    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1998]
    [Pages C-1-C-10]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

                   Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998

    Document Categories List

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    Addresses to the Nation

        State of the Union--112

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill
            Signings; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign
            Leaders and International Officials; Resignations and
            Retirements
        Africa, video address--403
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Act of 1998, radio
            remarks--1019
        Albuquerque, NM, community--158
        American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia,
            PA--221
        American Medical Association, national leadership conference--338
        Arab American Institute, conference--716
        Asia, South, action against nuclear proliferation--870
        Assault weapons ban--507
        Baltic nations, charter of partnership with U.S., signing ceremony--
            68
        Botswana, Gaborone
            Environmentalists--476
            Reception--470
        Boxer, Barbara
            Dinner in Los Angeles, CA--304
            Reception in San Francisco, CA--945
        Brown, Tracey, videotaped remarks from Cape Town, South Africa--456
        Brownsville, TX, arrival--26
        California Labor Initiative, breakfast in Los Angeles, CA--676
        Capitol Hill, departure from the White House--201
        Capps, Lois, telephone conversation--361
        Cardozo High School, volunteers--79
        Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Las Vegas, NV--
            397
        Carroll County High School in Carrollton, KY--542
        Carrollton, KY, roundtable discussion on tobacco--535
        Child care
            After-school care initiative--110
            Proposed legislation--6
        Children's health care initiative--236
        Chile
            Community in Casablanca--585
            National Congress of Chile in Valparaiso--582
            Santiago
                Business and community leaders--575
                Discussions with President Frei--568
                Joint declaration signing ceremony--570
                Microenterprise discussion--575
                State dinner--581
                Summit of the Americas--585
        China
            Beijing
                Beijing University--1080
                Chongwenmen Church--1079
                Meeting with President Jiang--1069
                State dinner--1078
            Most-favored-nation trade status--870
            Shanghai
                Reception--1104
                Roundtable discussion on shaping China for the 21st
                    century--1091
                Shanghai Radio 990, call-in show--1098
            Xiahe
                Community--1065
                Roundtable discussion with area residents--1062
            Xi'an, arrival--1060
        City Year Convention in Cleveland, OH--873
        Clean water initiative, announcement in Baltimore, MD--246
        Congressional Medal of Honor, presentation ceremony--81
        COPS, distressed neighborhoods pilot project--851
        Crime control strategy, international--740
        Cuban Independence Day, radio remarks--814
        Democratic Business Council
            Dinners
                Chicago, IL--525
                Cincinnati, OH--351
                Washington, DC--387
            Luncheons
                Baltimore, MD--249
                Westport, CT--349
        Democratic caucus--213
        Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
            Dinners
                Beverly Hills, CA--673
                New York City--911
                San Francisco, CA--290
            Receptions
                Houston, TX--863
                Philadelphia, PA--226
                San Francisco, CA--285
        Democratic Governors' Association dinner--272
        Democratic Leadership Council, national conversation--884

