[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
[January 1, 1997]
[Page 877]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



         Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997

Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

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

Released January 1

Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack by an off-duty Israeli 
soldier in Hebron

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen 
Glynn

Released January 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen 
Glynn

Released January 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen 
Glynn

Fact sheet: President's Title III Decision

Released January 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing four appointments to the 
White House staff

Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Joyce Lashof and Adm. Paul Busick, 
USN, on the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War 
Veterans' Illnesses

Fact sheet: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Presidential Initiatives

Announcement of nominations for 22 Federal Judges

Released January 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting Between President Clinton and 
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Released January 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and 
Education Assistant Secretary David Longanecker on the student loan 
default rates report

Statement by the Press Secretary: Delegation for Nicaragua Presidential 
Inauguration

Released January 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Treasury 
Secretary Robert Rubin, Education Secretary Richard Riley, National 
Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger, and Environmental Protection 
Administrator Carol Browner on the President's working session with the 
Cabinet

Released January 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Chemical Weapons Convention

Released January 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel R. 
Berger on the Israeli-Palestinian agreement on Hebron

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget 
Director Franklin Raines and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the 
President's National Capital revitalization and self-government 
improvement plan

Fact sheet: The President's National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Plan

Text of the citation read on the award of the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom to William J. Perry

Released January 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Treasury Prohibits Business Dealings 
With and Freezes Assets of 78 Companies and Individuals Fronting for the 
Cali Drug Cartel

Fact sheet: Treasury Prohibits Business Dealings With and Freezes Assets 
of Cali Cartel Front Companies and Individuals

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, 
Assistant to the President for International and Economic Policy Daniel 
K. Tarullo, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on 
Mexico's repayment of loans

Fact sheet: Emergency Support Program for Mexico Concludes Successfully 
and Ahead of Schedule

Released January 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Announces Next Steps on 
Antipersonnel Landmines

Fact sheet: U.S. Initiatives on Antipersonnel Landmines

Text of the citation read on the award of the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom to Bob Dole

Released January 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Office 
of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, National Economic 
Council Director Gene Sperling, and Health and Human Services Secretary 
Donna Shalala on the President's budget proposal

Released January 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Response to questions taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing

Released January 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released January 28

Fact sheet: Report on Support for a Democratic Transition in Cuba

Statement by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on 
the Congressional Budget Office's new budget forecast

Released January 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson

Released January 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Treasury Secretary Robert 
Rubin at the microenterprise awards ceremony

Released January 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore and Council of 
Economic Advisers member Alicia Munnell on the national economy

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Spanish 
President Aznar

Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Portuguese 
Prime Minister Guterres

Released February 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson

Statement by the Press Secretary: Canadian Prime Minister Chretien To 
Make Official Visit

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton To Visit The 
Netherlands

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the microcredit summit

Announcement: White House and Governors Agree To Cooperate on Technology

Released February 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and 
Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on the State of 
the Union Address

Statement by the Press Secretary: Helicopter Accident in Israel

Advance text: Embargoed Excerpts of the State of the Union Address

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of South 
Dakota

Released February 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, 
Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, Council of 
Economic Advisers Chairman Joseph E. Stiglitz, and National Economic 
Council Director Gene Sperling on the fiscal year 1998 budget

Released February 7

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

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

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Education Awards ceremony

Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Mexico, the 
Caribbean, and Central and South America

Statement by the Press Secretary on the settlement of the civil case 
concerning Director of Central Intelligence nominee Anthony Lake's 
stocks

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of Guam

Released February 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Announcement of regional finalists for 1997-98 White House fellowships

Released February 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone 
conversation with Senator Richard Shelby, chairman, Senate Select 
Committee on Intelligence, concerning the nomination of Anthony Lake to 
be Director of Central Intelligence

Announcement of nominations for the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia

Released February 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Senior Policy Adviser to the Vice 
President Elaine Kamarck on the aviation safety report and by Press 
Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Media Licensed To Open Bureaus in 
Cuba

Announcement of nominations for four U.S. District Judges

Released February 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the swearing-in 
ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson

Released February 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to students at Cleveland 
Elementary School

Statement by the Press Secretary: Release From Detention of Golden 
Venture Detainees

Released February 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Chicago Children's Museum

Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Denmark

Released February 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released February 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released February 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

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 
Deputy Director of Communications Ann Lewis

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey on the 1997 National Drug Control Strategy

Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Prince Sultan 
of Saudi Arabia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the availability of documents 
concerning the 1996 Presidential election

Released February 26

Text of a letter from Acting Secretary of Labor Cynthia Metzler to 
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Chairman James Jeffords on 
the proposed ``Family Friendly Workplace Act''

