 Ladies and gentlemen, to welcome to New Orleans and to pay tribute to the great president, President Reagan, who is... I think one of the most exciting things to President Reagan and Nancy when they got into this podium will be to see the young people down here in front. Ladies and gentlemen, Ellie the Elephant, body crawl for the sheriff's deputies, among the most talented drivers in the world are those tractor drivers who can pull these big floats through the crowds of Mardi Gras and never scrape offender. Then we see the precision drill team of Joseph Clark High School. Now I tell you that Mardi Gras begins every year on January 6th, also called Kings Night and continues until the day before Ash Wednesday, almost every night and every weekend for at least three or four weeks prior to that season. That is just a little tiny sample of what we do every year during Mardi Gras season. Imagine 15, 20, 30 floats sometimes passing through crowded streets and everybody turns out for Mardi Gras. Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for the president and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. The beginning of an exciting four days, seven and a half years ago you gave America a new beginning and it's only appropriate that we finally give you your gavel. Can't wait till next week's meeting with the Democratic congressional leadership.