[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
[January 1, 1996]
[Pages 1029-1041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




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The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press 
Secretary which are not included in this book.

Released January 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing that Assistant to 
the President and Director of Legislative Affairs Patrick J. Griffin has 
informed the President of his intent to resign

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the budget impasse

Statement by Special Associate Counsel to the President Mark D. Fabiani 
on documents relating to the White House Travel Office investigation

Released January 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the resignation of Prime 
Minister Tomiichi Murayama of Japan

Released January 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President and 
Director of Legislative Affairs John L. Hilley on the Federal budget

Released January 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the 
Federal budget negotiations

Released January 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the 
appointment of Evelyn S. Lieberman as Assistant to the President and 
Deputy Chief of Staff and on the Federal budget negotiations

Released January 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Lt. Gen. Howell M. Estes III, Joint 
Staff Director for Operations, and Deputy National Security Adviser 
Samuel Berger on the President's visit to Bosnia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing disaster 
declarations for Maryland and the District of Columbia

Released January 12

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing a disaster 
declaration for Delaware

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing a disaster 
declaration for New York

Released January 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing disaster 
declarations for Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, 
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

Released January 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with His Holiness Karekin I, Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the resignation of Prime 
Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece

Released January 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
congratulations to newly elected Prime Minister Costas Simitis of Greece

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Robert 
Rubin, Chief of Staff Leon Panetta,

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and Office of Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin on the Federal 
budget negotiations

Released January 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 20

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on U.N. Ambassador Madeleine 
Albright's visit to Burundi

Released January 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Konstandinos Stephanopoulos of Greece

White House announcement on the improved White House World Wide Web site

Released January 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the death of King 
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and Deputy 
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Gene Sperling on the 
President's State of the Union Address

List and biographies of individuals seated with the First Lady for the 
State of the Union Address

Released January 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on continuing resolution 
legislation

Announcement of a nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the 
Ninth Circuit

Released January 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake at the 
Marshall Legacy Symposium

Announcement of documents on the Senate ratification of the START II 
treaty with Russia, including a fact sheet on arms control and 
nonproliferation, a summary of background information on START II 
ratification, and background information on START II ratification

Released January 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on France's announcement of 
its final underground nuclear test

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the Northern 
District of West Virginia, the Central District of California, and the 
District of Puerto Rico

Released January 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a news conference by Vice President Al Gore and Prime 
Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of NATO Secretary General Javier Solana on February 20

Released January 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior 
Director for European Affairs Sandy Vershbow on the visit of President 
Jacques Chirac of France

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on suspension of bilateral 
development and military assistance to Niger as a result of the January 
27 military coup

Released February 1

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on National Security Adviser 
Anthony Lake's meeting with Northern Ireland Sinn Fein leader Gerry 
Adams

Released February 2

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing National Security 
Adviser Anthony Lake's upcoming meetings with senior officials in the 
Republic of Korea and Japan

Released February 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Robert 
Rubin, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Joseph Stiglitz, and Office of 
Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin on the fiscal year 1997 
budget

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Released February 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser 
Samuel Berger on the Presidential delegation to the inauguration of 
President Rene Preval of Haiti

Released February 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the appointment of Sandra 
J. Kristoff as Special Assistant to the President and National Security 
Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing a letter from 
Counsel to the President Jack Quinn to William F. Clinger, chairman, 
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

Released February 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the B-2 bomber review

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior 
Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell on the B-2 
bomber review

Fact sheet on the deep attack weapons mix study

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's 
participation in Vice President Al Gore's meeting with Deputy Prime 
Minister Richard Spring of Ireland

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine

Released February 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Counsel to the President Jack Quinn 
and Assistant Attorney General Walter Dellinger on the Department of 
Defense authorization bill

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan in Santa 
Monica, CA

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the appointment of Eric 
Schwartz as Special Assistant to the President and National Security 
Council Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and Humanitarian 
Affairs

Released February 10

Transcript of a press briefing on the Department of Defense 
authorization bill by National Security Council Senior Director for 
Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell, Office of Management and 
Budget Deputy Director for Management John Koskinen, OMB Administrator 
for the Office of Procurement Steve Kelman, and OMB Administrator for 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Sally Katzen

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
Idaho

Released February 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with the Central and East European Coalition, a group of 18 U.S. 
organizations

