[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 28 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
[Pages 1468-1469]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks to the Citizens of Oggersheim, Germany

July 11, 1994

    Thank you very much, Chancellor Kohl, Mrs. Kohl, Oberbuergermeister 
Schulte, Mrs. Schulte. How did I do with that? Okay? I said the word 
almost alright?
    Hillary and I are very honored to be here tonight in Chancellor 
Kohl's hometown. When we were coming here on the bus, of course, I saw 
much of the unique and rich history of Germany, including the marvelous 
cathedral at Worms, where Martin Luther tacked his theses to the door, 
as Chancellor Kohl has said. But I also saw the fields of

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the farms, which reminded me of my home, and the small towns which made 
me feel at home. And more importantly, when we got out down the street 
and began to walk down here, I felt a sense of friendship, a sense of 
real contact with people that, too often, leaders of great nations don't 
get in this day and time.
    And so, Hillary and I would like to thank you for making us feel at 
home and for your friendship toward the United States and for reminding 
us that behind all the decisions that leaders in public life make, there 
are real people whose lives will be affected, children whose future will 
be shaped, and our obligation every day is to remember the faces of our 
homes.
    So I thank you for your friendship to my country. I thank you for 
your outpouring of friendship today. And I thank you for making Hillary 
and me feel as if we, too, are at home.
    Thank you very much.

Note: The President spoke at approximately 6:40 p.m. in front of the 
residence of Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany. In his remarks, he 
referred to Hannelore Kohl, wife of the Chancellor, Dr. Wolfgang 
Schulte, Lord Mayor of Oggersheim, and his wife, Dr. Dorothee Schulte.