long-term plan to stabilize our debt and our deficits and start bringing them down in a steady, sensible way. by the way, that's what we proposed last year, that's what's proposed in my budget. what i've said is let's make long-term spending cuts. let's initiate long-term reforms. let's reduce our health care spending. let's make sure that we get a way of -- a glide path to fiscal responsibility. but at the same time, let's not underinvest in the things that we need to do right now to grow. and that recipe of short-term investments in growth and jobs with a long-term path of fiscal responsibility is the right approach to take for i think not

only the united states but also for europe. okay? >> what about the republicans saying that you're blaming the europeans for the failures of your own policies? >> the truth of the matter is that, as i said, we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months, over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seaing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. oftentimes cuts initiated by, you know, governors or mayors who are not getting the kind of help that they have in the past from the federal government and who don't have the same kind of flexibility as the federal government in dealing with fewer revenues coming in.

and so, you know, if republicans want to be helpful, if they really want to move forward and put people back to work, what they should be thinking about is how do we help state and local governments and how do we help the construction industry, because the recipes that they're proposing are basically the kinds of policies that would add weakness to the -- to the economy, would result in further layoffs, would not provide relief in the housing market, and would result, i think most economists estimate, in lower growth and fewer jobs, not more. all right? dave jackson. >> yes, sir. a couple of books out with some interesting details about national security issues. there are reports of terrorist kill lists that you've

supervised, reports of cyber attacks on the iranian nuclear program that you ordered. two things. first of all, what's your reaction to this information getting out in public? secondly, what's your reaction to lawmaker who is say you've leaked these details to promote your re-election bid? >> well, first of all, i'm not going to comment on the details of what are supposed to be classified items. second, as commander in chief, the issues that you've mentioned touch on our national security, touch on critical issues of war and peace, and they're classified for a reason, because they're sensitive. and because the people involved

may in some cases be in danger if the they're carrying out some of these missions. and when this information or reports, whether true or false, surface on the front page of newspapers, that makes the job of folks on the front lines tougher and it makes my job tougher, which is why, since i've been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation. now, we have mechanisms in place where if we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences.

in some cases, it's criminal -- these are criminal acts when they release information like this. and we will conduct thorough investigations as we have in the past. the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offensive. it's wrong, and, you know, people i think need to have a better sense of how i approach this office and how the people around me here approach this office. we're dealing with issues that can touch on the safety and security of the american people, our families, or our military personnel or our allies.

and so we don't play with that. and it is a source of consistent frustration, not just for my administration but for previous administrations when this stuff happens. and we will continue to let everybody know in government or after they leave government that they have certain obligations that they should carry out. but as i think has been indicated from these articles, whether or not the information they've received is true, the writers of these articles have all stated unequivocally that they didn't come from this white house and that's not how we operate. >> are there -- going on now? >> what i'm saying is is that we consistently, whenever there is

classified information that is put out into the public, we try to find out where that came from. all right? okay? thank you very much, everybody. thank you. >> can we ask about wisconsin? >> how was the pie? >> as the briefing wraps up, president obama today has a meeting with the president of the philippines, and later he will welcome the super bowl champion new york giants to the white house. our road to the white house coverage continues this evening with first lady michelle obama and ann romney, the wife of republican presidential candidate mitt romney. they were on the campaign trail this week. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2, we'll show you campaign stops by both michelle obama in dale city, virginia, on women's health ann romney in miami talking about cuban-americans. that's tonight at 8:00 p.m. tonight it's the 16th annual

radio and television's correspondent dinner. c-span will have live coverage. house speaker john baner is the keynote speak we are entertainment by wayne brady. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> is sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series "the contenders." 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., 1884 republican candidate james blaine, american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. this is commencement season at high schools and colleges across the country. for the next couple of hours we're going to show you commencement speeches by notable business leaders and

politicians. coming up, google executive chairman eric schmidt followed by xerox ceo ursula burns, ford motor ceo alan mulally, and eli lily ceo john lechleiter. first, mr. schmidt, who spoke at the university of california. he has both a master's degree and ph.d. in computer engineering from uc, berkeley. he talks about technology solving the world's problems in a speech that's just over 17 minutes. >> thank you, edward. and the best thing about greeting probably approximately half of the class is the woman who came in on her phone saying, "mom, i've got to go, i've got to go now." this is the new cal graduate always talking to her mother. now, it's great to be back here on campus. it's an honor to have been