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        Democratic National Committee
            Dinners
                Beverly Hills, CA--962
                Boston, MA--733
                Dallas, TX--867
                New York City--15
                Portola Valley, CA--665
                Washington, DC--83
                West Orange, NJ--253
            Luncheons
                New York City--10
                Washington, DC--613
        Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, dinners
            Chicago, IL--688
            New York City--636
            Washington, DC--406
        Dover, DE
            Delaware State legislature--720
            Dover Air Force Base, community--729
        Drinking and driving, memorandum on prevention standards--316
        Drugs, ending use and availability for offenders--38
        Earth Day in Harpers Ferry, WV--598
        Economic team, meeting--987
        Economy--335
        Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK--1048
        Equal pay, proposed legislation--931
        Family Re-Union VII conference in Nashville, TN--1012
        Federal budget--3
        Fisher, Lee, reception in Cleveland, OH--877
        Food safety legislation--326
        Ford's Theatre, festival--196
        Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies, dinner--845
        ``From the Earth to the Moon,'' movie screening--334
        Georgetown University--196
        Germany
            Berlin
                Berlin Airlift, remembrance ceremony--754
                Community--750
                State dinner--753
            Eisenach
                Community--757
                General Motors Opel plant, roundtable discussion--756
            Potsdam, meeting with Chancellor Kohl--743
        Ghana, Accra
            Community--419
            TechnoServe/Peace Corps project site--421
        Health care, supporting proposed bill of rights--50
        Health and Human Services Department, Surgeon General
            Report on tobacco use by minorities--630
            Swearing-in ceremony--219
        High Hopes for College initiative--170
        Hinojosa, Ruben, reception in McAllen, TX--24
        Holiday Park Senior Center, Wheaton, MD--257
        Hollings, Ernest, dinner--367
        Hooley, Darlene, reception in Portland, OR--949
        Housatonic Community-Technical College in Bridgeport, CT--343
        Houston, TX
            Astronauts at Kennedy Space Center, FL, telephone conversation--
                557
            Roundtable discussion on the 2000 census--857
            ESPN townhall meeting on race--560
            High school students, parents, and teachers--28
            Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center--558
        Id al-Fitr, videotaped remarks--136
        ``In Performance at the White House''--880
        International Women's Day--356
        Israel, 50th anniversary celebration reception--627
        Iraq
            Compliance with United Nations Security Council resolution,
                videotaped remarks--261
            United Nations Secretary-General's mission--245
        Italy, visit of Prime Minister Prodi
            State dinner--709
            Welcoming ceremony--699
        Jamaica, NY, community policing--67
        John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, dinner--314
        Jonesboro, AK, memorial service--471
        Kansas City, MO, Social Security forums
            National forum--511
            Regional forums--514
        Kennelly, Barbara B., reception in Westport, CT--906
        Kissimmee, FL, tornado damage--283
        La Crosse, WI--129
        Lee, Sheila Jackson, reception in Houston, TX--33
        Legislative agenda--497
        Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM--155
        Los Angeles, CA, disaster assistance--304
        Major League Soccer champion D.C. United--508
        Massachusetts Institute of Technology, commencement in Cambridge,
            MA--894
        Mauro, Garry, dinner in Washington, DC--1030
        Mayors Conference on Public Schools--710
        McDonald Chapel, AL--566
        Medicare
            National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare,
                meeting--332
            Proposed legislation--5
        Mellon, Andrew W., dinner--534
        Memorial Day celebration in Arlington, VA--835
        Mikulski, Barbara A., reception--548
        Mission High School in Mission, TX--21
        Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD--179
        Moran, James P., reception--240
        Mortgage Bankers Association of America--308

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        NASA, selection of Lt. Col. Eileen M. Collins, USAF, as the first
            woman space mission commander--331
        National Association of Attorneys General--363
        National Council of Jewish Women--276
        National Defense University--137
        National Geographic Society--934
        National Governors' Association
            Dinner--265
            Meeting--266
        National Oceans Conference in Monterey, CA--941
        National Prayer Breakfast--172
        National Teacher of the Year, award ceremony--615
        NATO
            Membership enlargement--409
            Protocols of accession for Poland, Hungary, and the Czech
                    Republic
                Senate ratification--817
                Transmittal signing ceremony--206
        NCAA football champions
            Michigan Wolverines--546
            Nebraska Cornhuskers--546
        Northern Ireland
            Peace accord referendum--817
            Peace process--549
        Oakland, CA, roundtable discussion on disaster assistance--298
        Olympic games, reception for winter Olympic and Paralympic teams--
            638
        Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993, reception for supporters--608
        Palestinian Authority, meeting with Chairman Arafat--106
        Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, announcement in San
            Fernando, CA--679
        Patients' Bill of Rights--846
        Pentagon in Arlington, VA--231
        Portland, OR, departure for Springfield, OR--959
        Portland State University, commencement ceremony in Portland, OR--
            955
        President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality
            in the Health Care Industry, submission of final report--373
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation ceremony--56
        Presidential scholars--966
        Pritzker Architecture Prize, dinner--980
        Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force, establishment--373
        Race initiative, outreach meeting--41
        Rachel Carson School in Chicago, IL--530
        Radio addresses--1,
            415, 458, 500, 552, 588, 618, 670, 732, 768, 833, 853, 902, 953,
            1002, 1068
        ``Ragtime,'' premiere--623
        Religious leaders, meeting--984
        Roe v. Wade, video remarks commemorating 25th anniversary of Supreme
            Court decision--108
        Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, presentation ceremony--205
        Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, dedication
            ceremony--690
        Roundtable discussions
            Carrollton, KY, on tobacco--535
            Dakar, Senegal, on human rights--490
            Eisenach, Germany, with General Motors Opel plant employees--756
            Houston, TX, on census for the year 2000--857
            Johannesburg, South Africa, on the future of South Africa--459
            Oakland, CA, on disaster assistance--298
            San Jose, CA, with employees of Therma, Inc.--653
            Shanghai, China, on shaping China for the 21st century--1091
            Silver Spring, MD, on education--378
            Xiahe, China, with area residents--1062
        Rwanda, Kigali, genocide survivors--431
        Safe schools initiative--401
        St. Patrick's Day celebrations--391
        Sanchez, Loretta, reception in Westwood, CA--671
        SAVER Summit--880
        Senegal
            Goree Island--494
            Roundtable discussion in Dakar on human rights--490
            Senegalese troops in Thies trained for the African Crisis
                Response Initiative--482
        Silver Spring, MD, roundtable discussion on education--378
        Social Security and Medicare trustees, report--632
        Social Security, satellite remarks to a discussion--416
        Sons of Italy Foundation, reception--824
        South Africa
            Cape Town
                Parliament--442
                Victoria Mxenge Housing project--439
            Johannesburg
                Ronald H. Brown Commercial Center--466
                Roundtable discussion on the future of South Africa--459
            Somerset West, state dinner--457
            Soweto
                Church service--469
                Peterson, Hector, memorial--465
        South Dakota Victory Fund, dinner--892
        South Korea, visit of President Kim
            State dinner--930
            Welcoming ceremony--915
        Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD--380
        Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings--148
        Super Bowl XXXII champion Denver Broncos--970
        Technology '98 conference in San Francisco, CA--295
        Thailand, meeting with Prime Minister Chuan--371
        Therma, Inc., roundtable discussion with employees in San Jose, CA--
            653
        Thoreau Institute in Lincoln, MA--899
        Thurston High School in Springfield, OR--960

