 Four minutes They're paying a tribute, but then some of the greatest come go to work on and I remember once when they Attribute to me and two of the speakers ribbing me were Jack Benny and George Burns So I responded using their real names Benny Kugelsky and Nathan burn bomb Mike's on Stand by my fellow Americans. There's a meeting in New York next week. I'm looking forward to I'll be getting together next Wednesday on Governor's Island with the leader of the Soviet Union Chairman Gorbachev This will be our last such meeting and I must admit that I would not have predicted after first taking office That someday I would be waxing nostalgic about my meetings with Soviet leaders But here we are for the fifth time mr. Gorbachev and I together in the hope of furthering peace and always in my mind I go back to that first summit held in 1985 at a private villa on the shores of Lake Geneva at The first of our fireside talks I said to mr. Gorbachev that ours was a unique meeting Between two people who had the power to start World War three or to begin a new era for humanity the opportunity for such a new era is there and Very real that isn't to say of course that that era is already upon us No, too many fundamental differences on matters such as human rights and regional tensions remain unsettled between East and West But it is to say that there is the hope of an era in which the terrible nightmares of the post-war era Totalitarianism and nuclear terror may diminish significantly and please God someday fade away Throughout the post-war period. This has always been America's agenda that the blessings of peace and freedom We know so well in this country will someday belong to every nation to every people Toward this end the United States and its allies have over the last eight years Pursued a course of public candor and military strength But also a course of vigorous diplomatic engagement with the Soviets and the Soviets have responded The result has been progress on a wide series of fronts first and most obvious We have signed the first treaty in history reducing nuclear armaments indeed wiping out a whole class of US and Soviet nuclear missiles So too other arms negotiations are moving forward in pursuing this cause the Soviets must abide by past agreements And in this regard the Krasnoyarsk radar violation remains a significant problem in the area of regional conflicts We've seen a partial Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and a commitment to full withdrawal by February in Angola US mediation has led to a ceasefire and prospects for a political settlement and withdrawal of Cuban troops in Cambodia steps have been taken toward a withdrawal of Vietnamese troops and in other regions. We have seen movement toward peace So too in our bilateral relations with the Soviets There has been movement toward wider exchanges between our two peoples that bring American and Soviet citizens in closer contact and communication Finally, but most important in the area of human rights. We have also seen progress Yes, we welcome recent steps like an end to jamming of Western broadcast heard in the Soviet Union But we also are hopeful that talk of democratic reform and greater freedom for all the Warsaw Pact countries Will become more than just talk We hope for example for a day when the Soviet Union will permit the publication of the works of Solzhenitsyn Or the day when the Berlin Wall will be no more Yes, we want bold words of reform about political and religious expression to become more than just words So for all the progress and all the hope the journey to this final meeting between mr. Gorbachev and me at Governors Island has been a difficult one And to believe me the journey toward better Soviet-American relations will remain a difficult one Yet, it is a journey that must continue beyond any single president or term of office And that's why I'm particularly delighted that vice president George Bush will be joining mr. Gorbachev and me at Governors Island next week Now I've spoken many times about vice president Bush's foreign policy credentials and his long experience in this field At every stage in the summit process. He has been at my side No one is better versed in the details of Soviet-American relations or has a stronger foreign policy portfolio Than our vice president So while I get together next week will not be a working summit with a formal agenda You can be sure I'll be telling mr. Gorbachev that George Bush represents change yes But also continuity that he stands for firmness and strength and candor in the cause of freedom That he knows intimately the essentials of the Soviet-American relationship and that the American people do not want treaties for the sake of treaties They want agreements that endure and help prevent war as the world moves relentlessly Toward a new birth of freedom for all humanity until next week. Thanks for listening and God bless you Oh Saw the first telephone can't remember which one it was but they brought the telephone to an after-bid invented and Demonstrated and he did it and then he said well, it's true very interesting, but who'd want to use one? I