    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [January 22, 1993]
    [Page 7]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    [[Page 7]]

    Exchange With Reporters Following a Cabinet Meeting
    January 22, 1993

    Withdrawal of Nomination for Attorney General

        Q. Mr. President, how difficult was the Zoe Baird decision? How
    agonizing was it for you?
        The President. I'm sad about it. But it wasn't agonizing. I'm sad
    about it, and I take full responsibility, as I said in my statement, for
    the way the evaluation was done. I still have a very high regard for
    her. She is an extraordinary person. And I feel very badly about it, but
    I'm responsible for it, and I'm going to start this afternoon looking
    for an Attorney General. And I have the process set up, and we're going
    to begin as soon as the lunch hour is over, working on the future. And
    that's what I intend to focus on.
        Q. Will it be a woman?
        The President. I have nothing else to say. I'm going to start this
    afternoon. Thanks.

    Note: The exchange began at 11:15 a.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White
    House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this
    exchange.