Sergeant Foley
Well-known member
......"In the holiday spirit of this Thanksgiving, we all have something to be thankful for: family, being thankful and grateful for everything we've cherished including looking back on what we've been though. On a personal note, I once again personally want to thank you, the American people and those from across the world, many of you have given Barbara and I countless telegrams, prayers and encouragement as I begin this important and difficult job. While I recognize that I came to the Presidency under the most tragic and traumatic circumstances of any President. I ask you, the American people, as I did eleven days ago at the White House upon my swearing in as the 42nd President of the United States, for your prayers. This isn't my presidency, but this is the late President Ronald Reagan's presidency. And most importantly of an honorable tribute, I pledge to you all that I will continue the policies and initiatives that he initiated. We must know that the strength of all of our institutions will continue to nourish and investing forward in our Republic's third century of independence, it's also significant that America will remain that shining city on a hill."
---President George HW Bush
Thursday, November 24, 1983
Thanksgiving Day Speech