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with National Security Adviser Anthony Lake and Northern Ireland Ulster 
Unionist Party leader David Trimble

Released February 13

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro of Italy

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
Vermont

Released February 15

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of Prime Minister Konstandinos Simitis of Greece

Released February 16

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing that Secretary of 
Commerce Ronald H. Brown will lead a commercial development mission to 
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Botswana

Released February 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on the Department of Transportation's 
response to the railroad accident in Maryland by Chief of Staff Leon 
Panetta, Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena, Federal Railroad 
Administrator Jolene Molitoris, and Federal Transit Administrator Grace 
Crunican

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Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with NATO Secretary General Javier Solana

Released February 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on the domestic violence hotline by 
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and Office of 
Violence Against Women Director Bonnie Campbell of the Department of 
Justice

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Ukraine-U.S. agreement 
on commercial space launch services

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's request for 
funds to support the Bosnian peace process

Released February 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Adviser Laura 
D'Andrea Tyson on the nominations for the Federal Reserve System Board 
of Directors

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on action of the Government of 
Angola and UNITA to implement the Lusaka protocol

Released February 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
North Carolina

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
Alabama

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
Montana

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's request for 
funds to support the Middle East peace process

Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Walter 
Mondale on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto 
of Japan

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord on the President's meeting with 
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan

Released February 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released February 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Secretary of State Warren Christopher on the terrorist attacks in Israel 
and the downing of American civilian aircraft by Cuba

Released February 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the award of the 
Presidential Citizens Medal to Bernice Young Jones

Fact sheet on sanctions against Cuba in response to the downing of 
American civilian aircraft

Announcement of a letter from Chief of Staff Leon Panetta to Senate 
majority leader Bob Dole and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on the 
debt limit

Released February 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Ginny Terzano 
and Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson

Released February 28

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on National Security Adviser 
Anthony Lake's meeting with Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader John 
Alderdice

Announcement of regional finalists for White House fellowships

Released February 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with the Commission on Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence 
Community

Released March 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

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Announcement of the President's request to Congress for $914.3 million 
in emergency supplemental appropriations

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
acceptance of recommendations for responding to terrorist attacks in 
Israel

Released March 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey on the national drug control strategy and the 
White House Leadership Conference on Youth Drug Use and Violence

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Nebraska

Released March 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the Presidential 
delegation to the inauguration of Jorge Sampaio as President of Portugal

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake at 
George Washington University on March 6

Released March 8

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on the economy by Secretary of the 
Treasury Robert Rubin, Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, National 
Economic Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson, and Council of Economic Advisers 
Chair Joseph Stiglitz

Egypt-U.S. joint announcement on the Summit of the Peacemakers in Egypt 
on March 13

Released March 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury 
Lawrence Summers and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol 
Browner on the President's visit to New Jersey

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey

Released March 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on fiscal year 1996 appropriations 
legislation by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, Secretary of the Treasury 
Robert Rubin, Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, Secretary of Education 
Richard Riley, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol 
Browner

Released March 13

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Ambassador Dennis Ross, Special Middle East Coordinator, on the Summit 
of the Peacemakers

Transcript of remarks by Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on disaster assistance for 
Maine

Released March 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
upcoming visit to Fort Polk, LA

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the Mexico-U.S. 
agreement to establish a high level contact group to work against the 
threat of narcotics

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the U.S. commitment to 
peace in Northern Ireland

Released March 16

Announcement of the President's letter to congressional leaders on 
product liability legislation

Released March 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson 
on the President's visit with families of U.S. troops serving in Bosnia

Released March 19

Transcript of a press briefing on the fiscal year 1997 budget by Office 
of Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin, Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury Lawrence Summers, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Joseph 
Stiglitz

Released March 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Quick Impact assistance 
package for Bosnia

Fact sheet on the Quick Impact assistance package for Bosnia

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Released March 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser 
Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with President Rene Preval of 
Haiti

Fact sheet on the restoration of democracy to Haiti

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the scheduling of elections 
in Northern Ireland

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the cease-fire in Guatemala

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the appointment of James F. 
Dobbins as Special Assistant to the President and National Security 
Council Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District 
of Mississippi

Released March 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior 
Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell on the South 
Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the South Pacific Nuclear 
Free Zone Treaty

