 He's in Atlanta. Yeah, should we hold this afternoon down there in some of the drug salute How'd it go yesterday? All right? Oh, yeah Well, I'm pleased to sign this bill today that marks another Milestone, I think in the streamlining of our federal court system the federal courts improvement act of 1982 Senator Strom Thurmond who couldn't be with us today because of a previous commitment Senators Dole and Heflin of course congressman Pete Rodino and McClory Provided the excellent leadership that was required to pass this bill These reforms are the result of bipartisan cooperation in the Congress and the hard work of Dedicated people in all three branches of government And I on behalf of all of our citizens thank them for their efforts This bill will consolidate the court of claims and the court of customs and patent appeals To form the United States Court of Appeals for the federal circuit the logical Research and development by ensuring the uniform application of the patent laws Other changes will improve the overall management of the federal courts. I Hope that this bill and this bipartisan effort Will pave the way toward more reforms in the system by which America dispenses justice under law There are several significant pieces of legislation now pending before the Congress Such as the criminal code reform bail reform heaviest corpus reform that will require similar bipartisan cooperation I Understand the Senate soon will take up the criminal code reform and I look forward to working with Chairman Rodino and members of the House to ensure similarly prompt action on that bill I've long said the government's first duty is to protect the people But in recent years despite a rapidly growing federal government crime rates around the country have been sorry So if we will lead the nation continue to work together we can restore safety of American neighborhoods and fulfill our first duty as representatives of the American people and now I'm going to Sign this I was just a minor bill as you can see There Nice to see you Had his way back there someplace in the 1870s when they wanted to eliminate the patent process because they said everything that could be invented This young lady is representing Senator Heflin he couldn't make it I'll come through the line again Last year get back to the office and go to work Thank you Oh, no, I know you've told me that I appreciate It's a lot of Let's go there in large Unfortunately other things got in the way we recognize Okay I American chairman congressman Yes Our secretary Oh I Told him about I Yeah I know and I've also been told that you've had a very successful commission meeting and I Think you all know the importance that I place in our administration places on our relations With Canada, but you are the ones who do the nuts and bolts work to Provide a foundation for that good relationship, and I just want to express my thanks to all of you for What you're doing so successfully And now I guess we better take the picture I But speaking of days in the past as the name Pete Berryman from Tampa It was an old friend of yours that you were very good to Some years ago I Yes Many years ago as a matter of fact I understand it was when you were in the first primary campaign trail when you were still governor of California Yes, yes, and actually It's always been portrayed that I was a candidate and I wasn't With some people that had told me as long as I was going to be nominated as a favorite son They were going to consider that I was a legitimate candidate I had to say to him was you know, I will not lift a finger to help in that regard I Didn't think that having come from 25 years of Disappearing into the distance with the end superimposed on my back After one year as governor I should be suggesting I wanted to be president Turned out all right a bit come about Well, thank you, mr. President