I have just repeated word for word the oath taken by George Washington 200 years ago, and the Bible on which I placed my hand is the Bible on which he placed his. It is right that the memory of Washington be with us today, not only because this is our Bicentennial Inauguration, but because Washington remains the Father of our Country.

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.

The United States is strongly committed to the IPCC process of international cooperation on global climate change. We consider it vital that the community of nations be drawn together in an orderly, disciplined, rational way to review the history of our global environment, to assess the potential for future climate change, and to develop effective programs. The state of the science, the social and economic impacts, and the appropriate strategies all are crucial components to a global resolution. The stakes here are very high; the consequences, very significant.

Both must make tangible, immediate steps toward this vision.

By the year 2000, all Americans must be able to set the clocks on their VCRs.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

Now we can see a new world coming into view, a world where there is a very real prospect of a New World Order.