Word: speeches
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Concerning speculation about a potential presidential run in 2000, Alexander remained vague in his comments after the speech, despite the recent flurry of advertisements...
...smart and often well-intentioned, but he is not unique--he is not irreplaceable. When he finally had to face the music on Aug. 17, in grand jury testimony and then in his public address, Clinton didn't seem to realize that our patience had run out. His speech was a non-apology. He did not say "I'm sorry" or "I was wrong." Of his relationship with Lewinsky, he said only that "[i]t was wrong...
...going to all this trouble, why not just address the nation again? According to TIME Washington correspondent Jay Branegan, that's not Clinton's style. "For the President, bite-sized bunches of apology are better than another major speech... admitting fault and personal guilt is not his strength." Besides, how many people really need to know just how sorry he is? Right now, the answer is a mere 535 members of Congress...
...Which, according to TIME Washington correspondent Jay Branegan, is another baby step in the right direction. "This is the beginning of a strategy of bite-size pieces of apology from Clinton, rather than another major speech," says Branegan. "Admitting fault and personal guilt is not his strength." But after eating humble pie with top Democrats Wednesday morning -- and getting a positive reaction -- the President has apparently decided to take his contrition show on the road. And not a moment too soon. Once Congress starts sifting through a ton of material relating to his private foibles, Clinton may have...
...years before he joined the SPH faculty, Mann was invited by the graduates to give a commencement speech. Due to his belief that health and human rights were inextricably connected, he suggested that the school distribute copies of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights along with the graduates' diplomas...