[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 14 (Monday, April 11, 1994)]
[Page 666]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Easter Egg Roll

April 4, 1994

    The President. Good morning.
    Audience members. Good morning.
    The President. I am so glad to see all of you here. I woke up before 
dawn this morning, and when I got out just at dawn I already saw the 
Easter Bunnies out here walking around, plotting their strategies for 
the day and getting ready.
    I want to thank everyone who has worked so hard on this, and all the 
people who helped to sponsor it. But mostly, I just want to welcome all 
the boys and girls here, all the families here, and to thank all of you 
for being a part of this wonderful American tradition. I hope you have a 
terrific time today. I assure you that we're having a terrific time 
having you here. And I think we ought to start. Are you ready to start?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. Now we've got to get everybody lined up. Line them up 
for the first roll. Now everybody, let me just say, everybody who is 
here, all the children who are here, not every adult, all the children 
who are here will get a souvenir egg. Okay? And some of them were signed 
not just by the First Lady and me, some were signed by Socks. They're 
more valuable.
    Are we ready?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. All right, when I blow the whistle, we're all going 
to start. Okay? So when I blow the whistle, all of you cheer the kids on 
who are over there in the roll. Have we got a deal?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. All right, let's go. One, two, three, go!

Note: The President spoke at 9:45 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White 
House. He was introduced by Hillary Clinton.