Yesterday at the White House, celebrating African American History Month.
Not A Man
I appreciate so very much members of the Congress for joining us: first the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Charlie Rangel. That’s an achievement. I’m looking forward to working with this achievement to get some things — to get some things done.
He’s Just A Guy Who Can’t Accept No
And so they said, you’re a hero. He said, no. Yet, Wesley — I told him — I said, you’re a hero. He told me, no.
Never Been To California
I want to tell you the story of Bonnie St. John. She grew up in California, which is — most places in California are not very close to the snow.
Plenty Of Catchers In The White House, Apparently
See, it wasn’t all that often — let me just say this — at certain points in our past, we didn’t have a lot of African American pitchers.
Damn, That’s Good Blow
With you today happens to be a — I like to call him a former Texas Ranger — Chicago Cub fans remember him as a Chicago Cub. Any baseball fan knows he’s a Hall of Famer — and that’s Fergie Jenkins, a member of the Black Aces, as well as Mike Norris, former pitcher for the — Mudcat, don’t sit down yet — sit up yet. Mudcat Grant, everybody.
Always Lied
The strength of the African American community has always lied in the hearts and souls of our citizens, people who refuse to allow adversity to diminish the spirit and extinguish the drive to make America live up to its promise.