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Addresses to the Nation
Terrorist attacks--1301
Addresses and Remarks
Florida
Leadership forum in Jacksonville--1297
Terrorist attack on New York City's World Trade Center in
Sarasota--1300
Louisiana, remarks on terrorist attacks at Barksdale Air Force
Base--1300
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance service--1309
National Football League's opening day coin toss--1292
National security team, meeting--1302
New York
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and New York Governor George E.
Pataki, telephone conversation--1304
Police, firemen, and rescueworkers at the World Trade Center--
1313
Radio address--1291
U.S.S. Canberra bell, presentation to Prime Minister Howard of
Australia--1293
Virginia, tour of damage at the Pentagon in Arlington--1302
Washington Hospital Center, visit--1308
Communications to Congress
Declaration of national emergency by reason of certain terrorist
attacks, message--1312
Supplemental appropriations to address the September 11 terrorist
attacks, letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives--1304
Communications to Federal Agencies
Benefits for Survivors of Public Safety Officers, memorandum--1309
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the
Trading With the Enemy Act, memorandum--1303
Excused Absence and Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by the
Attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, memorandum--
1303
Executive Orders
Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and
Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Transportation--1311
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
Editor's Note: The President was in New York City on September 14, the
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in
this issue will be printed next week.
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Contents--Continued
Interviews With the News Media
Exchanges with reporters
Oval Office--1304
West Colonnade--1294
West Wing Lobby Entrance--1294
Joint Statements
United States of America and Australia--1295
Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Australia, Prime Minister Howard--1293, 1294
Proclamations
Amending Proclamation 7461, Display of the Flag at Half-Staff as a
Mark of Respect for the Victims of the Incidents on Tuesday,
September 11, 2001--1313
Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist
Attacks--1310
Proclamations--Continued
Honoring the Victims of the Incidents on Tuesday, September 11,
2001--1301
National Birmingham Pledge Week--1291
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the
Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001--1308
Statements by the President
Terrorist attacks, supplemental appropriations to address,
congressional action--1313
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--1317
Checklist of White House press
releases--1317
Digest of other White House announcements--1313
Nominations submitted to the Senate--1315
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Week Ending Friday, September 14, 2001
Proclamation 7460--National Birmingham Pledge Week, 2001
September 8, 2001
By the President of the United States
of America
A Proclamation
The United States has grown strong and vibrant because of its
diversity and common values. Representing different religions, cultures,
ethnic groups, and backgrounds, our citizens have laid the foundation
for our country's remarkable achievements.
As a Nation, we celebrate those achievements and look forward to new
challenges. At the same time, we also recognize that racism still exists
in America.
One of the darkest days for the cause of civil rights was September
15, 1963, when a bomb exploded in the basement of the Sixteenth Street
Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The blast ended the lives of four
young African-American girls, and ultimately demonstrated the tragic
human costs of bigotry and intolerance.
Through the efforts of heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr., and
other brave men and women of the civil rights movement, our Nation has
made progress in battling racism and building a society that more fully
lives up to its democratic ideals. However, regardless of the decades
that have passed, despicable acts such as the Birmingham bombing remain
an unforgettable reminder of the need for continued vigilance against
those who would infest our society with hate.
The Birmingham Pledge, started in 1998, forges a positive legacy
from the lessons of the Birmingham tragedy. The Pledge encourages people
to take personal responsibility for conducting themselves in ways that
will achieve greater racial harmony in our communities. It calls for a
commitment to ``treat all people with dignity and respect.'' This is our
solemn duty as citizens.
As part of National Birmingham Pledge Week, I encourage all
Americans to join me in renewing our commitment to fight racism and
uphold equal justice and opportunity. We also must strive to treat each
other with civility, to love our neighbors, and to extend the American
dream to every willing heart. By doing so, we can fulfill our Nation's
promise and build brighter futures for all our citizens as we look
forward to the challenges of tomorrow.
Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 9-15, 2001, as
National Birmingham Pledge Week. I call upon the people of the United
States to mark this observance with appropriate programs and ceremonies.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
sixth.
George W. Bush
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:02 a.m., September
11, 2001]
Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press
Secretary on September 8, and it was published in the Federal Register
on September 12.
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Week Ending Friday, September 14, 2001
The President's Radio Address
September 8, 2001
Good morning. This weekend in Washington my wife, Laura, is hosting
the first National Book Festival, continuing a tradition she began as
First Lady of Texas. With visiting authors and special events, the Book
Festival will highlight the importance of reading and libraries in our
national life. A few days later, she and I will host the White
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House Assembly on Reading at the Library of Congress. We will bring
together scholars and educators committed to the cause of teaching every
child to read.
As a former teacher, herself, the First Lady is a passionate
advocate for reading. She and I and my entire administration believe
that teaching every child to read is critical to making sure every child
has the opportunity to realize the American Dream.
Reading is, after all, the most basic educational skill, and the
most basic obligation of any school is to teach reading. Yet earlier
this year, tests showed the almost two-thirds of African-American
children in the fourth grade cannot read at a basic level and reading
performance overall is basically unimproved over the past 10 years.
The ability to read is what turns a child into a student. When this
skill is not taught, a child has not failed the system; the system has
failed the child. And that child is often put on a path to frustration
and broken confidence.
The methods we use to teach reading are critically important. First,
we will have diagnostic tests to identify early reading problems in
grades K-through-three. Second, we will correct those problems with
intervention to give children the best possible help. Third, we will
support reading instruction based on sound research, with a central role
for phonics. And we'll make sure that every teacher is well-trained in
these proven methods.
All of this can serve an important goal I have set for our country:
to ensure that every child is able to read by the end of third grade.
Meeting this goal requires not only encouragement to our schools but
resources, and my budget provides them. Altogether I have asked Congress
to triple the amount of Federal money available for reading programs
across America.
We must also bring accountability and high standards to every public
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