Thinking for Tomorrow

I am deeply aware of the privilege and honor you have accorded me when you elected me your President, and I want genuinely to fulfill your expectations. I hope, therefore, that your notion of the function of the presidential address is not too different from mine—namely, to set some basis for thoughtful deliberation and directions for the Association; a template, if you will, against which particular issues can be examined. Hopefully, my themes will induce some degree of resonance in each of you. A decade ago, in “The 1973 Presidential Address,” Eugene Michels stated, “The presidency is above all else an experience. It is a rich, rewarding, enlightening, and sobering experience.” In the space of one brief year, I have witnessed the truth of that statement.