Rice nominated as Secretary of State

The President: I am pleased to announce my nomination of Dr. Condoleezza Rice to be America's Secretary of State ... When confirmed by the Senate, Condoleezza Rice will take office at a critical time for our country ... As a girl in the segregated South, Dr Rice saw the promise of America violated by racial discrimination and by the violence that comes from hate. But she was taught by her mother, Angelina, and her father, the Reverend John Rice, that human dignity is the gift of God, and that the ideals of America would overcome oppression. That early wisdom has guided her through life, and that truth has guided our nation to a better day. Read on. (Nomination by President George W Bush, 16 November 2004)

No Excuses

To achieve permanent victory, we must do more. We must affirm the truth that we have learned the hard way time and again in our history -- in World War I, in the lead to World War II -- we learned that tyranny must always be opposed. We must affirm the truth that when freedom is on the march, America is more secure; and when freedom is in retreat, America is more vulnerable. Read on (Front Page Magazine, 1 November 2004)