 The National Alliance of Business, people like Bob. I'd also like to give you a little word of warning. I know a lot of you are from the business community and you're from over a hundred awards and what appears to be about two minutes. We're going to do the blocking as all of you running backs try to come up here to the platform and get your award, but it is going to be difficult for everybody, of course, but we do this program and working with us so that you get a chance to sit and relax a little bit in front of the White House and talk to your favorite member of the press. Now, National Alliance of Business. The most young people in the summertime. Let's not sit on our laurels, the 17th Secretary of Labor. It's a newspaper, really. What I consider to be a tragedy and that is teenage unemployment, particularly minority youth unemployment. Despite the expansion of this economy, teenage unemployment still lags at 20% overall, but 50% for many of the opportunity that we have. To feel that they're spending $53 billion when youth unemployment, minority youth unemployment was 27%, it's now 50%. So the President's proposal, as I'm just telling them, it's a tool, it's not the answer, but it's a tool whose time is long overdue. I've got, thank you very much. Sit down, help kick off this 1984, the 1983 private sector jobs program. It's times like this that remind us America was built by people helping people. Numbers will grow. Couldn't get it in a rose garden anymore. Many of you will recall that last year a million Americans have found jobs and the unemployment rate has shown the sharpest drop, the steepest drop in 30 years. Now, that's why when I'm asked to describe our economic program, I do it with three short words. Jobs, jobs, jobs. But we can't rest until every show. Government, business, labor, or non-profit organization can solve the unemployment problem. The needs of our young people put partnerships to produce real, not make work, jobs. Partnerships take advantage of opportunities to help them date local governments. This grant will give 718,000 young Americans valuable work experience to Austin Cunningham of Orangeburg, South Carolina, who's with us today can tell you how well the targeted jobs tax credit program works. After he discovered them, even though the tax credit no longer apply, that's partnership in action and everybody's better off because of it. What we're trying to do is to help our young people find that workplace. America's youth can develop skills and demonstrate their qualifications and potential permanent employers. But far too much president, Mayor Marion Barry, the current president of the National Conference of Black Mayors have endorsed this legislation, gifts of the National Alliance of Business for their continuing support in coordinating the summer jobs program. Small businessmen and women all across America are opening their hearts and their business doors to American youth. And thousands of caring Americans like Roosevelt Greer and Dave Winfield will get it too wrong. Are with us today, but there are still far too many young people, particularly disadvantaged and minority youth who cannot asking America's businessmen and women two questions. Do you remember your first job? It was summer and there I was with a pick and shove. And you do learn things, not only about you Well, it's your turn now to offer the same opportunity and you'll never regret it. Thank you and God bless you all. Mr. President and to contribute and we all have so much to give them and inspire them. I like it when people like yourself help the young people because they think that no one really care about them. They don't see their future as we see it. We've all grown up and we've went through our hard knocks and they're going to do the same thing, but with your help they're really going to make it. And Mr. President, on behalf of the young people and these men here, here is an outstanding award for a job well done. Thank you. And I wasn't acting at all. But then there were some who said that I wasn't before. Ladies and gentlemen, most of my adult life I've worked with young people. It's just been part of my ideological philosophy and sports and recreation. And recently, this past year, I was asked by the New York City partnership and the Daily News in New York City to... Mr. President, on behalf of Summer Jobs, 84 and at least 25,000 youngsters in New York City, I'm happy to present this Daily News recognition of your support. You know, we've tried to not only get a thing, I do know, aside from the clear benefits that the youngsters receive from these jobs, businesses really prosper from their help also. When given a chance, these youngsters will always do as proud. So once again, thanks again for your recognition of these efforts and your support. Thank you, Mr. President.