    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1996]
    [Pages i-xiii]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

                       PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                                     OF THE

                                 UNITED STATES

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    [[Photographic insert]]

    photographic portfolio

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                       PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                                     OF THE

                                 UNITED STATES

                             William J. Clinton

                                      1996

                                  (IN TWO BOOKS)

                      BOOK I--JANUARY 1 to JUNE 30, 1996

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                     United States Government Printing Office
                                 Washington : 1997

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                                 Published by the
                         Office of the Federal Register
                  National Archives and Records Administration

                                 For sale by the
                           Superintendent of Documents
                         U.S. Government Printing Office
                              Washington, DC 20402

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                                    Foreword

        In 1996, our Nation strived to make the American dream a reality for
    all who would work for it, to continue as the world's strongest force
    for peace, freedom, and democracy, and to build a stronger country.

        In my State of the Union Address, I discussed the age of possibility
    in which we live and issued seven challenges to the country: strengthen
    families, improve education, enhance economic security, preserve our
    natural environment, fight against crime and drugs, maintain our world
    leadership, and reinvent Government. I said we would meet these
    challenges by working in partnership with all of our citizens, through
    State and local governments, in the workplace, in religious, charitable,
    and civic associations. The era of big government is over, yet we cannot
    go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves.
    We must give all our people the tools to make the most of their own
    lives.

        During the first half of the year, I worked to enable the American
    people to meet these challenges--by helping those communities that
    wanted to instill discipline in young people through community curfews,
    school uniforms, and truancy enforcement; by handing the television
    remote control back to parents through the v-chip and a television
    ratings system; and by calling upon the tobacco industry to stop the
    massive marketing campaigns that appeal to children. In all the actions
    I took, my paramount goal was to help families meet their
    responsibilities, and succeed both at home and at work.

        During this period, I also worked beyond our borders to advance our
    Nation's interests in security and prosperity. At a special summit in
    Moscow, President Yeltsin and I took important steps to reduce the
    threat of nuclear weapons. With our partners in Japan and South Korea,
    we strengthened our military alliances and our common efforts to
    increase economic growth for the future. In the wake of a series of
    terrorist attacks in the Middle East, I traveled to Egypt for a landmark
    ``Summit of the Peacemakers'' that the United States co-hosted, bringing
    together an unprecedented number of regional leaders who are committed
    to building peace with security. We also saw, once again, that our
    global leadership can impose great sacrifice. Americans felt tremendous
    sorrow after the tragic death of my friend, Commerce Secretary Ron
    Brown. That loss strengthened our determination to continue his mission
    so that economic reconstruction goes forward in the Balkans and peace
    takes hold.

        In a series of commencement addresses, I set forth the challenges
    that I believed our country faced as it approached the new century,
    culminating in the national goal, announced at Princeton University, of
    making the 13th and 14th years of education--the first two years of
    college--as universal as high school is today. To meet that goal, I
    proposed a Hope Scholarship tax credit to help every American get the
    education he or she needs.

        This was a time when America began to regain its self-confidence,
    coming together around shared national goals, and realizing that when we
    work together, we can act--and act effectively--to meet our challenges
    and protect our values.

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                                     Preface

        This book contains the papers and speeches of the 42d President of
    the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary
    during the period January 1-June 30, 1996. The material has been
    compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
    Archives and Records Administration.

        The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates
    shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In
    instances when the release date differs from the date of the document
    itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made
    to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and
    signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross
    references have been provided by the editors for purposes of
    identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC,
    unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that
    are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and
    name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.

        The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in
    response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications
    Commission. An extensive compilation of messages and papers of the
    Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D.
    Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and
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    could be found only in the form of mimeographed White House releases or
    as reported in the press. The Commission therefore recommended the
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        The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of
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        A companion publication to the Public Papers series, the Weekly
    Compilation of Presidential Documents, was begun in 1965 to provide a
    broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis to meet
    the needs of the contemporary reader. Beginning with the administration
    of Jimmy Carter, the Public Papers series expanded its coverage to
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    meetings, when announced, and other items of general interest issued by
    the Office of the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the
    President's nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by
    the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the
    book, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential
    documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in
    the Federal Register. This information appears in the appendixes at the
    end of the book.

        Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman,
    Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush are
    also available.

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        The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the
    direction of Frances D. McDonald, Director of the Presidential Documents
    and Legislative Division. The series is produced by the Presidential
    Documents Unit, Gwen H. Estep, Chief. The Chief Editor of this book was
    Karen Howard Ashlin, assisted by Scott Andreae, Brad Brooks, Anna
    Glover, Margaret A. Hemmig, Carolyn W. Hill, Michael Hoover, Alfred
    Jones, Rachel Rondell, and Michael J. Sullivan.

        The frontispiece and photographs used in the portfolio were supplied
    by the White House Photo Office. The typography and design of the book
    were developed by the Government Printing Office under the direction of
    Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer.

    Raymond A. Mosley
    Director of the Federal Register

    John W. Carlin
    Archivist of the United States

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                                    Contents

    Foreword . . . v

    Preface . . . vii

    Cabinet . . . xi

    Public Papers of William J. Clinton,
    January 1-June 30, 1996 . . . 1

    Appendix A
    Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 1003

    Appendix B
    Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1019

    Appendix C
    Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1029

    Appendix D
    Presidential Documents Published in the Federal
    Register . . . 1043

    Subject Index . . . a-1

    Name Index . . . b-1

    Document Categories List . . . c-1

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                                    Cabinet

    Secretary of State                 Warren M. Christopher...

    Secretary of the Treasury          Robert E. Rubin.........

    Secretary of Defense               William J. Perry........

    Attorney General                   Janet Reno..............

    Secretary of the Interior          Bruce Babbitt...........

    Secretary of Agriculture           Dan Glickman............

    Secretary of Commerce              Ronald H. Brown.........
                                       Michael Kantor..........
                                       (effective April 12)....

    Secretary of Labor                 Robert B. Reich.........

    Secretary of Health and Human
    Services                           Donna E. Shalala........

    Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development                        Henry G. Cisneros.......

    Secretary of Transportation        Federico Pena...........

    Secretary of Energy                Hazel Rollins O'Leary...

    Secretary of Education             Richard W. Riley........

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs      Jesse Brown.............

    United States Representative to    Madeleine Korbel
    the United Nations                 Albright................

    Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency                  Carol M. Browner........

    United States Trade Representative Michael Kantor..........
                                       Charlene Barshefsky.....
                                       (acting, effective April
                                       12).....................

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    Director of the Office of          Alice M. Rivlin.........
    Management and Budget

    Chief of Staff                     Leon E. Panetta.........

    Counselor to the President         Thomas F. McLarty III...

    Chair of the Council of Economic   Joseph E. Stiglitz......
    Advisers

    Director of National Drug Control  Lee Patrick Brown.......
    Policy                             Barry R. McCaffrey......
                                       (effective March 1).....

    Administrator of the Small         Philip Lader............
    Business Administration

    Director of Central Intelligence   John M. Deutch..........

    Director of the Federal Emergency  James Lee Witt..........
    Management Agency

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                      Administration of William J. Clinton

                                      1996