 You have expanded your efforts to solve the problems of teenage runaways and child abuse and pornography, in addition to that other crime problem. Looking around, I can see the diversity of groups that have come forward to participate in this public-private partnership. It's pretty unique, even in this country of ours, where there is so much volunteerism. The leaders of business here, government, schools, charities, public service organization and your talents and resources, certainly will be of a nest of valuable value in our efforts to protect our nation's youth. So I just want to take this opportunity again to thank you all and to all of those that you who are here represent. I hope we can put an end to this growing and bearable problem. Right. Mr. President, does Mr. Gorbachev's letter and offer motor world closer to ridding itself of nuclear weapons? But we're very grateful for the offer. We're studying it with great care and it's going to depend now on what they place in Geneva. Are you encouraged by that letter? Yes. It's different than things that we've heard in the past from the leaders in the Soviet Union. Thank you. Well, it's just about the first time that everyone said that the folks actually eliminated nuclear weapons. Does it represent any Soviet commitment to negotiate an agreement in Geneva, anything? What? Does it represent a new commitment by the Soviets to negotiate an agreement? That's what I meant that we're going to find out. Now we will immediately have to get through here. Thank you. I usually answer a lot of questions in the session of this kind. I'm sorry. We're going to respond to some of the questions in the photo session. But that particular question, I thought I couldn't afford to have it say, President refuses to comment. Mr. President, as you remember last spring, you mentioned that Americans are angry about the crimes that are committed against and sometimes even with children. And at that time, you indicated you want something done about it. And today's meeting and the activities that are portrayed here are part of the response to your challenge. As you know, the Department of Justice has taken up the problems of missing and exploited children as one of our priority criminal investigation, criminal prosecution objectives for this year. But in addition to that, we have had verification concerning the U.S. press, as a matter of fact, just read here at the table. It was pointed out that children are the greatest group in terms of quantitative victims of crime. More, there's general perception that older people are more often victims of crime than actually children are the victims of crime more than any other group. And so doing something about it is in the best interest of the nation. And what we have here is, as you mentioned earlier in regard to the partnership that you engaged in education, is a public-private partnership which brings together a variety of resources, a variety of backgrounds, skills to work on this problem. Bill McConnell here is serving as chairman of the group. They've already been hard at work since 8 o'clock this morning. A great deal of the organizational activity and charting the course has already been done. The purpose of the group, the objectives are to obtain more accurate information about the nature and magnitude of crimes committed against children, to publicize and promote outstanding child safety programs and to encourage more people to follow the lead of those people who have already had successful programs as well as to enhance the private sector involvement in this issue. And this is an issue that has not had enough private sector attention. Too much of the public publicity that's occurred has been on the incidents and on the victims themselves. Not enough attention has been paid to how we can prevent it, what actions we can take to make sure that there are even more victims. I'm going to say some bases for treatment. Today this may come as a great surprise to you, but I want to talk about the budget for this in 1987. Next week I'll talk about the State of the Union and its speakers. When we came here five years ago, I know you've heard this before, we came to do many jobs and I think we've accomplished a great deal, but we still haven't completed the task of bringing in a bloated federal budget and this is the year that we must control and run away federal spending. The Graham-Gloving College in place, the Congress will be forced to address fiscal priorities and the wrong way to do this, I still don't know what you're saying, it is to raise taxes and not anyone who is nursing the seat of hope that we may return to them. That's the wrong way. This would lob the American people, because Congress refuses to cut its pet programs. I'd like to quote a great authority on this whole subject, John Allen County, who said with Grab the Taxes, our true choice is not between the reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of larger federal deficits on the other. An economy stifled by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the budget, just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits. I agree with you on that. One subject I think what we're facing also with someone else is Thomas Jefferson. In 1798 he said, I wish it were possible to obtain a simple amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its Constitution. I mean an additional article taking from the federal government to power. We cannot do anything about that particular thing that he wanted right now, but we can eliminate the borrowers. I think it's wrong also to cut defense or what's necessary to preserve national security for ourselves and our children. The only right way to reduce the federal deficit is to stop the