    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)]
    [February 9, 1995]
    [Pages 189-190]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report of the National
    Endowment for the Humanities
    February 9, 1995

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I am pleased to present to you the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the
    National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Federal agency charged
    with fostering scholarship and imparting knowledge in the humanities.
    Its work supports an impressive range of humanities projects.
        These projects can reach an audience as general as the 28 million
    who watched the documentary Baseball, or as specialized as the 50
    scholars who this past fall examined current research on Dante. Small
    local historical societies have received NEH support, as have some of
    the Nation's largest cultural institutions. Students from kindergarten
    through graduate school, professors and teachers, and the general public
    in all parts of the Nation have been touched by the Endowment's
    activities.
        As we approach the 21st century, the world is growing smaller and
    its problems seemingly bigger. Societies are becoming more complex

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    and fractious. The knowledge and wisdom, the insight and perspective,
    imparted by history, philosophy, literature, and other humanities
    disciplines enable us to meet the challenges of contemporary life.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 9, 1995.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    February 10.