[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
[July 1, 1997]
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[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
[[GRAPHIC TIFF NOT AVAILABLE]]
1997
(IN TWO BOOKS)
BOOK II--JULY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1997
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United States Government Printing Office
Washington : 1999
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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
Nineteen hundred and ninety-seven was a year of great and growing
confidence for our Nation. America moved forward, forging a new vision
of how Government can best equip our people for a time of great change.
After years of partisan division and decades of deficits, the two
political parties worked together to enact a balanced budget that
reflected our values and protected our priorities--the first balanced
budget in a generation.
This achievement meant much more than numbers on a ledger. Our
balanced budget heralded a new era of fiscal discipline. It accelerated
a virtuous cycle of rising economic growth and falling interest rates.
It did nothing less than save Government from its own excesses, making
it again a progressive force--one that lives within its means while
making historic investments in our people. The budget contained the
biggest increase in aid to higher education since the passage of the GI
Bill 50 years ago and will open the doors of college to every person
willing to work for it. The budget also made the largest single
investment in health care since the creation of Medicaid in 1965 and
will help provide health coverage for up to 5 million uninsured
children.
As I said in September at American University, after years in which
the two parties seemed capable of little more than conflict, we finally
found a way for Democrats and Republicans to work together for the
national interest. America is working again; and now, at long last,
Washington proved that it could, too.
I also sought to find common ground and lead our Nation to higher
ground on another challenge we face at the end of the 20th century, the
dilemma of race. My Initiative on Race sought to promote a dialogue in
every community about this issue and develop concrete solutions to
enduring problems of prejudice and discrimination. For me, the most
powerful reminder of the distance we can travel together as a Nation
came on a sunny morning in Little Rock, Arkansas, when we celebrated the
achievement of the Little Rock Nine. Four decades earlier, on September
4, 1957, when they tried to enter the doors of Central High, the Little
Rock Nine were turned away by jeers, threats, and the implacable
resistance of institutional racism. But on this day, 40 years later,
when those same individuals walked up the steps of that imposing brick
building, a President of the United States was there to welcome them and
hold the door open. We have many steps to climb as we approach the new
century. But as the Little Rock Nine reminded us, our Nation moves
forward and upward when we move together, as one America.
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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 July 1-December 31, 1997. 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
1899. Since then, various private compilations have been issued, but
there was no uniform publication comparable to the Congressional Record
or the United States Supreme Court Reports. Many Presidential papers
could be found only in the form of mimeographed White House releases or
as reported in the press. The Commission therefore recommended the
establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings,
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The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of
the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, issued under
section 6 of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 1506), which may be
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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
include additional material as printed in the Weekly Compilation. That
coverage provides a listing of the President's daily schedule and
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 included in the Public Papers series.
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The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the
direction of Frances D. McDonald, Managing Editor, Office of the Federal
Register. The series is produced by the Presidential and Legislative
Publications 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, Maxine Hill, Michael Hoover, Alfred Jones,
Jennifer S. Mangum, Michael J. Sullivan, and Karen A. Thornton.
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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,
July 1--December 31, 1997 . . . 895
Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 1829
Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1845
Appendix C
Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1857
Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register . . . 1869
Subject Index . . . a1
Name Index . . . b-1
Document Categories List . . . c-1
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Cabinet
Secretary of State.............. Madeleine K. Albright
Secretary of the Treasury....... Robert E. Rubin
Secretary of Defense............ William S. Cohen
Attorney General................ Janet Reno
Secretary of the Interior....... Bruce Babbitt
Secretary of Agriculture........ Dan Glickman
Secretary of Commerce........... William M. Daley
Secretary of Labor.............. Alexis M. Herman
Secretary of Health and Human... Donna E. Shalala
Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban.. Andrew M. Cuomo
Development
Secretary of Transportation..... Rodney E. Slater
Secretary of Energy............. Federico Pena
Secretary of Education.......... Richard W. Riley
Secretary of Veterans Affairs... Hershel Gober, Acting
United States Representative.... Bill Richardson
to the United Nations
Administrator of the............ Carol M. Browner
Environmental Protection Agency
Protection Agency
United States Trade............. Charlene Barshefsky
Represenatative
Director of the Office of....... Franklin D. Raines
Management and Budget
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Chief of Staff to the President. Erskine B. Bowles
Counselor to the President...... Thomas F. McLarty III
Chair of the Council of Economic Janet Yellen
Advisers
Director of National Drug Control Barry R. McCaffrey
Policy
Administrator of the Small....... Aida Alvarez
Business Administration
Director of Centeral Intelligence George J. Tenet
Director of the Federal Emergency James Lee Witt
Management Agency
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Administration of William J. Clinton
1997