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Bush Again Backs Marriage Protection Amendment
President Bush speaks in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment declaring marriage in the United States to be the union of a man and woman only, and barring state governments from recognizing the legality of same-sex marriages.
President Bush's 2006 Memorial Day Address
Transcript of President Bush's 2006 Memorial Day Address
Law Day, U.S.A., 2006
President Bush proclaims May 1 as Law Day, U.S.A., 2006.
Loyalty Day, 2006
President Bush proclaims May 1 to be Loyalty Day, 2006.
President Bush's Radio Address of April 8, 2006
After playing Whack-a-Mole with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nevada) for blocking what he called, "a promising bipartisan compromise on comprehensive immigration reform," President Bush listed the three things immigration reform must have in order to be effective in this radio address to the nation.
Critics of Tax Cuts Were Wrong, Says Bush
Radio Address for April 1, 2006
Bush: Why We Must Stay in Iraq
President Bush marks the third anniversary of the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom and explains why the U.S. must remain in Iraq, "the central front in the war on terror."
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2006
President Bush's 2006 Irish-American Heritage Month Proclamation.
President Bush's Radio Address: Feb 25, 2006
President Bush defends the Medicare prescription drug program against charges by consumer groups that it is wasteful and confusing for most older and disabled Americans.
George Washington the Man
He grew marijuana and was America's only Founding Father to free his slaves. On the night he died, his doctor friend tried to bring him back to life in a most bizarre manner. As a politician, he was the only president-elect to win a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. Learn some lesser-known facts about our very first president, George Washington.
From Time to Time: The State of the Union Address
The Constitution directs the president to "from time to time," update Congress on the "State of the Union." Since George Washington in 1790, presidents have, from time to time, been doing just that in what has become known as the State of the Union Address. And from time to time, it even contains some important information. Read a brief history of the State of the Union Address.
African American History Month 2006: Presidential Proclamation
Setting the theme for this year's observance as "Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, and Civic Institutions," President Bush proclaimed February 2006 as Black History Month.
Bush Praises Alito in Radio Address
When Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel Alito testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, "the American people saw a man of character and intelligence," said President Bush in his weekly radio address.
Bush Talks Strong Economy in Radio Address
U.S. home ownership has never been higher, unemployment has rarely been lower, productivity is high and consumers are happy with what's being produced. The result is an American economy rated as "strong and secure," by President Bush in his weekly radio address to the nation.
Impeachment: The Unthinkable Process
The process of impeachment of the President of the United States. It's the last thing you would ever think could happen to an American President. Since 1841, over one-third of all American Presidents have either died in office, became disabled, or resigned. However, no American President has ever been forced from office due to impeachment proceedings.
Presidential Message: Kwanzaa 2005
President Bush's 2005 Kwanzaa greeting
Presidential Message: Christmas 2005
President Bush's 2005 Christmas message.
Presidential Message: Hanukkah 2005
President Bush's 2005 Hanukkah message.
Bush Attempts to Rally Support for Iraq War
Hoping to bolster sagging public support for the Iraq war, President Bush told a national TV audience that terrorists and insurgents could "feel a tightening noose," after the relatively peaceful Iraqi elections on December 15.
Bush Defends Eavesdropping, Patriot Act
In a live, nationwide radio address, President Bush today acknowledged and defended his order to allow eavesdropping on people in the United States, and urged Congress to renew the terror-fighting Patriot Act.
Bush Stumps for Alito in Radio Address
President Bush today in his nationwide radio address praised Judge Samuel Alito, his current nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Executive Order 11085 – Presidential Medal of Freedom
Issued Feb. 22, 1963, by President John F. Kennedy, Executive Order 11085 established the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the equivalent of the military Congressional Medal of Honor.
Recalling 9-11, Bush Cites Katrina Disaster
President Bush on Sept. 10, 2005, likened the destruction and recovery of New York City in the 9-11 terrorist attacks to the current Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans.
Bush Recalls 9-11, Defends Iraq War
President Bush today invoked the memory of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in defense of the United States' continued involvement in the Iraq war.
About Presidential Recess Appointments
President Bush may bypass the U.S. Senate confirmation process by installing his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton, through a process known as a "recess appointment." Is that constitutional? Has it ever been done before? Yes it is and yes it has.