 Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. We have some very distinguished guests. Well, we have some very, very distinguished and honored guests here today. And their families are also with us. We welcome Alberto Salazar, Greta Weitz, Linda Down, to the White House, and congratulate them all on their New York Marathon performances. I am told that some of our White House staff were also in the meet, but only one of them has checked in as yet. So I don't know how that's come out. You all know, of course, that Alberto's winning time for the 26 miles was two hours and nine minutes. This is his third consecutive year in winning the New York Marathon, and he also has won the Boston Marathon. Greta won the women's division, the fourth win for her in five years, time of two hours and 27 minutes. She won with style and grace, and that's kind of incomprehensible to me. I do five minutes a day on a treadmill and then walk away from it very slowly. Linda Down did not match Alberto and Greta's time, but I'm sure that both Alberto and Greta would be the first to say that no one in that marathon showed more heart and more courage. Linda, a victim of cerebral palsy, is more familiar with the word victory than victim. She did the 26 miles of the marathon in 11 hours. She's the first person ever to attempt to do that, the aid of crutches. And Linda, if all of those people out there wouldn't say I was being political, I'd say you truly stayed the course. It's an honor to receive them here at the White House. Pleased to have them with us and have this opportunity to congratulate them for all that they have done. That concludes our photo session. I'm sure you have all the photos you want. We shall go back inside now. I'd like to say something about that one. Sure. Wait one moment. OK. What have they done? Well, I don't feel that way, Sam, but that's another subject. This is the subject for this morning. I'm not going to take any more questions here, because we're here to honor these young people. I just wanted to do that, but they're not human at all. I'd like to present this model of Nike Mariah shoes. They're the same brand which I wore in winning the New York Marathon. I'd like to present these to President Reagan. And I hope that these will help him in his race for re-election. And I'm sure that he will be re-elected president. Alberto, thank you very much. I promise not to use them in a marathon. Thank you very much. That's not embarrassing. I'm not embarrassed. I'm no economic expert, but I say stay the course. Say thank you, Mr. President. And as a representative from a small country, I feel very honored to be here today. And I hope that my presence here can be an inspiration for female athletes all over the world. Thank you. Hi, I just want to say thank you for inviting me here. And even though I was the tortoise in the race, I think I felt very blessed to have had the chance to do it. And I felt honored to be an American and a woman. Thank you. Go back into the office now. That determination and character can overcome any handicap. The people in this country, millions watching you, I think, have been inspired to try to emulate that type of drive and spirit. And it's kind of the spirit that's made America great. And you've proved it. And I would like to have the president present this medal to you on behalf of the United Cerebral Palsy. The United has said, and accept to say it, yes, millions of people must have just realized the indomitable human spirit. And someone shows us the way she did. Sugar is instant energy, isn't it? And this for you, and I give that to you. All right. Well, again, and of course, the two of you, I ran the quarter-mile track, at least across the mile of the tape at the end of the quarter-mile. And I waited for two guys to grab me under the arms real quick. But I don't understand. 26 miles, then you see, and you both just kind of slow down and stroll away. I think back and think I must have missed something in my training. And you, of course, you've said it, and you know. God bless you. Thank you very much. Mr. Murphy, more than anything with regard. Oh, well. And I know that the two of you are going down to the Olympics. We'll help them out. Mr. President. Thank you. I'm sitting here. I'm studying there. Brother D, he's a crybaby. She got in the experience as she came into the final. One of the stories we get to know is that she crossed the bridge coming back from the Boston to Manhattan. She slipped into a glass and fell out of the sprawling of the glass and went for help. And she was cut. And she just kept going. And that was about six or seven miles ago. And you see her spirit just pick up on her determination. And when she got that, she just started crying. We were all, the only people left this year were clean-out shooters. And it was an amazing scene. They took a banner that was in and above the course. And they didn't have any ribbon for her to cross it. The park rangers took a banner and put it across the finish line. So she would have a ribbon break. That's right. You know, you feel that I'm one of the huggers. Yeah. I didn't dare, just as... And in here, I tell you, some of the complaints we get that supposedly our budget cuts are penalizing someone this way. And you look at them, compared to her, I've got compassion for everyone that's got a problem. But you say, wait a minute, what are you whining about? Yeah, absolutely. I know I wanted to quit and she wouldn't. Thank you. Thank you.