Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the 103rd Congress, my fellowAmericans:I am not sure what speech is in the TelePrompTer tonight, but I hope we cantalk about the State of the Union.I ask you to begin by recalling the memory of the giant who presided overthis chamber with such force and grace. Tip O'Neill liked to call himself"A Man of the House" and he surely was that. But even more, he was a man ofthe people, a bricklayer's son who helped to build the great Americanmiddle class. Tip O'Neill never forgot who he was, where he came from, orwho sent him here. Tonight he's smiling down on us for the first time fromthe Lord's gallery. But in his honor, may we too also remember who we are,where we come from, and who sent us here. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.