Vital Speeches of the Day articles from May 2001

Vital Speeches of the Day archives from May 2001

U.S. Strategic Vision.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... EXPLORING TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN MAKE US ALL SAFER Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. I appreciate you being here. I also want to thank Secretary Powell for being here as well. My National Security Advisor, Condi Rice is here, as well as...

The Energy Crisis Is Serious, Not Perplexing.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... CONSERVATION IS NOT A SOUND BASIS FOR AN ENERGY POLICY Thank you very much. It's good to be here. We meet at the hundred-day mark of a new administration, one I've been very proud to be part of. The Oval Office is the final point of...

Research Universities In The Third Millennium.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... GENIUS WITH CHARACTER It's nice -- very nice -- to be back on the campus of this great university, in this familiar room. And it is an honor and a privilege to have been invited to discuss with you some ideas that are of central...

Economic Development In The Knowledge Economy.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... CAN OHIO START ITS ENGINES? Thank you, Dick Pogue, for your thoughtful introduction, and thank you, also, for all, that you do for Northeast Ohio. We are fortunate to have your leadership. And thank you ladies and gentlemen for your...

Mexico's Economic Renaissance.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... SHARING IN A BRIGHT FUTURE What I would like to share with you today is my vision of the exciting economic prospects that lie ahead for business interests across Mexico and the United States. I don't believe it is an exaggeration to...

Moving Nigeria Forward.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... AGE OF WONDERS, AGE OF FAILINGS, AGE OF CITIZENS It is a great honor for me to speak at this gathering. I bring the greetings of the Charge d'Affaires of the American Embassy, Nancy Serpa, and the new American Ambassador, Howard Jeter,...

Campaigning For Peace.(youth violence )(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... PREVENTING YOUTH VIOLENCE IN AMERICA Good afternoon. I am honored to be with you today -- leaders of the AMA, leaders of American medicine, leaders for a safer, healthier United States. I'm especially pleased to be at this conference...

Learning From Others.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... GROWING BEYOND RACISM In 1969 when my father, Whitney Young, wrote the book "Beyond Racism" Blacks in America had cause for optimism. We had seen passed some of the most historic civil rights legislation since the 14th Amendment nearly a...

The Positive Side Of The Racial Story.(Transcript)
May 15, 2001... THE ADVANCES OF THE NEGRO CITIZEN I am today to plead a special cause-one which I believe that, as mayors, you will hear patiently and I objectively. If the cause is your cause as well as mine, perhaps it is because the question of the...

Goodwill And Free Trade.(George W. Bush addresses the Summit of the Americas)
May 1, 2001... A DEMOCRATIC HEMISPHERE BOUND TOGETHER Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. Amigo y amigos, it's an honor to be here. First, Mr. Prime Minister, I want to thank you for your warm hospitality, and I want to thank all those folks in your...

The Supreme Court.(Ruth Bader Ginsburg address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... A PLACE FOR WOMEN This talk centers on my current workplace, the United States Supreme Court, and on women who figured in its history. I will speak of the way things were, and the way things are becoming. As a starter, I will pose a...

A New Way Of Thinking.(Sam Nunn address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... MOVING AWAY FROM DOOMSDAY AND OTHER DANGERS My greatest privilege as a Senator was to focus on the security interests of our nation and to work closely with our men and women in uniform to strengthen our defenses. Increasingly, in my...

The Risk Of Playing It Safe.(Vance D. Coffman address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Good evening. I'm always delighted to come back to Colorado Springs, the city that inspired "America the Beautiful." By way of comparison, I work in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the city that...

A Call For Transformational Leadership.(David M. Abshire address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN Our conference today follows one on the art and character of leadership that Dr. Inamori and I chaired two years ago at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The initiative was...

Taking The Stage.(Judith Humphrey address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... HOW WOMEN CAN ACHIEVE A LEADERSHIP PRESENCE Thank you for that kind introduction. Talk about pressure. As you know from my introduction, the role of my company is preparing others to speak. For 12 years, I've been coaching...

Tibet And China.(Tenzin Gyatso address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... PEACE THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE Over fifty years ago Tibet was occupied by China. It is also over 40 years since 1959, when thousands of Tibetans began their life in exile. Three generations of Tibetans have lived through this darkest period...

The Closing Of The American Mind.(Allan E. Goodman address)(Transcript)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... THE AMERICAN STUDENT AND CIVILIZATION Now that the first-ever International Education Week is behind us, it is appropriate to reflect on how open (or not) Americans are to the world. Since seventy-five percent of those recently polled by...

Health Care Coverage For All Americans.(Randolph D. Smoak address)(Transcript)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... A WAY TO PAY FOR IT Good afternoon. And thank you for the honor of inviting me here to respond to the striking of the gong. I've been all over Ohio this week just like an old-fashioned doctor, traveling along Interstate 71 in our mobile...

The Maintenance Of Peace.(Dwight D. Eisenhower address)(Transcript)
May 1, 2001... IMPORTANCE OF LATIN AMERICA My friends early tomorrow I start a journey to several of our Latin American neighbors, with three major purposes in mind. These are: to learn more about our friends to the south; to assure them again that the...