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Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Gold Medal To Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 / July 26 1105 The President. Yes, they are. Thank you News Conference With Prime Minister for noticing. The couches—Mrs. Bush de- Silvio Berlusconi of Italy serves a lot of credit. Q. You’re not a dictator, but you are a con- Q. The rug? queror. [Laughter] The President. No, the rug is temporary. The President. Well, I just hope it re- The rug will have the—we’re in the process flected in the stories. Actually, did you know of weaving a new rug. And each President, that the guy, when questioned, the inter- as you probably know, since you’ve been preter misinterpreted what he said. He said around here some—well, a long time—each that it was clear to the American press that President designs his own rug. I’ve designed President Bush conquered the leaders, as op- mine, and it’s now being woven and will be posed to conquering the American press. No here in about 3 months. And I look forward one conquers the American press, of course. to—— [Laughter] Q. The Alamo up on the wall is not an Assistant Press Secretary Johndroe. indication of how you feel in the White Thank you all. House right now, is it? NOTE: The President spoke at 11:23 a.m. in the The President. I feel great. Listen, I think Oval Office at the White House. In his remarks, we’ve had one of the most constructive first he referred to President Jiang Zemin of China; 6 months of any Presidency, and we’re mak- President Saddam Hussein of Iraq; President ing great progress on a lot of issues. No, I’ve Vladimir Putin of Russia; and President Vicente always—a dictatorship would be a heck of Fox of Mexico. The transcript released by the Of- a lot easier; there’s no question about it. But fice of the Press Secretary also included the re- dealing with Congress is a matter of give and marks of Mr. Earley. A tape was not available for take. The President doesn’t get everything verification of the content of these remarks. he wants; the Congress doesn’t get every- thing they want. But we’re finding good com- Remarks on Presenting the mon ground. Congressional Gold Medal And I also want to remind you all, we’re to Navajo Code Talkers making great progress when it comes to fiscal sanity and the budget. I appreciate so very July 26, 2001 much the supplemental that got passed. I Thank you very much. Today America signed it in Kosovo. It was a supplemental honors 29 Native Americans who, in a des- that came out clean. And I thank the leader- perate hour, gave their country a service only ship in the Senate, particularly Senator Byrd, they could give. In war, using their native as well as those in the House—Congressman language, they relayed secret messages that Young—for moving a clean supplemental. turned the course of battle. At home, they That was unheard of in recent history. carried for decades the secret of their own There’s going to be some struggles over heroism. Today we give these exceptional the budget, no question about it, as appropri- marines the recognition they earned so long ators perhaps try to bust the budget. But ago. they’re going to find somebody who’s going I want to thank the Congress for inviting to hang tough on the budget. And I want me here, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank Sen- to remind people that the reason some are ators Campbell, Bingaman, and Johnson and struggling to find money to spend is because Congressman Udall for their leadership. I the economy has turned down. That’s why. want to thank Sergeant Major McMichael— The budget projections are less than antici- distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, pated because of a slowdown in the economy. welcome to Washington, DC. And by cutting taxes, we did the right thing The gentlemen with us, John Brown, to reinvigorate the economy. And do you Chester Nez, Lloyd Oliver, Allen Dale June, know who knows that best? The American and Joe Palmer, represented by his son people. Kermit, are the last of the original Navajo Thank you for coming. Code Talkers. In presenting gold medals to VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:47 Aug 01, 2001 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\PD30JY01.000 ATX004 PsN: ATX004 1106 July 26 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 each of them, the Congress recognizes their tive Americans fought in World War I. Thou- individual service, bravely offered and flaw- sands more served in Korea, Vietnam, and lessly performed. serve to this very day. With silver medals, we also honor the doz- Twenty-four Native Americans have ens more who served later with the same earned the highest military distinction of all, courage and distinction. And with all these the Medal of Honor, including Ernest honors, America pays tribute to the tradition Childers, who was my guest at the White and community that produced such men, the House last week. In all these wars and con- great Navajo Nation. The paintings in this flicts, Native Americans have served with the rotunda tell of America and its rise as a na- modesty and strength and quiet valor their tion. Among them are images of the first Eu- tradition has always inspired. ropeans to reach the coast and the first ex- That tradition found full expression in the plorer to come upon the Mississippi. But be- Code Talkers—in those absent and in those fore all these firsts on this continent, there with us today. Gentlemen, your service in- were the first people. They are depicted in spires the respect and admiration of all the background as if extras in the story. Yet, Americans, and our gratitude is expressed for their own presence here in America predates all time in the medals it is now my honor all human record. Before others arrived, the to present. story was theirs alone. May God bless you all. Today we mark a moment of shared his- NOTE: The President spoke at 1:41 p.m. in the tory and shared victory. We recall a story that rotunda at the U.S. Capitol. In his remarks, he all Americans can celebrate and every Amer- referred to Sgt. Maj. Alford McMichael, USMC, ican should know. It is a story of ancient peo- who represented the U.S. Marine Corps. ple called to serve in a modern war. It is a story of one unbreakable oral code of the Second World War, messages traveling by Statement on the Anniversary of the field radio on Iwo Jima in the very language Americans with Disabilities Act of heard across the Colorado plateau centuries 1990 ago. July 26, 2001 Above all, it’s a story of young Navajos who brought honor to their Nation and victory to Eleven years ago today, people from across their country. Some of the Code Talkers America gathered to celebrate the signing of were very young, like Albert Smith, who the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 joined the Marines at 15. In order to enlist, (ADA), one of the Nation’s most important he said, ‘‘I had to advance my age a little civil rights laws since the Civil Rights Act bit.’’ At least one Code Talker was overage, of 1964. The ADA opened up the true prom- so he claimed to be younger in order to serve. ise of America to people with disabilities On active duty, their value was so great and who, for far too long, have found impedi- their order so sensitive that they were closely ments to getting an education, getting a job, guarded. By war’s end, some 400 Navajos or just getting around. had served as Code Talkers; 13 were killed I am proud that my father saw the need in action, and their names, too, are on today’s for a comprehensive law to liberate the ener- roll of honor. gies and talents of people with disabilities, Regardless of circumstances, regardless of and who worked with the Congress to make history, they came forward to serve America. the ADA a reality. The Navajo code itself provides a part of the Much has been accomplished in the past reason. Late in his life, Albert Smith ex- 11 years. Attitudes are changing and barriers plained, ‘‘The code word for America was, are coming down all across America. Em- ‘Our Mother.’ ‘Our Mother’ stood for free- ployers now provide a range of ‘‘accommoda- dom, our religion, our ways of life, and that’s tions’’ to ensure that employees with disabil- why we went in.’’ The Code Talkers joined ities can keep their place in the wage-earning 44,000 Native Americans who wore the uni- world, resulting in unprecedented economic form in World War II. More than 12,000 Na- opportunities. And, outside of the workplace, VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:47 Aug 01, 2001 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\PD30JY01.000 ATX004 PsN: ATX004.
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