    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [September 8, 1996]
    [Page 1506]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Arthur Flemming
    September 8, 1996

        Arthur Flemming was a close friend to me and the First Lady. He was
    a wonderful human being and great public servant who thought of nothing
    more than the health and well being of his fellow Americans. He
    transcended party, generation, and race in search of consensus on some
    of the great issues of our day. The First Lady and I, and the country,
    will greatly miss him.