to be leaders, i have a few thoughts. first, to be leaders you must inspire those around you in every walk of life. people follow people they respect. first and foremost you must aspire to be men and women of character. secondly, leadership, not selfish ambition, must be the animating force of the career that lies before you. it is written whoever would be first of all must be certain of all. your education these past we 4 years has prepared you to lead. you hold with you all that you need to leave this place and succeed. all you need to add to it is courage. cs lewis said memorably the courage was not one of the
greater strategic thinker about how we accomplish that for this nation. in fact, to understand the life of our new president, his whole life was strategy. he built an extraordinary success in the private sector and i though he s going to make america safe again. lastly, i can honestly tell you all my years serving in congress, serving as governor in my hometown, traveling cross country and seeing the connection he s made to men and women who serve and protect in every capacity in this country, i ve never met anyone with a greater heart for those who everyday in diverse ways protect the people in the nation through character and service and sacrifice, and so let me say, it is my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to all of you, the president of the united states.
you today. men and women of character who have sacrificed greatly and to stand before this hallowed wall, this memorial wall where we remember 117 who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. i can assure you this new president and our entire team recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices of all of the men and women of the intelligence community of the united states of america. [ applause ] i ve gotten to know our new president. we ve traveled a lot together. when the cameras are off, two things i know for sure. number one, i ve never met anyone more dedicated to the safety and security of the people of the united states of america or anyone who is a
have given us to serve. but it s especially humbling for me to be before all of you today. men and women of character, who have sacrificed greatly and to stand before this hallowed wall, this memorial wall, where we remember 117 who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, i can assure you, this new president and our entire team recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices of all of the men and women of the intelligence community of the united states of america. [ applause ] i ve gotten to know our new president, we ve traveled a lot together. when the cameras are off and klieg lights off, i ll tell you two things i know for sure. number one, i ve never met anyone more dedicated to the safety and security of the
humbling for my family nights and find ourselves in this role. i m grateful to our new president for the opportunities given to me and the opportunity the american people have given us to serve. it s humbling for me to be before you today, men and women of character, who have sacrificed greatly. to stand before this wall, this memorial wall where we remember 117 who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, i can assure you this new president in our entire team recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices of all of the men and women of the intelligence community of the united states of america. [applause] i ve gotten to normal president, we, we have traveled a lot together. when the cameras are off all tell you two things and know for sure, number one, i have never