the Akron Press Club, for inviting me...

Education and Security: The federal government should not be your watch dog.
June 15, 2002... Address by J.C. WATTS, Congressman from Oklahoma Delivered at the Landon Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, April 26, 2002 The founder of this lecture, Alf Landon, said once -- and Alf was a presidential...

An initiative for a new Cuba: the chance rests with Mr. Castro.
June 1, 2002... Address by GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States Delivered to the Nation, East Room of the White House, at the 100th Anniversary of Cuba's Independence, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2002 Bienvenidos. Welcome to the White House for...

Terrorism and Islam: maintaining our faith.
June 1, 2002... Address by MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD, Prime Minister of Malaysia Delivered to the OIC Conference of the Ministers of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Kuala Lumpur May 7, 2002 I would like to welcome all the delegates to this OIC Conference of...

Social insecurity: high costs and questionable returns from an outdated system.
June 1, 2002... Address by J. KENNETH BLACKWELL, Secretary of State of Ohio Delivered to the Cato Institute's Social Security and African Americans: Race, Retirement and Reform Conference, Washington, D.C. , March 19, 2000 I recently celebrated my 54th...

The future of the U.S. Postal Service: fundamental right to send and receive mail.
June 1, 2002... Address by JOHN E. POTTER, United States Postmaster General Delivered to the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., April 5, 2002 Good afternoon. And thank you for your invitation to speak today. This room is an appropriate venue for a...

The "I" in the middle: finding common ground in the global divide.(Michael Eskew)
June 1, 2002... Address by MIKE ESKEW, Chairman and CEO, UPS Delivered to the Town Hall of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, April 10, 2002 Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. I especially want to thank all the organizers of today's...

Responsibility in a Common World: My Brother's Keeper?(CLIFTON R. WHARTON)
June 1, 2002... Address by CLIFTON R. WHARTON, JR., President, Michigan State University, 1970-78, Chairman and CEO, TIAA-CREF Delivered as the Keynote address to the "Personal, Social, and Corporate Responsibility in a Common World," Fourth International...

We are at a crossroads: serving the Hispanic community.
June 1, 2002... Address by JOHN W. MALLARD JR., President, Cardinal State Bank Delivered to the Annual Board of Directors Assembly of the North Carolina Bankers Association, Greensboro, North Carolina, March 25, 2002 Thank you for giving me the...

Make a difference, have no regrets: a woman [or man] is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
June 1, 2002... Address by JOSEPH N. HANKIN, President, Westchester Community College Delivered to the Westchester Federation Of Women's Clubs, White Plains, New York, March 22, 2002 Thank you, Ela, for that generous introduction. If a man or woman can...

What say you of the peacock's tail? Of things for their own sakes: leisure, sport and beauty.
June 1, 2002... Address by JAMES V. SCHALL, S.J., Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University Delivered to the Noon Time Lecture Series, North Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia, April 11, 2002 Let me begin by recalling and...