invited, and it's an honor to hold a degree from berkeley, and it's an honor to look out on this next generation of golden bears. now, when you return to a place of intense memories, you think it's a place that's changed so much, but in truth you are the one who has changed more. your memories will be vivid. things will look a little different. but you will feel very much the same. when you return to berkeley, you will have changed and in turn - turn -- -- just know that they would not shine as brightly if you were not here. ened i say to all of you graduates if you first don't succeed, do it like your mom told you to do it. and that may be the most important advice i can give you

today. so, time is money, most of all time is dreams and computers give you time for dreams. i walked across this stage in 1982 for my ph.d. and that year the computer was "time" magazine's person of the year. that quote is from that article. computers were just entering the mainstream, big, blocky contraptions lugged into houses and plunked down on desks. most of america had no idea the power of those machines, but most americans started to find suddenly they had more time for dreams. in their wildest dreams, though, there's no way 30 years late they're children, grandchildren would carry something exponentially more powerful with them everywhere they go, on their laps, on their pockets, digital connections forged among millions of people around the world tethered together at all times to form a worldwide

community. computers obviously gave me time to dream, too. back then, when i was like you, going to greek theater and stanford games and wandering up and down telegraph, it felt like a new world was being imagined right here on campus in all the different labs and workshops and dorms. there was something in the air that made you think, something that made you dream, and today i feel that again being here with you. just the other day i saw a video of a berkeley student who totally automated his dorm room -- his lights, his refrigerator, his television, everything powered from his mobile device. now, the romantic mode mirror was a particularly nice touch, i thought, showing berkeley creativity, but this is just one small-scale example, obviously. but the energy here is similar to the energy i felt 30 years ago and 30 years before that, i suspect, and before that going back generations nap's what's so special about berkeley, a place

committed to liberty and freedom of expression, a place where humanism and science can co-exist, and they can feed off each other in service of a better day. as the chancellor said, 22 noble laureates, supreme court justice, secretary of defense, writers, oscar winners, even the reigning nfl mvp, they all roam -- right, pretty exciting -- they all roamed this beautiful campus and left to make their mark on society, on culture, and on the world. and now you follow them. yes, you, sitting right there, baking in the sun after two hours, possibly nursing a hangover -- don't tell your parents, right? don't tell your parents. my god, that's a lot of pressure. what can i do? okay? well, what can i dream? well, that's your answer -- that's your question to answer. but i can't do it for you. but here's what i know. i know one thing is for certain. no graduating class gets to choose the world that they

graduate into. just like you don't get to choose your parents and your siblings. every class has its own unique challenges. every class enters a history that up to this point is being written for it. this is no different. what is different, though, is the chance each generation has to make that history and write it larger or, in my business, to program it better. and on that score, your generation's opportunities are greater than any generations in modern history. you could actually write the code for all of us as a society. you're connected to each other in ways those who came before you can only dream of. and you're using those connections to strengthen the invisible ties that hold humanity together and to allow us to sort of deepen our understanding of the world around us. you are the emblems of the sense of possibility that will define our new age. in the past, it's always older generations standing up on high,

trying to teach the next generation the ways of the world, trying to make sure that they follow in their footsteps. well, graduates, i'll admit, i think it's different today. you're quite simply teaching us. interesting. this generation, your generation, is the first fully connected generation the world has ever known. what's the first thing you do when you get up? check your phone? your laptop? read some e-mail? comb through your social networks? update your status? i'm awake? right? as opposed to i'm not awake? if you are awake, you are online. you are connected. some of you are probably texting to your friends right now, tweeting this speech, changing your status, smile, you're on camera. right? welcome to our new world. there's a joke about a college kid being mugged who says, hold on, stop. let me update my status, letting my friends know that i'm getting

mugged, and then you can have my phone. and i suspect that somebody from berkeley would actually have the chutzpah to do that. this is obviously a joke, but it's a depiction of how e servial our technology has become to your generation's ability and your ability to connect with them. now, identity and connection concepts are as old as humanity itself, defined -- they define so much of who we are now. they shape our times. they define the human condition. identity and connection, it's your task to make those time-worn continue accepts, spin them around, reimagine them, make them fresh and new and exciting. berkeley helps build the platform that you are basing that on. they bill it for all of us. now, i know it's daunting. i know it's not a great economy to be walking off the stage into. i know all of this. but i also know that you have advantages. you have a competitive edge. you have an innate mastery of technology.