Fact sheet on the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing that Ambassador 
Dane Smith, the President's special envoy to Liberia, will travel to the 
region for consultations on the peace process

Released March 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the appointment of Maj. 
Gen. Carol A. Mutter, USMC, to the rank of lieutenant general

Released March 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Japan-U.S. agreement on 
air cargo services

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo on the Japan-U.S. agreement on air cargo 
services

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Education Richard Riley 
on the National Governors' Association education summit

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development Henry Cisneros on the ``one strike and you're out'' 
initiative in public housing

Released March 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore and Food and 
Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler on the anticancer 
initiative

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
upcoming visit to the Republic of Korea

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit

Announcement of nomination for two U.S. District Court Judges

Announcement of nomination for Judges on the U.S. Court of Federal 
Claims and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Released April 2

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Presidential elections 
in Benin

Released April 3

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the victory of President 
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in the election in Sierra Leone

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake to the 
U.S.-Russia Business Council

Released April 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 5

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on U.S. participation in Expo 
'98 to be held in Lisbon, Portugal

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Released April 8

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the funeral of Secretary of 
Commerce Ronald H. Brown

Released April 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Announcement of 34 finalists for the 1996-97 White House fellowships

Released April 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms 
Control Robert Bell on the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the U.S. intention to sign 
the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty

Fact sheet on the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, 
Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, and Small Business Administrator 
Phil Lader on the proposed ``Retirement Savings and Security Act''

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Warren Christopher 
on the President's upcoming trip to Asia

Transcript of a press briefing on the P-8 summit to be held April 20 by 
National Security Council Senior Director for Nonproliferation Dan 
Poneman, National Security Council Director for Nonproliferation Ken 
Fairfax, National Security Council Senior Director for Russian and 
Eurasian Affairs Coit Blacker, and State Department Special Adviser for 
the New Independent States James Collins

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord, National Security Council Senior 
Director for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Sandy Kristoff, and National 
Security Council Senior Director for Economics Robert Kyle on the 
President's upcoming trip to Asia

Released April 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Adviser Laura 
D'Andrea Tyson and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Kantor on the 
economic aspects of the President's upcoming trip to Asia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President and Mrs. 
Clinton's 1995 Federal income tax return

Released April 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake 
and National Economic Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson on the President's 
visit to Asia

Released April 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National 
Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Sandy Kristoff, and 
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs Winston Lord on the 
President's visit to Asia

Transcript of a press briefing by State Department Spokesman Nick Burns 
on the situation in Lebanon

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on Presidential Counselor Mack 
McLarty's recent visit to Persian Gulf countries

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on selection of the Special 
Adviser to the President and Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
Director on the Chemical Weapons Convention

Transcript of remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale to the 
U.S. media in Tokyo

Released April 18

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the terrorist attack in 
Egypt

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the bomb explosion in 
London

Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 
Federal Circuit

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern 
District of New York and for the District of Colorado

Released April 19

Transcript of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the violence in Burundi

Statement by Counsel to the President Jack Quinn on Republican attacks 
on the President's judicial appointments

Released April 20

Transcript of an interview with Chief of Staff Leon Panetta by Wolf 
Blitzer of CNN's ``Inside Politics Weekend''

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Released April 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by National Economic Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson on the 
minimum wage

Fact sheet on the Russia-U.S. Joint Statement on the Highly Enriched 
Uranium Agreement and Transparency Measures

Released April 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of 
the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Environmental Protection Agency 
Administrator Carol Browner, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair 
Katie McGinty on the President's initiatives to protect national parks

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the situation in Paraguay

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany

Released April 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's 
announcement of intelligence community reforms

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
upcoming visit to Lyons, France, for the summit of industrialized 
nations

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing disaster assistance 
for Arkansas

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing disaster assistance 
for Illinois

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta accepting Senate majority 
leader Bob Dole's offer to negotiate a balanced budget

Released April 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the amendment of the 
Palestinian Covenant

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the response to the recent 
threat to Paraguay's constitutional order

Announcement of the President's letter to congressional leaders on the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund

Released April 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake at the 
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Released April 26

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the Federal budget 
negotiations

Released April 28

Announcement on the President's videotaped deposition for the ongoing 
trial of James B. and Susan McDougal and Gov. Jim Guy Tucker of Arkansas 
in Little Rock

Released April 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey on the National Drug Control Strategy

