[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 11 (Monday, March 22, 1993)]
[Page 407]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks to the Crew of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt

 March 12, 1993

    Thank you very much, Captain. I know that I won't be able to see all 
of you now, but I've seen as many as I could, and I've shaken hands with 
a lot of you. I've also reviewed your mission and been very impressed 
with it.
    I want to recognize the presence on the ship of the 1992 Sailor of 
the Year, Donald Leroy Heffentrager; as well as the First Class Petty 
Officer of the Quarter, Gary Neff; the Senior Petty Officer of the 
Quarter, Gregory Ham; the Junior Petty Officer of the Quarter, Jason 
McCord; and the Blue Jacket of the Quarter, Airman Todd Pearson.
    I've been very impressed with everything I've seen and with all the 
people I've met. As Commander in Chief it's immensely reassuring to me 
to know that the United States is served by people of such high quality 
and such great dedication. The Secretary of Defense, Les Aspin, and the 
others who are here in my company have already learned a great deal and 
see a lot that we admire and that we like. I thank you for your service 
to the country, and I look forward to the remainder of my stay here. And 
I wish you well on your deployment.

Note: The President spoke at 1:40 p.m. in the Carrier Intelligence 
Center aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. A tape was not available 
for verification of the content of these remarks. This item was not 
received in time for publication in the appropriate issue.