 Thank you very much. Thank you. I don't know why, but it seems to sound better. Thank you Well Welcome to the White House. You may not have thought this building was a part of the White House That's what they call it. Maybe White House complex would be better, but and that sounds like a neurosis Well anyway, it's a pleasure to be here with you today As you know, we're here to honor the top guns of the federal establishment the best of the best in serving the American people When our administration came to Washington six years ago We promised the American people a government that stopped doing what it shouldn't be doing and did Well, whatever was left Our honorees today are helping to fulfill that promise They lead the leaders of the federal establishment They've been chosen the most outstanding members of the senior executive service We should always remember that their work is important not only in the immediate sense of what they do But in a broader way as well As their jobs may be managerial or technical but in a broader sense Their work is to help ensure the success of the greatest experiment in self-government in the history of the world An experiment called the United States of America Just in case you're thinking that when I went over to Ireland a few years back I Sneaked in a side trip and kissed the Blarney stone. Let me tell you about just a few of our awardees Among them is Frederick Raul who's been called the father of the modern Air Force Then there's John Simpson the director of the Secret Service the man who planned protection for all the presidential candidates in 1984 for the Los Angeles Olympics for the 40th anniversary celebrations at the United Nations and Who currently serves as president of Interpol and There's one of the world's outstanding researchers on the workings of the human brain dr. Frederick Goodwin To give you an idea the impact of dr. Goodwin's work I'm told he's in the top one-tenth of 1% of all scientists most frequently cited in scholarly writings I Could go on and on but Some of you are leaders in the critical work of getting federal spending under control Some of you are leading and rebuilding America's defense Charles new focus is helping to bring the 600 ship Navy to reality under budget Others are helping to formulate and implement policy at the highest levels of diplomatic military and trade issues Still others are enforcing the laws of our country while others are making federal programs give good service to their clients I'm very proud of every one of you, and I know your colleagues and your families are proud So let me just say on behalf of the American people Thank you for all you're doing for our country, and now I'm going to turn to Connie Horner who is going to officiate The award winners will come forward one by one from the Department of Agriculture Terry B. Kinney Jr From the Department of Commerce Richard Holgren from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Clyde O. Leicester Charles a Hawkins Jr. Traffton J. Loveland J. David Martin From the Department of the Air Force Frederick T. Rawl, Jr John K. Scott from the Department of the Army Victor Lindner Dr. Lewis R. Schaefer from the Department of the Navy E. Thomas Comstock Dr. Jerome Carl James H. Mills Jr Charles P. Nemfakos Wallace T. Sansone from the Environmental Protection Agency Howard M. Messner Dr. John A. Moore from the Department of Health and Human Services Frederick K. Goodwin and Martha A. McSteen From the Department of Housing and Urban Development Shirley A. Evans from the Department of the Interior Joseph W. Gorel and Edward L. Hasty from the Department of Justice Donald J. Gavin Mark M. Richard and John J. Toomey from the Department of Labor Robert T. Jones From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dr. Raymond S. Coladay Dr. Noel W. Henner's Eugene F. Kranz From the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thomas E. Murley From the Securities and Exchange Commission Catherine B. McGrath and Michael K. Walensky From the Department of State David A. Coulson and Roger B. Feldman From the Department of Transportation Raymond A. Carroll from the Department of Treasury Charles H. Brennan Francis X. Kavanaugh Robert J. Lover Eugene H. Mock John R. Simpson Percy P. Witter Jr. From the Office of the United States Trade Representative Dr. Harvey E. Bale Jr. And from the Veterans Administration Joseph L. Moore and our last winner Michael Rudd. Mr. President, thank you very very much All of you are now invited to join us for a reception in honor of our award winners in the Indian Treaty Room