 Well, what do you think? And did we have any controls? No, and as I said, we've done no negotiating on that at all. And I'm not going to hazard any guesses to why they turned him loose, not as long as we still got hostages there. Are you pleased that he's out, sir? Of course. Do you have any hopes that we'll have additional hostages in the next few days or so? Any indication? I haven't seen any indication of that. Mr. President, what should the next step of the United States government be to build on whatever signal might have been adhering to the release of Mr. Singh? I'll just tell you that this has been a great problem for us and it's been something that's very much in our minds and that we're not engaging in negotiations with the captors. I'm sure you must know who was intervening. I just can't talk any further about it. Are they talking to the Native American election? Do you think so? What? Do you believe that the terrorists are trying to manipulate the American presidential election in some way to the hostages? Well, if they are, I hope they're on the right side. Mr. President, forgive me for my brashness, but this would appear to be maybe the last leadership meeting that we're going to have during your presidency here, at least to discuss the legislative agenda. As one of those who've been here now for eight years for their entire period of time around this table, I just have to tell you what a rewarding experience it's been for those of us who have been privileged to be here around this table. Have you give us our charge each week or every other week or so? And then go out there and do the best we can. Now, Bob can speak from a little bit different perspective when they were in the majority, but we in the House have always been in the minority. Let me tell you, Mr. President, the only leverage we had in the House of Representatives in the last eight years has been your leadership and what you've been able to do by supporting that bandit minority that we have in the House of Representatives. I just want to express my personal appreciation and thanks to you for what you've done by way of giving us the inspiration and the spree decor to do the best we could even in a minority role. Of course, Bob can speak for himself from the Senate's vantage point, but that's our view from the House. We thank you, Mr. President, for what you've done. Can I just say, Mr. President, America's a better place because you've been here, and we're all proud to have been a part of it and we'd go the extra mile for you any time just as you've done for our country. Well, I had to thank Bob. You're going to get the drug bill for anyone, Senator? Well, no, I've got to start the meeting. I am most grateful for what I've heard and I've been very proud of the relationship that we have all had for these several years. And now that the 13 annual appropriations bills have been enacted and I commend all of you for that achievement, I think it's time for the Congress to go home. Before you do, I would urge the Senate to pass a responsible drug bill. A House passed a good bill 12 days ago to strengthen our fight against drugs, but it's been sitting on the Senate calendar for days. I urge the Senate to pass that drug bill so that it can be quickly conferenced and enacted and then I'll wish the 100th Congress a very hearty adieu. And yes, the judge has approved too. Thanks, ladies and gentlemen. Hope to get on this week. You're getting an arm too strong. Johnny? Well, all right, I'll own it last, I'll continue. And let me welcome Nick Brady to the cabinet table. Anybody can keep the treasury sound, he can. All right, Nick. And once again, I want to thank all of you for the fine job you did in getting those 15 separate bills. Bob, we deserve our special thanks for your leadership in getting those bills moving that ran some last-minute trouble in the House. We salute your statesmanship. Now, if we can get a few more things done, we can go spend some time getting Republicans elected to the House and Senate and putting George Bush here in my chair. Everybody seems to have a must list of legislation at the end of the session. I have a list of musts and must nots that I would like to share with you. As I said with the press here, the nation needs a good drug bill passed before you leave town. Bob, when we get the general discussion, I hope you'll give us your assessment of whether we'll see a good drug bill before adjournment. On the textiles bill, you plug your ears. Well, I still think we must stop this protectionist bill. If you just go back to your commitment, you're going to get an A to play your part. And I'm hoping the House will sustain my veto. But our labor legislation, Bob and others have been doing a great job keeping away from my desk bills that extend mandatory federal regulation into every business in America. And Bob, please stick with that. On judicial nominations, Strom, I hear that and Mel Simpson that you've both been working some magic and I hope that the both of you will fill us in in a few minutes. We'll get to that. But now let me turn to Bob Doe and then Bob Michael for comments on the outlook for the remaining days of the 100th Congress. I'll keep talking here until you swap them out. So, for starters, gentlemen, please tell us when would you adjourn? I just told Bob... They're trying to stay in the chamber because he doesn't have floor privilege and so they can stay in there and avoid it. But he told me yesterday, he said, well, if we don't finish this week, maybe we'll finish a week from Saturday. Mr. President? Well, Mr. President, thank you very much. Thank you. Good to see