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        Time magazine, 75th anniversary celebration in New York City--322
        Tobacco
            Marketing to youth--60
            Proposed legislation--591
            Survey of youth tobacco-brand preference--1010
        Townhall meeting on race at ESPN in Houston, TX--560
        Transportation, proposed legislation--829
        21st Century Community Learning Center initiative--977
        Uganda
            Entebbe
                Departure--430
                Summit for Peace and Prosperity--438
            Mukono, Kisowera School--426
            Wanyange
                Foundation for International Community Assistance women's
                    village--429
                Meeting with village business owners--428
        United Kingdom
            Birmingham
                Group of Eight (G-8) summit--780
                Meeting with Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom--765
                Meeting with Prime Minister Hashimoto of Japan--760
                President Chirac of France
                    Luncheon--764
                    Meeting--763
            Visit of Prime Minister Blair
                Meeting--174
                State dinner--183
                Welcoming ceremony--173
        United Nations
            Meeting with Secretary-General Annan--354
            Security Council Resolution 986, expansion--261
            World drug problem, special session in New York City--903
        U.S. Air Force Academy, presentation of Commander in Chief trophy--
            823
        U.S. Conference of Mayors
            Breakfast--142
            Teleconference and question-and-answer session--989
        U.S. Naval Academy, commencement ceremony--825
        University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL--123
        Wall Street Project, conference in New York City--61
        Welfare to Work Partnership Board--842
        White House
            Easter Egg Roll--553
            Endowment Fund, dinner--105
            Millennium Evenings--211
        White House Correspondents' Association, dinner--620
        World Cup, U.S.-Iran game--986
        World Series, 1997 champion Florida Marlins--235
        World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland--807

    Appointments and Nominations

        See also Digest (Appendix A); Nominations Submitted to the Senate
            (Appendix B); Checklist (Appendix C)
        Defense Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman, statement--132
        Energy Department, Secretary of Energy, remarks--981
        Labor Department, Bureau of the Census, Director, statement--1025
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, Chairman,
            statement--74
        Office of Management and Budget, Director, remarks--555
        State Department, Ambassador to the United Nations, remarks--981

    Bill Signings

        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
            Remarks--1019
            Statement--1023
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, remarks--968
        Care for Police Survivors Act--968
        Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998, remarks--1033
        Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial
            Institutions Act, statement--414
        Holocaust Victims Redress Act, statement--225
        1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, statement--662
        Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act,
            statement--994
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, designation legislation,
            statement--194
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
            Remarks--923
            Statement--924
        U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998, statement--1024

