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Article: Remarks on presenting the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen.(Week Ending Friday, April 28, 2006)(Speech)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- May 1, 2006
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April 25, 2006
Thank you. Be seated. Welcome to the White House. For you Navy fans, it's welcome to the White House again. [Laughter] I am so honored to welcome the Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy here to the Rose Garden, and I congratulate you for winning your third straight Commander in Chief Trophy.
I also want to announce that Coach Johnson is now a member of the White House Frequent Visitors Club. [Laughter]
I appreciate, like a lot of Americans, the football rivalry between our military academies. It's truly one of the country's great traditions.
This season the Midshipmen have pretty well handled that rivalry in ...