 Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. I'll say some individual hello's in a minute here after that. Okay. Make a few remarks about you. Hey, you all dressed up. You caught me on a Saturday. I should have had my sincere blue suit on. Well, well, Coach Thompson and members of the Hoyas, welcome to the White House, and congratulations on a magnificent job. I know your victory Monday night represents not just a single effort, but is the result of countless hours of conditioning, training, and practicing by each of you individually, all of which is part of making a truly great team. You're the first team from the Northeast to win the NCAA Championship in 30 years, and you have every reason to be proud, as I know you must be. You came close two years ago. Now you've made it, and we're all happy for you, and I think understand a little of how you almost feel. I'd like to congratulate Pat Ewing, his tournament and Big East Conference Most Valuable Player. You had a great season, Pat, and you know you and all your two teammates are going to remember this for the rest of your lives. And Coach, you not only put together and directed a fine team, but you've watched out in the long run for the interests, the true interests of these young men. I think they'll remember you for a long time, and they'll be most grateful as the years go by. During your time at Georgetown in coaching, the overwhelming majority of your players have graduated, which is also something of a record in intercollegiate athletics in these days, but it also says something about the coach's priorities. Now I understand there's been some criticism, Coach Thompson, that maybe your coaching was a little too stringent or almost military. I wouldn't let that bother me at all. It's results that pay off. Certainly this has been a result. You've won the title. You've never let, and this I think is vitally important, as much so as the title, you have never let these young men forget that there is something more important for there being a Georgetown than basketball. And that isn't always true. So again, just a hearty well done from all of us, and I think all of us feel a great pride in what you've accomplished, and now I'd like to... Well, Coach? Mr. President, certainly we do appreciate you taking the time in your busy schedule to honor us, and I've got to say that that's got to be one of the highlights in these young men's lives to have an opportunity to meet you, and I'd just like to say if the worst thing that could ever be said about us is that we're military, I feel very honored. I do want to give you a little token so that you can remember our team, and I also have a shirt. It should have Hoya Paranoia on it because that's what they called us all year, but I'd like to give you this shirt to make you our official member. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mr. President, that's our athletic director.