you have an ability to build and foster connections that no generation before you has ever posse possessed. people bemoan a generation who grew up living life in front of screens, always connected to something or someone. those people are wrong. they're absolutely wrong. the fact is that we're all connected now is a blessing, not a curse. and we can solve many problems in the world as a result of this. it's not only an advantage that you have. it's a responsibility that you carry. i mean, today there are 54 wars and conflicts raging around the world, 1.5 billion people live on less than a dollar a day. hundreds of millions of children go to bed hungry tonight. we need to fix that. nearly half the world's people don't live under democratic governments and rights we all enjoy are a rarity, not a norm. i'm proud to be an american. and when it comes to the internet, we think everyone is online. but only 1 billion people have smartphones and only 2 billion

have access to the web. for most of the world, internet cafes are like digital oa'way cease in technological deserts. but the spread of mobile phones, new forms of productivity offer us the prospect of connecting every community in our lifetime. when that happens, connectivity can revolutionize every aspect of is society, politically, socially, economically. to connect the world is to free the world, i say, and so if we get this right so we can fix all the other problems at the same time, and, again, no pressure on our graduates today. it's true we have all the knowledge literally at our fingertips, but just because we know much more than we used to doesn't mean that our problems go away. the future doesn't just happen. it's not etched or written or coded anywhere. there's no algorithm or formula that says technology will do x

or y to be sure to happen. technology doesn't work on its own, but it's a tool, and you are the ones to harness that power, and that requires innovation and entrepreneurship. innovation is destructive. one thing i'll tell you, you know you're innovating when people are worried about you. graduates, make people worry. give them a little bit of a shock. try something new. entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of a new economy and a more prosperous society, the engi engine that keeps communities growing. two-thirds of the jobs created are in small businesses, and you all should try to create a small business or join one or be part of one. and of course i would recommend that you use all of google's products to help set that off. but in any case, you all have a chance to have an original contribution. done just be a shepherd following somebody else's vision. new models, new forms of thinking. that's what we need now. you don't need to become an aid worker or a teacher, although i obviously applaud those. you don't need to be an engineer, although i obviously

support that, too. everyone here can make their mark by creating new standards of brilliance and innovation. and those standards can spread and scale in ways that are unimaginable. the collective intelligence of our society, our version of the borg, if you will, is really quite different. think of it as a new society with mostly american norms and values that crosses continents and countries and unites all of us. the distinctive feature of our new world is that you can be unique while you're also being completely connected. that's what's so different. and that to me, more than anything else, is the american dream. now, don't get me wrong. i believe fully in the power of technology to change the world for the better, and i believe even more fully in the ability of your generation to use that power to great effect, to rule technology. but you can't let technology

rule you. remember to take at least one hour -- and i know this is going to be very, very hard -- and turn off your device. one hour. shut it down. learn where the off button is. in my case, android phone, it's right here. take your eyes off the screen and look into the eyes of the person that you love. [ applause ] have a conversation, a real conversation, not a texting -- actually talk to them. i know this is a new skill, okay? talk. speak. and look. with friends who make you think and the family who make you laugh. engage with the world around you. feel and taste the smell and hug of what's there right in front of you, and not what's a clip away. experience it as a human. and then turn the machine right back on, of course. but life -- the point i'm trying to make here is that life is not lived in the monitor.

life is not a series of status updates. life is about who you love, who you travel with through the world, your family, your collaborators, your friends. life is a social experience first. the best parts of experience are not lonely ones. they're spent in the company of others. our landscape has changed, yes, but our humanity has always and will remain what makes us who we are. and who you are is a proud and talented group of golden bears. now, at berkeley, you've come to know extraordinary people. look around. take a minute. think about this group, your closest friends, the experiences that you've had. a few yearsing ago you started on the road to adventure with these people, wandering and campus, overwhelmed. now you're all extraordinary men and women in total control of your destiny, ready to make your own mark, not on history but on

