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2000 Public Papers 2789 - Interview With the New York Times

Publication Title: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000-2001, Book III)

Notes: The interview began at 3:30 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House, and reporters David Sanger, Todd Purdum, Marc Lacey, Robin Toner, and Jane Perlezof participated. In his remarks, the President referred to Vo Viet Thanh, chairman, People's Committee, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; President Tran Duc Luong, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and Communist Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu of Vietnam; civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson; President-elect George W. Bush; Bill Gertz, reporter, Washington Times; former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee; ``Crossfire'' cohosts Bill Press and Mary Matalin; former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa; former Senator John Glenn; and Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel. Reporters referred to New York Times chief correspondent R.W. Apple, Jr., and Tim Russert, moderator, NBC's ``Meet the Press.'' The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 28. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this interview.