Released April 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry condemning renewed fighting in 
Liberia

Fact sheet on counterterrorism

Released May 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on North Korean nuclear fuel

Released May 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on the economy by National Economic 
Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Secretary of Commerce Michael Kantor, 
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers, and Council of 
Economic Advisers member Alicia Munnell

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on National Security Adviser 
Anthony Lake's May 1 meeting with Capt. Kojo Tsikata, special envoy from 
President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana

Released May 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, 
Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, and Council of Economic Advisers 
member Martin Bailey on the economy

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Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on progress in the Guatemalan 
peace process

Released May 4

Statement by National Economic Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson on the 
Federal budget negotiations

Released May 5

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on House Majority Leader 
Richard Armey's call for deep cuts in education

Released May 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing disaster assistance 
for Illinois

Released May 7

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on Vice President Al Gore's 
meeting with Governor Chris Patten of Hong Kong

Released May 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the establishment 
of Presidential Emergency Board No. 228

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on South Africa's approval of 
a new Constitution

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the Republican budget 
proposal

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta announcing the President has 
asked Senate Democratic leaders to accept Senate majority leader Bob 
Dole's counterproposal on pending legislation

Released May 9

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Middle 
District of Florida and the Central District of California

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's designation 
of an interim Board of Directors for the Czech and Slovak American 
Enterprise Fund

Released May 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released May 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released May 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on the Olympic games in Atlanta, GA, by 
Vice President Al Gore; Counselor to the President Mack McLarty; Deputy 
Attorney General Jamie Gorelick; Gen. John Tilelli, USA, Commanding 
General, Army Forces Command; Maj. Gen. Bob Hicks, USA, Director, Joint 
Olympic Task Force; Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mort Downey; and 
Office of Management and Budget Associate Director for Communications 
Larry Haas

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing notification to 
Congress of the release of $100 million for firefighting activities

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on National Security Adviser 
Anthony Lake's mission to Burundi

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with Bosnian Federation leaders and the announcement of a new business 
development mission to Bosnia and Croatia

Released May 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing Presidential 
emergency board appointments

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Central 
District of California and the Northern District of Georgia

Released May 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Warren Christopher, 
Secretary of Defense William Perry, and U.N. Ambassador Madeleine 
Albright on the antipersonnel landmines initiative

Fact sheet announcing the antipersonnel landmine policy

Fact sheet on U.S. efforts to address the problem of antipersonnel 
landmines

Fact sheet on the U.S. demining program

Listing of participants in announcement of landmines policy

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on budget legislation

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing Office of 
Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin's letter to congressional 
leaders on the budget

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Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing budget amendments 
for additional funds for firefighting activities

Statement by Counsel to the President Jack Quinn announcing the 
President's annual Public Financial Disclosure Report

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of South 
Carolina

Released May 17

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on Vice President Al Gore's 
meeting with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata on the 
situation in Liberia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing budget amendments 
in support of the Israeli Government's requirement for counterterrorism 
assistance

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing Presidential 
emergency board appointments

Released May 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released May 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the availability of 
$189.3 million in contingent funding for recent natural disasters

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the agreement between Iraq 
and the United Nations on Resolution 986

Released May 21

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing Executive orders to 
make the Federal Government a more effective partner in promoting jobs 
and investment in central cities and rural areas

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the car bombing in New 
Delhi, India

Released May 22

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on reports of the detention of 
91 members of the democracy movement in Burma

Released May 23

Fact sheet on the proposed ``Retirement Savings and Security Act''

Released May 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Announcement on the Executive order on American Indian sacred sites

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's annual 
physical examination

Released May 25

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the detention of members of 
the democracy movement by the military regime in Burma

Released May 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse 
Brown and Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs Kenneth Kizer on Agent 
Orange-related disability benefits for Vietnam veterans

Released May 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Education Richard Riley 
on the 21st Century Teachers volunteer initiative

Transcript of a press briefing by Special Representative for Civilian 
Implementation in Bosnia Richard Sklar and National Security Council 
Senior Director for European Affairs Sandy Vershbow on the appointment 
of Mr. Sklar

Announcement on Vice President Al Gore's meeting with Foreign Secretary 
Malcolm Rifkind of the United Kingdom

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake to the 
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations

Fact sheet on Bosnia

Released May 31

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
renewal of most-favored-nation trade status for China