Fact sheet: U.S.-Chile Trade Relations

Fact sheet: Chile: Political-Economy and International Relations

Released February 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released February 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: 1997 Presidential Certifications for Major 
Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries

Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Belize

Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Colombia

Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Mexico

Released March 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore on 1996 
campaign financing

Response to a question taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing

Released March 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Pediatric AIDS Foundation 
Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Awards ceremony

Released March 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 7

Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Russian Summit Dates

Statement by the Press Secretary: McLarty Trip to Guatemala

Fact sheet: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Ongoing Initiatives

Released March 10

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on endorsement by three former Senators 
of Anthony Lake to be Director of Central Intelligence

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Education Secretary Richard 
Riley in a roundtable discussion on education

Released March 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget 
Director Franklin Raines, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for 
Government Financial Policy Mozelle Thompson, and Special Assistant to 
the President for Economic Policy Ellen Seidman on the President's 
economic plan for the District of Columbia

Response to a question taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing

Released March 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of Transportation 
Mortimer Downey on the proposed ``National Economic Crossroads 
Transportation Efficiency Act''

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady on International Women's Day

Released March 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen 
Glynn

Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and 
Defense Secretary William Cohen on education initiatives

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore to the California State 
Legislature

Released March 14

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
National Naval Medical Center Chief of Clinical Services Cmdr. David 
Wade on the President's knee injury

Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Joel Cohen of St. Mary's Medical 
Center in West Palm Beach, FL, on the President's knee injury

Transcript of a press briefing by physicians attending to the 
President's knee injury

Released March 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a radio address by Vice President Al Gore

Released March 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing postponement of the 
President's visit to Denmark and a one-day delay in the start of the 
summit in Helsinki, Finland

Released March 17

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore and Prime Minister John 
Bruton of Ireland at the shamrock presentation

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, former Vice 
President Walter Mondale, and former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker on 
campaign finance reform

Statement by the Press Secretary on negotiations between American 
Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association

Released March 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's trip to 
Finland

Released March 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's trip to 
Finland

Statement by the Press Secretary: Emergency Board No. 233 Submits its 
Findings With Respect to the Dispute Between American Airlines and its 
Pilots

Released March 20

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 
National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury Lawrence H. Summers on the Helsinki summit

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on Parameters on Future Reductions in 
Nuclear Forces

Fact sheet: Joint Statement Concerning the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on the Chemical Weapons Convention

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on European Security

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on U.S.-Russia Economic Initiative

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of 
Puerto Rico, the Northern District of Texas, and the Southern District 
of Texas

Released March 24

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 
antiballistic missile and theater missile defenses agreement at the 
Helsinki summit

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With King Hussein of Jordan

Released March 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary 
Donna Shalala on proposed Medicare and Medicaid fraud prevention 
legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary: Ross Travel to Middle East

Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponement of Presidential Travel to 
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela

Released March 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Response to questions taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing

Released March 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released March 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Energy Secretary Federico Pena, 
Assistant Energy Secretary Tara O'Toole, and Acting Associate Attorney 
General John Dwyer on human radiation experiments

Released March 31

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Acting Director John 
Seal, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Ellen 
Seidman, and Assistant Labor Secretary Olena Berg on protection of 
pension programs and by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Meeting With 
Portuguese Prime Minister Guterres

Released April 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson, 
National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms 
Control Robert Bell, and Commerce Under Secretary William Reinsch on the 
Chemical Weapons Convention

Released April 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Fact sheet: Federal Election Commission Requests for Additional Funding, 
Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998

Announcement of appointment for Director of the Office of National AIDS 
Policy

Released April 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary 
Donna Shalala, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce 
Reed, and Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice President Elaine Kamarck on 
implementation of welfare reform

Announcement on national and State-by-State statistics on the decline of 
welfare caseloads during the President's first term

Released April 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the formation of a government of 
unity and reconciliation in Angola

Released April 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling on the apparel industry partnership

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President and Mrs. Clinton's 
1996 Federal income tax return

Released April 15

Statement by the Press Secretary: United Nations Human Rights Commission 
Vote on China

Statement by the Press Secretary: Opening of Border Talks Between 
Ecuador and Peru

Released April 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger and NSC Senior Director for Defense and Arms Control Policy 
Robert Bell on the President's upcoming meeting with congressional 
leaders on foreign policy issues and on efforts to secure ratification 
of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Statement by the Press Secretary: CWC Agreed Conditions

Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Japanese 
Prime Minister Hashimoto