the future. and that's what's so interesting. now, it may have seemed so did i feel along the road, an impossible slog. i remember that. but today you have made it. and the friendships that you've forged here when the times were good and the times were bad and so forth, when you realize you just overslept your lecture, which i'm sure all of you did at least once, those are the friendships that matter for life. the people that you have met at berkeley will be some of the strongest friends and closest allies you ever meet in your lives. it's been that way certainly for me. when you leave here, don't leave them behind. stay close and stay strong. take them with you and go and change the world together. i ask of you, find a way to say yes to things. say yes to invitations to a new country. say yes to meet new friends, to learning a new language, picking up a new sport. yes is how you get your first job and how you get your next job. yes is how you find your spouse

and even your kids. and even if it's a bit edge i, a bit out of your comfort zone, saying yes means that you will do something new, meet someone new, and make a difference in your life and likely others' as well. yes lets you stand out in a crowd, to be an optimist, to stay positive, to be the one everyone comes to for help, for advice, or just for fun. yes is what keeps us all young. yes is a very tiny word that allows you to do very, very big things. say it often. don't be afraid to fail. and do not be afraid to succeed. for those of you who are thinking too big, be smart enough not to listen. for those of you who say the odds are too small, be dumb enough to give it a shot. for those of you who ask, how can you do that? look at them in the eyes and say, i will find a way. i for one am happy to have you

join us as adults, and the quicker we can have you lead the better. time to throw out all those aging baby boomers and replace them with the best equipped to lead in the new age. march us off to a better day. now that "time" article i was telling you about was called "a new day begins." that day has long since faded into dusk. we need a new day to dawn now today. the power and possibility, the intellectual energy, the human electricity seated in the stadium, the sum of all of the people, the families, the mothers, the fathers, the siblings, the graduates on all of the faculty not just here but in stadiums around the country, your generation will break a new day. your vast knowledge, things which were inconceivable to me when i was here, will see the new era. your bold ideas will shape a new reali reality. your agile minds will inspire a new dawn, as i see it. you've got this thing in your

pocket with all this power, expo nempblly more than in 1982. you have time to dream. so i ask you, class of 2012, what are you going to dream for all of us to enjoy? thank you so much. you have my greatest congratulations. and thank you. congressman dennis kucinich, a you're a member of the house education committee, what do you remember act your own college commencement? >> well, you know what, i was working that day and i didn't go to it. i graduated from case western reserve with a batch lower's and a master's degree in speech and communication, i have the certificate to prove it, but i didn't get a chance to go to the granl wags because i was working. >> and how about giving commencement speeches? we heard that you were overseas just recently giving one? >> i spoke at the american

university in dubai, 5,000 people at their commencement from 100 countries. it was an honor to be there with the ruler of dubai and members of the royal family. and it was an honor to be able to keck with these young people who are going to go all over the globe. and so my message was to try to inspire them, to get a chance to look at the world in an expansive way. and it was really an honor to be chosen, to be in a forum which previously was addressed by president clinton, secretary of state albright, secretary of state powell, secretary of state baker and others. so it was a great forum. >> and how do you prepare to give a speech like that? >> i wrote my speech on the airplane. and you prepare to give a commencement speech -- i guess you prepare your whole life to give a commencement speech because what you're really sharing is your view of what life has been, will be, or is

and what will be. >> congressman dennis kucinich has spent eight terms representing ohio's tenth district. thanks very much for joining us. >> the whole speech is posted at kucinich.us, so check it out. thanks. >> thanks very much. now a commencement address by xerox chairman and ceo ursula burns. she started at xerox in 1980 as a summer intern. she's now the first african-american woman ceo to head a fortune 500 company. she spoke to the 2012 graduating class of xavier university of louisiana in new orleans last month. it's about 15 minutes. >> president francis, distinguished faculty, alumni,

students, graduates, family and friends and my two fellow doctorates from today, thank you. i'm so proud to be with you today and so proud to be a part of your vibrant community if it's only for -- even only for a day. you are unique in all of american higher education. there are more than 250 catholic colleges in our nation. there are more than 100 historically black colleges in our nation. but there is only one college that is both black and catholic, and that's the gold rush and the gold nuggets of xavier. what a special tradition. [ applause ] it's hard for me to be here without reflecting a little bit on my graduation in 1980. it was a dream come true for me and for my family. i grew up in a single-parent household in the public housing projects on the lower east side of manhattan. my mother's highest income in any year, herig