you. Thank you, sir. And the Minister of Commerce, Mr. President. How are you doing? And our Foreign Minister, thank you. Good to see you. And then the Ambassador of the South Washington. Hello. Nice to see you. And Ambassador Black in the car. Good to see you. Good to see you. Well, good to see you. Come in. I know we only have a few minutes. Let's talk folks a moment. Let's see over there. This is the President. Thank you. Good to see you. Good to see you. Good to see you. Well, it's a great pleasure to welcome you to the White House. Knowing this is the first occasion of this kind since the United States gained independence. I also note that arriving in your nation in the first Peace Corps volunteers for most of the time I welcome the improved relations which reflects we appreciate very much your government and your personal effort to bring about more recognition in your goal. Chairman of the Lucifer I pronounce that correctly. May I? May I? You may. I know the United States is expanding Its relations with western countries and is engaged in important economic reforms at home. And this is Larry Rivers. Hello, Larry. Congratulations, thank you so much. happened in August at the Chicago Convention. It's a real pleasure to meet you, sir. Well, incidentally, thank you and thank the veterans for some of those resolutions that were passed there at that convention. Thank you very much, Mr. President. Make sure you get some of us. Oh, Mr. Cooper-Holt, Mr. Director. Mr. President, this is you again, sir. Mr. President, how are these our friends? Yes, you bet they are. I know they've been most supportive of things that we've been trying to do. Thank you. Mr. President, if you would allow me a copy of our resolutions passed at the convention. I know some of them had to do with our efforts in Central America. I know a number of other things at that time. We appreciate your efforts in Central America as well. Since I'll have the opportunity of being the last commander-in-chief to meet with you, first of all, thank you on behalf of the other aid that you've greeted so cordially in the Oval Office. And we would like to present to you with our certificate of merit, which has been brought in as well as the gold medal of merit. Thank you for your user service. Yes, yes. Yes. All right. All right. Well, thank you very much. You said very much. Well, you certainly did be greatly, and I'm very proud to have this. Thank you, Mr. President. And this. Thank you, sir. Didn't we both, though, you've been back in North Bush again. We endorsed you twice already, and we got you first back. Hey, that's great. Can we hold the medal up one more time for a picture? Yeah, I'll tell you where it is. All right. Thank you, sir. Well, thank you. Mr. President, thank you very much. Well, listen, a great pleasure. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Good luck, please. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. So good to see you. I'm out of all my body. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President. Well, President Zuma is against drunk riding. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. My secretary of transportation, Jim Harrington. Good afternoon, President. How are you? Good. Mr. President, we're delighted to have this opportunity to visit with you today. We've got a special presentation that we want to make. You know, we've had joint effort on the national and local level and state level about getting the drunk drivers off of our nation's highways. You're familiar with not only the mothers against drunk driving, the mad organization, and the students against them. So that whether they're mad, sad, or glad, they're going to get the drunk drivers off of our roads. And I wanted to have the honor of presenting this pin to you and pinning it on you if I may do that. Well, all right. That's our national chairman of government leaders against drunk drivers. Yeah, and I know some of the success, too. I know there's been a 14 percent decrease in teenagers under 21. And of course, I know what one of you would help do in getting all 50 states to then save a liquor to 211. And then there has been, I believe, from teenage. I think it's dropped 34 percent. Yes, sir. With that. And North Carolina's president exceeds all of that on our nation. It's important. Now that I'm the property-dressed, whatever. Okay. Yes, sir. North Carolina's really complete. I'm a leader. That's all right. You're just mad at her, Princess. But she has helped to help us promote this. We love it, government leaders. Governors and legislators, I'm glad, too. It's a former government. We can appreciate that. I think about 30 states now. And we are trying to get all 50 states to, we've had some that order as many as 100 kids and one state ordered only four. They said, we don't have many government leaders in North Carolina. That's a beginning. I'm going to measure it back until I'm sober up. Oh, my God, the products. I wanted to tell you that all of the men that know that I am coming up here wanted me to tell you, hello. My youngest son said he voted for you twice. He wished he could vote for you again. Pretty good for a 10-year-old. No. And all the women wanted me to give you a hug. May I give you a hug? No. No. We love you. We really do. I appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you all for all that you're doing here. As a national chairman, I'm glad that I'll help us to get this promoted all over the country. Thank you, Mr. President. Alcohol is our number one abused drug. Yes, really. It is. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Goodbye. Good to see you all, too.