Released April 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the White House Conference on 
Early Childhood Development and Learning

Released April 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice 
President Elaine Kamarck on reinventing the State Department, the Arms 
Control and Disarmament Agency, the U.S. Information Agency, and the 
Agency for International Development

Fact sheet: Reinventing State, ACDA, USIA, and AID

Clarification of Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing

Released April 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 22

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the community right-
to-know law

Released April 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on proposed legislation to modify the 
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial

Released April 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released April 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce 
Reed on the President's upcoming summit on national service

Released April 26

Statement by the Press Secretary: Ambassador Richardson Mission to Zaire

Released April 27

Transcript of remarks by Hillary Clinton, President George Bush, and 
Barbara Bush on presenting the President's Service Awards in 
Philadelphia, PA

Transcript of a press briefing by Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce 
Reed, Welfare to Work Foundation President Eli Segal, and Diane Fortuna 
on the President's volunteer service initiatives

Released April 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce Reed on the President's volunteer 
service initiatives

Transcript of remarks by President George Bush, President Gerald Ford, 
President Jimmy Carter, Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), Mrs. Nancy 
Reagan, and Vice President Al Gore at the Presidents' Summit for 
America's Future opening ceremony in Philadelphia, PA

Transcript of remarks by President Gerald Ford and President George Bush 
at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future luncheon in Philadelphia, 
PA

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to students, teachers, parents, 
and AmeriCorps volunteers in Philadelphia, PA

Released April 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Correction from daily briefing on the Chair of the Gambling Commission

Released April 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: UNHCR Ogata Meeting

Released May 1

Transcript of press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Special Envoy to the Americas 
Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty, and Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey on the President's visit to Latin America

Released May 2

Statement by the Press Secretary: Legal Cooperation With Hong Kong

Transcript of a press briefing by the President's budget team on the 
budget agreement

Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff Concerning the 
Decision of the Eighth Circuit

Released May 6

Advance text of the President's remarks at the state dinner in Mexico 
City

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National 
Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey, Immigration and Naturalization Service 
Commissioner Doris Meissner, and Special Envoy to Latin America Thomas 
F. (Mack) McLarty on the President's visit to Mexico

Transcript of remarks by President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, U.S. 
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Mexico Secretary of Foreign 
Affairs Jose Gurria, Mexico Attorney General Jorge Madrazo, U.S. 
Attorney General Janet Reno, and U.S. Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on receiving the Binational Commission 
report in Mexico City

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Dave Johnson on 
the President's visit to Mexico

Fact sheet: President Clinton's Visit to Mexico: Building a Broad and 
Constructive Partnership for the 21st Century

Released May 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Advance text of the President's address to the people of Mexico

Released May 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner, 
Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, National Economic 
Council Senior Director for International Economic Policy Lael Brainerd, 
and National Security Council Director for Inter-American Affairs 
Geoffrey Pyatt on the President's visit to Costa Rica

Fact sheet: The San Jose Declaration--A Deepened Partnership Between the 
United States and Central America

Announcement: Immigration and Migrant Trafficking

Announcement: U.S. Support for Central American Regional Integration

Announcement: Cooperative Law Enforcement in Central America

Released May 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Energy Federico Pena and 
Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by the President to London

Statement by the Press Secretary: Braulio Carrillo Joint Declaration

Statement by the Press Secretary: Sustainable Development in Central 
America

Fact sheet: Sustainable Development in Central America

Fact sheet: U.S.-Costa Rica Statement of Intent: Electric Transportation 
Cooperation

Released May 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg on the President's 
visit to the Caribbean

Fact sheet: Caribbean Bananas and WTO Case

Fact sheet: Partnership for a Prosperous and Secure Caribbean

Fact sheet: Regional Security and Narcotics Interdiction

Released May 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Gligorov of the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Released May 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released May 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: A National Security Strategy for a New 
Century

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of NATO Secretary General Javier 
Solana

Fact sheet: NATO-Russia Founding Act

Announcement of the President's 1996 Public Financial Disclosure Report

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of 
Columbia and the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

Released May 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, 
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Office of Management and Budget 
Director Franklin Raines, National Economic Council Director Gene 
Sperling, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the 
budget agreement

Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals Judge

Statement by the Press Secretary: Anti-Personnel Landmines

Fact sheet: Banning Anti-Personnel Landmines

Fact sheet: International Nuclear Safeguards Strengthened

Released May 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen 
Glynn, Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv, and Deputy Press Secretary 
David Johnson

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the 
President's announcement on most-favored-nation trade status for China

Statement by the Press Secretary: Supplemental Report of Presidential 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

