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,_1/17/98 5PM PRESIDENT WILLI M J CLINTON

STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSUNITED STATES CAPITOL

. January 27 1998 . .Mr Speaker Mr Vice President members o he 1 05th Congress d i s t i n g u i s h ~ e s t s~ m y fellow Americans:. . . . o-

\ ~ c t ~ ) t : t ~ ~ ~ ~ A J A ~ o \ u - h ~ b . . t \ J . J . . ~ { \ t w ~t M . \ ~ . J - - g h t , ftte ail efc;:rl' predecessors jn anunbroken line reacHing bttel - 209 y e t l f s ~ I I6fl8liot~ ~ b ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \ U ~ b t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ \tii Otti t t : : ~ : These are good times for America. With our economy growing

our incomes rising our social fabric mending and our leadership in the o r l d unrivaled the state


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Five years ago, the American people chose a ew direction for our natiori.


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We have freed ourselves from outdated orthodoxies and failed philosophies ofthe past.

~ ~ ~ ~ i ~My fellow Americans vr ~ l ~ t l 1 0 t l l i d : a l ; . Unemployment rlmains thelowest in a quarter c e n t u r ~ f i ~ ~ o n o m y has crea:r 4 million new jobs. Inflation is low and

. l ~ ~ ~ U : ~ U I ~ ~stable. Welfare and crime teen pregnancy and divorce all are dropping-AAfter stagnating fortwo decades wages are rising once again


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Empowerment Zones, spearheaded by Vice President Gore, which have revitalized our cities andrural areas. Empowerment works, and we should bring the urban renaissance to every corner ofthe nation.

Leading the global economy

The third element of our strategy recognizes this reality: in the 21st Century, we will livein a global economy. There is no turning back. Our only choice is whether to make tllis newworld work for us or against us. Today, America 's exports are at a record high. Our businessesand workers are outcompeting anyone in the world. We are better positioned than any nation onEarth to reap the rewards of the global economy.

To stay strong, America needs a world that is strong. Fully one third of our econmnic.growth comes from expanding exports- from selling to the 96 of the world's consumers who~ I . . ~ . U . H ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ t . ~ ~ t t t ~live beyond our o r d e ~ s . twill continue to press Congress for the po'Yei to make new trade .. . iJ ; . ..agreements that tear down barriers to American made goods. _ ~ : :~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ w ~ ~ - - ~1 A ~ ~ ~And the new global economy driven by new technology poses new challenges forour people.

More trade demands niore training and job opportunities, and quick, coordinated responsewhen factories close or jobs move. We mustinsist that our trading partners enforce basic labor

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Withdrawal Redaction SheetClinton LibraryDOCUMENT NO.AND TYPE

001. draft

SUBJECTrriTLE

Race & leadership Insert (v. 3) (2 pages)

DATE RESTRICTION

nd P5002. memo Anthony Blinken to Micheal Waldman, re: SOU Edits (4 pages) 01/23/98 P5

COLLECTION:Clinton Presidential RecordsSpeechwritingMichael Waldman

O ~ o x Number: 14477FOLDER TITLE:

[State of the Union 1999- High Points of American Achievement 20th Century]: Inserts Dan Brogde2006-0469-

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