Just got this from V/C
Posted by Jim Lindgren:
George H.W. Bush's 1991 Speech to Kids.
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_08_30-2009_09_05.shtml#1252117357 I was intrigued by the links to a Washington Post story about George
H.W. Bush speaking to school children on October 1, 1991. My daughter
was in school then and I didnât remember hearing about her watching
any such event.
On WESTLAW, I looked up other news stories about the speech. It was
reported as 10 minutes in some reports and 12 minutes in others. It
was carried live on CNN, PBS, and Mutual radio. The Secretary of
Education sent a letter urging schools to have their students watch,
but I didnât find any evidence of how many schools followed that
recommendation. And most striking: Bush laid out goals -- to increase
the graduation rate, improve student competency and better prepare
students for entering school -- and said, ''Let me know how you're
doing. Write me a letter. I'm serious about this one. Write me a
letter about ways you can help us achieve our goals.''
Here are some excerpts:
10/1/91 USA TODAY
President Bush takes to the airwaves today to promote his education
goals, a day after the Education Department released a bleak report
on students' achievement. Bush is scheduled to make a noontime
speech to be carried live by CNN, PBS and Mutual Radio. He'll speak
from Alice Deal Junior High School, in Washington's affluent suburb
of Chevy Chase, Md.
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