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the May 30 elections in 
Northern Ireland

Released June 1

Fact sheet on removal of nuclear warheads from Ukraine

Released June 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National 
Security Council Senior Director

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for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell, and National Security 
Council Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs Steve Pifer on 
arms reduction agreements with Russia and Ukraine

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with former President of Poland Lech Walesa

Released June 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy 
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Gene Sperling, Assistant 
to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed, and Gov. Zell 
Miller of Georgia on the President's scholarship program

Released June 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Glafcos Clerides of Cyprus

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the draft of the Inspector 
General's report on Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary

Released June 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development Henry Cisneros on the President's initiative on 
homeownership

Released June 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Announcement of the nominations for U.S. District Judge for the Northern 
District of Florida and U.S. Superior Court for the District of Columbia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's appointment 
of Special Envoys on Burma

Released June 8

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the nuclear test by China 
at the Lop Nur test site

Released June 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's 
announcement of the upcoming law enforcement summit in El Paso, TX

Released June 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released June 12

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake at the 
National Defense University

Released June 14

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Lennart Meri of Estonia, President Guntis Ulmanis of 
Latvia, and President Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania

Statement by Counsel to the President Jack Quinn announcing reforms 
governing White House requests for background information from the FBI

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake at 
Georgetown University

List of Democratic congressional candidates meeting with the President

Released June 15

Statement by Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategy George 
Stephanopoulos on health care reform

Announcement of the President's plans for Father's Day weekend

Released June 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Adviser Laura 
D'Andrea Tyson and Secretary of Commerce Michael Kantor on China's 
implementation of the 1995 intellectual property agreement

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with President Glafcos Clerides of Cyprus

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

Released June 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
request for $12 million in supplemental appropriations for the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to investigate acts of arson against 
African-American churches

Transcript of remarks by Deputy National Security Adviser Samuel Berger 
at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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Released June 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, Assistant 
Attorney General for Civil Rights Deval Patrick, Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury for Enforcement James Johnson, and Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Chief of Staff Bruce Katz on church burnings in 
the South

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming 
departure of Press Secretary to the First Lady Lisa Caputo to work for 
CBS, Inc.

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit 
of President Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan

Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on the restructuring of White 
House personnel security functions

Released June 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs Peter Tarnoff on the International Civilian Aviation 
Organization report on the downing of American civilian aircraft by Cuba

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo on the President's visit to France for 
the G-7 summit of industrialized nations

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the return to Washington of 
U.S. envoys on Burma

Released June 22

Announcement of nomination for a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces

Released June 23

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the death of former Prime 
Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece

Released June 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy Gene Sperling on expanding the Family and Medical Leave 
Act

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Family Re-Union V 
welcoming forum

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the revised text of the 
comprehensive test ban treaty

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing that Secretary of 
the Treasury Robert Rubin will represent the President at the funeral of 
former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece

Announcement of the submission of reports by three Presidential 
emergency boards

Released June 25

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing on victims' rights by Associate Attorney 
General John Schmidt, Office for Victims of Crimes Director Aileen 
Adams, and Office of Violence Against Women Director Bonnie Campbell of 
the Department of Justice and Associate Counsel to the President David 
Fein

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with President Sixto Duran-Ballen of Ecuador

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with President Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's meeting 
with President Lennart Meri of Estonia, President Guntis Ulmanis of 
Latvia, and President Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania

Fact sheet on U.S. support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Released June 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the President's 
plans to attend memorial services in Florida for U.S. Air Force 
personnel killed in the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the report of the 
Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy

Released June 27

Transcript of a press briefing on the President's bilateral meetings in 
Lyons, France, by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Assistant Secretary of 
State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord, National Economic 
Adviser Laura D'Andrea Tyson, and National Security Council Senior 
Director for European Affairs Sandy Vershbow

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on pending Republican 
legislation to eliminate AmeriCorps

Released June 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Warren Christopher 
and Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin on the G-7 summit

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Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy Dan Tarullo on the G-7 summit

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Arusha summit on peace 
efforts for Burundi

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Intelligence Oversight 
Board's Guatemala review

Fact sheet on the Intelligence Oversight Board's Guatemala review

Released June 29

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Fact sheet on the Bosnian women's initiative

Fact sheet on the U.S. demining initiative in Bosnia