Released May 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on the White 
House agreement with Representative Dan Burton, chairman, House 
Government Reform and Oversight Committee

Released May 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on the President's 
upcoming visit to Europe

Transcript of a press briefing by Ambassadors Lincoln Gordon and Vernon 
Walters on the history of the Marshall plan

Released May 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Ann Lewis 
and Mike Cohen, Special Assistant to the President for Education, 
Domestic Policy Council on the President's proposal for a V-chip for the 
Internet

Released May 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released May 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's visit to Paris, France

Transcript of remarks by President Jacques Chirac of France, President 
Boris Yeltsin of Russia, and NATO Secretary General Javier Solana at the 
signing ceremony for the NATO-Russia Founding Act in Paris, France

Fact sheet: NATO-Russia Founding Act

Released May 28

Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Meet With Australian 
Prime Minister

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser James 
B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President for International and Economic 
Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the 
European Union-U.S. summit and mutual recognition agreements

Announcement: United States and European Union Announce Steps To Address 
Common Problems

Released May 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg on the President's 
meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom

Released May 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, Treasury 
Secretary Robert Rubin, National Economic Council Director Gene 
Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen, and Office of 
Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on the national economy

Fact sheet: Charter on a Distinctive NATO-Ukraine Partnership

Released May 31

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's commencement address at the U.S. Military 
Academy

Released June 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released June 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released June 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released June 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv, 
Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, and Deputy Press Secretary Anne 
Luzzatto

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Highness Sheikh Hamad 
bin Khalifa al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar

Announcement of nominations for four U.S. District Judges

Released June 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger to 
the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City

Released June 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and 
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on negotiations on tax 
cut legislation

Advance text of remarks by Deputy National Security Adviser James B. 
Steinberg to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Announcement of amendments to pending budget requests for consistency 
with the bipartisan budget agreement

Released June 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley, 
National Center for Education Statistics Commissioner Pascal Forgione, 
National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts, National Science 
Foundation Acting Deputy Director Joseph Bordogna, TIMSS Project Officer 
Lois Peak, and TIMSS National Research Coordinator Bill Schmidt on the 
results of the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)

List of participants in the President's meeting with civil rights 
leaders

Released June 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Amir of Qatar

Statement by the Press Secretary: Northern Ireland Peace Process

Released June 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Chief of Staff Sylvia Mathews 
and Office of Public Liaison Director Maria Echaveste on the President's 
initiative on race

List of Members of Congress attending signing of disaster relief bill

Released June 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Crown Prince Hassan of 
Jordan

Released June 14

Transcript of a press briefing by members of the President's Advisory 
Board on Race

Released June 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy 
Daniel K. Tarullo, and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the Denver 
Summit of the Eight

Released June 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser James 
B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President for International Economic 
Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, 
and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on the President's 
Africa trade initiative

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Kito Gligorov 
of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on the DC 
Circuit Court of Appeals decision on executive privilege to protect 
confidential documents

Fact sheet: President Clinton's Strategy for Economic Growth and 
Opportunity in Africa

Released June 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to the Friends of Art and 
Preservation in Embassies

Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Crown Prince 
of Jordan

Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 
Circuit

Released June 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy 
National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President 
for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and U.S. Trade 
Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the President's meeting with Prime 
Minister Hashimoto of Japan

Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene 
Barshefsky on the Japan-U.S. initiative on deregulation and competition 
policy

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Receives Winners of 
``President's Prize''

Released June 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy 
National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, and Deputy Treasury 
Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on the Denver Summit of the Eight

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo on the Denver Summit of 
the Eight

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser 
Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with President Chirac of France

Released June 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
on the summit nations Foreign Ministers report

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the 
G-7 leaders meeting

Released June 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, 
Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. 
Tarullo, and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the Denver 
Summit of the Eight

Released June 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Housing and Urban Development 
Secretary Andrew Cuomo and Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv on the 
President's remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors

Released June 24

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger and Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on most-favored-nation 
trade status for China

Announcement: President Clinton Appoints 1997-98 White House Fellows

Released June 25

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol 
Browner, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty on 
implementation of the Clean Air Act

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

Released June 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, 
Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. 
Tarullo, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty on 
the President's address to the United Nations Special Session on 
Environment and Development

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern 
District of Virginia and the Eastern District of Missouri

Released June 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and Health and Human Services 
Secretary Donna Shalala on the review of the proposed tobacco agreement

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton To Visit Poland, 
Romania, and Denmark

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

Released June 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, 
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Office of Management 
and Budget Director Franklin Raines, and Council of Economic Advisers 
Chair Janet Yellen on the President's tax cut proposal