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| 00:06:35 |
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Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. So, howdy, Aggies. |
| 00:07:01 |
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Howdy! |
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It is an honor to be here with all of you today at this outstanding university. (Applause.)Now, I... |
| 00:07:52 |
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And much to his likely embarrassment, I'm going to talk a little more about the singular nature and... |
| 00:08:55 |
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We have our Secretary of Defense here, Secretary Bob Gates, who I think you know a little bit about.... |
| 00:09:42 |
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But I can tell you -- and I want everybody to understand this -- although it is an enormous sacrifice... |
| 00:10:05 |
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I want to acknowledge former Secretary of State, Jim Baker, who's served this country for decades... |
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I also want to thank another Texan, Ambassador Ron Kirk, for his terrific work as our United States... |
| 00:11:02 |
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I want to recognize Melody Barnes, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, for her outstanding... |
| 00:11:16 |
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I want to thank Michelle Nunn, the CEO of Points of Light, as well as Neil Bush, Chairman of the Board,... |
| 00:11:28 |
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I want to congratulate Mallory Myers, today's Daily Point of Light Award winner, and commend her for... |
| 00:11:45 |
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And I understand that this event is just one of the countless ways that students at this university... |
| 00:12:04 |
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So I can see why President Bush chose to locate his library at this school. What you all are doing... |
| 00:12:25 |
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It's a vision that's changed lives across this country, including that of a young woman who went to... |
| 00:12:57 |
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But here's the thing. George Bush isn't just a President who promoted the ethic of service long before... |
| 00:13:24 |
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He easily could have chosen a life of comfort and privilege, and instead, time and again, when offered... |
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Though I do recall one endeavor of his that actually drew quite a bit of attention. That was back... |
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This is much more important than politics. |
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That's the conviction that drew these two outstanding leaders -– once fierce adversaries –- to join... |
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And while -- while you might not always know it from watching the cable news shows, or listening to... |
| 00:16:26 |
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And if anyone here thinks that our government has all the solutions, President Bush and I will be... |
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Government can build the best schools, with the best teachers -- but we can't run the PTA, or chaperone... |
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In the end, when it comes to the challenges we face, the need for action always exceeds the limits... |
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And that's the point I want to emphasize today: that service isn't separate from our national priorities,... |
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To this day -– despite all the evidence to the contrary –- there's still folks with this notion out... |
| 00:18:47 |
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But history tells a very different story. It's the story of patriots who set forth the ideals that... |
| 00:19:14 |
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That's always been the story of this nation –- the story of those who stepped forward in our darkest... |
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Those folks weren't in it for the money. Those folks were volunteers. Their service wasn't "extra."... |
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The courage, the patriotism, the compassion that drove them to act are the same qualities we need... |
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The answer to these questions lie, in large part, with all of you –- the young people especially who... |
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Having come of age in serious times, you all don't have a lot of patience for pettiness and bickering... |
| 00:21:09 |
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As President, it's my mission to put that passion and commitment to work -– to build on the efforts... |
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That's why I was proud to sign the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, expanding AmeriCorps, and... |
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That's why we've created a new community innovation fund to seek out the most creative, effective... |
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That's why this summer we launched United We Serve, a nationwide effort calling on all Americans to... |
| 00:22:21 |
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So we've been doing everything we can to get people involved. And I'm pleased to have with us today... |
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But I also want to be honest with you: While we'll do our best to make it easy to get involved, the... |
| 00:23:42 |
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And once you've formed those connections, you'll find that it's a little harder to numb yourself to... |
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Once you've tutored young people in a struggling neighborhood, it's hard not to care about that ballot... |
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In the end, service binds us to each other –- and to our communities and our country –- in a way that... |
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You don't have to devote your entire career to service –- though I hope that many of the students... |
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Whether through it's -- it's through your workplace, your house of worship, or your local school.... |
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I know you're busy. I know that sometimes, even if you don't like to admit it, service can feel a... |
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But if Mallory Myers can repeat last year's success and get more than 12,000 students to perform more... |
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That's right. (Laughter.) |
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That's right. I got an "amen" back here. (Laughter.) If President Bush could fly 58 combat... |
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