explosion of domestic spending. This is the right policy, as I said before, good policy is good politics in the long run. It doesn't mean, let's say, that every time we suggest cutting it, it means we're taking away from the needy. I think we still have not reached the proper level of how much does it cost to deliver the vaccine to the needy. When we came here, I think I'm safe and sane because this was true when I was governor a few years before. The federal government was the most expensive level of government in delivering services to the human. And in most cases it went 2 to 1. $2 to deliver $1 to the needy person. And that's what we have to correct. But I need your help in carrying this message to the American people. Jim Miller will now review the budget and his key things which we'll expect you to carry to the public after the screening and planning has died down. Thank you, Mr. President. First, I want to thank... Well, the last time I came, I'm sure you had a package for me. Do you remember from my 38th anniversary? I've got one here for you. Well, thank you very much. It's a 30-some-year-old book that's out of print. It's part of what I want to talk to you about. I called the publisher the other day and there's a new publisher of this, I forgot the name of it now, a fellow named Dolan and he didn't even know the book. When I said it's a book that would have a lot of sales if you reprint it and that's what I'm calling you about. He said, let me call you back tomorrow. When you call him back tomorrow and he said, it must have been a good book. There are only six of them in the warehouse. And he sent me a couple of them. They're going to reprint it in paper bags. It's the miracle of Philadelphia. That's from Minker Bowen's book. You may have read it at the time. It's 30-some years ago. Thank you very much. Great story. Thank you. Great story. How are you? That was the end of the year. That was the end of the year. That was the end of the year. That was the end of the year. That was the end of the year. The end of the year. I'm not going to let you know that. You know that recipe. There's a push and a hole in this one. I thought it was either the year that the eagle came on or maybe the Phillies won that year on the pack. That was the mark. I think you're back to fifty to do that. I think the Wizkins. That's the miracle of Philadelphia. That is quite a story. I'm just, it's fine. Thank you. Well thank you. I'm delighted to have you. nice eagles. It's too big for them. Let me put this over here. Let's go over here and sit out. All right. I'll tell you why that eagle is there. I'm here. Thank you. The copper and that eagle used to be back there on that table. That thing was over there. They finally told me one day. One of the people who sat on that table came out of the pictures with that eagle sitting on there. I'll waste your time, but I'll tell you a story. A couple of quotes eight, ten years ago when Lin Holton was governor of Virginia, I had been promoting this National Center for State Courts and we finally got it created and they were going to build a $3 million headquarter, so William Hysburg and they did so. He had punched $100,000 from the bar of Virginia without consulting all the right people. So they called me and said they were going to get them out of the hole. If you'll come down and make a speech to the bar, they'll fix things over there. So I went down and they took pictures and he and I sat on that table while he was governor. Back, like him, was one of these round lights and for all the world it wasn't like an eagle. It just couldn't have been there. So he sent me two copies and one of my copies said, where does your halo? I signed the one over him, sent it back and said, I never wear mine in public. Well I've been waiting to see you as I mentioned in a little letter, I'll leave it to you to see if that'd be three days. This has been your finest season ever, well the one and the Academy's best ever final season writing fifth in the UBI selection in the nation. I know you'll almost be very proud and I'm proud of all of you. Really very pleased to present this trophy to you and I know that I hope I'm not standing in front of directly someone. You're going to have to go. There's also quite a picture over here. That means that you have won four straight ball games and I think that's something to take away from you as a good member. Only four months it will become second lieutenants in the Air Force. I knew something about that. I was second lieutenant in the first cavalry and when World War II came on I found myself flying the desk. I want you to be just as great as you can be. You want to be your fellow airmen after these last few months as you were here to be each other. Sir, we'd like to thank you first of all for letting us come to where you put it on today. You want me to put that on? Yes sir. Sir, this shirt, I'm sure you can wear it when we beat Army and Navy next year. Thank you very much. I'm very proud of it. I have all of these and incidentally I play a little football myself in college. Right guy. And somebody says offense and defense in my day. Both of them. You're there until the final whistle if you can stay on your feet. But you know, I'm very pleased and happy. You brought back a memory of those war days that I was telling you about and then come to my original branch and then certain courses. It was the Army Air Corps then. I remember that one rainy day when I came to the post with my cavalry campaign hat on. The five boys. They were kind of a sombrero type. Well listen, thank you all very much. I'm very proud. Thank you very much. Thank you sir. Thank you sir again. I'll do this for you. I know I drive everyone out here. I feel very well dressed.