    Bill Vetoes

        District of Columbia, legislation on public education, message--816
        Iran, missile proliferation sanctions legislation
            Message--1027
            Statement--1027

    Communications to Congress

        See also Bill Vetoes
        Alaska, mineral resources, message transmitting report--350
        Albania, emigration policies and trade status, letter transmitting
            report--106
        Angola, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--423
        Armed Forces
            Forces deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina, message--325

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            Forces deployed to areas of the former Yugoslavia, letter
                reporting--1008
            Ordering the selected reserve to active duty, message--282
        Austria-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--940
        B-2 bombers, appropriations, message reporting--481
        Belarus, most-favored-nation trade status, message transmitting
            waiver--872
        Belize-U.S. stolen vehicle treaty, message transmitting--1029
        Blood alcohol content, proposed legislation on uniform standard to
            combat drunk driving, letter--481
        Bosnian Serbs, U.S. national emergency, letter--850
        Brazil-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--
            636
        Burma, U.S. national emergency
            Letter reporting--840
            Message--806
        Campaign finance reform legislation, letters--263
        Chemical and biological weapons defense, letter transmitting
            report--283
        Chemical Weapons Convention
            Letter transmitting report--986
            Message reporting--640
            Message transmitting report--968
        Children, convention on protection and cooperation with regard to
            intercountry adoption, message transmitting--940
        China
            Most-favored-nation trade status, message transmitting waiver--
                871
            Nuclear cooperation agreement with U.S., letters--53
        Climate change, Federal programs and activities, message
            transmitting report--351
        Colombia, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--625
        Commodity Credit Corporation, message transmitting report--182
        Community service, message transmitting proposed legislation--405
        Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
            Women, letter--360
        Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, letter transmitting
            report--1019
        Corporation for Public Broadcasting, message transmitting report--
            294
        Crime, international, message transmitting proposed legislation--928
        Cuba
            Action on title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
                Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, letter--76
            Telecommunications services payments, message reporting--330
            U.S. national emergency, message--294
        Cyprus
            Negotiations, letters transmitting reports--3
            U.S. citizens missing, message transmitting report--832
        Czech-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--832
        Disadvantaged business enterprise program, letter--485
        District of Columbia Courts, fiscal year 1999 budget request,
            message transmitting--384
        Drug control strategy, message transmitting--320
        Eastern Bloc, countries of the former, emigration policies and trade
            status, letter transmitting report--1
        Education
            Class-size reduction and teacher quality, message transmitting
                proposed legislation--728
            Proposed legislation, letter--592
        Estonia
            Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--
                995
            Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1067
        Export Administration Act, U.S. national emergency, letter
            transmitting report--511
        Federal budget, rescissions and deferrals
            Letter transmitting--263
            Message transmitting--162
        Food safety legislation, letter--739
        Guinea-Bissau, internal conflict, letter reporting--953
        Hate crimes prevention, proposed legislation, letter--1042
        Helsinki joint statement on nuclear forces reduction, letter
            transmitting report--608
        Housing and Urban Development Department, message transmitting
            report--321
        India, detonation of nuclear device, message reporting--748
        Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, message transmitting--
            484
        Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and
            Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other
            Related Materials, message transmitting--927
        Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea
            Turtles, message transmitting--833
        Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, message transmitting
            report--322
        International agreements, letter transmitting report--308
        International business transactions, convention on combating bribery
            of foreign public officials, message transmitting--664
        International Labor Organization, convention regarding
            discrimination with respect to employment and occupation,
            message transmitting--807

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        International Monetary Fund, funding, letter--635
        Iran, U.S. national emergency
            Messages reporting--384
            Message--329
        Iraq
            Compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions,
                letters reporting--163
            U.S. national emergency, message reporting--167
        Israel
            Loan guarantees, message transmitting report--285
            Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--
                497
        Kazakhstan-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message
            transmitting--133
        Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, letter
            transmitting report--329
        Latvia
            Fisheries agreement with U.S., message transmitting--162
            Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--
                133
            Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1067
        Libya, U.S. national emergency
            Letter--2
            Letter reporting--49
        Lithuania
            Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--
                593
            Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1066
        Mexico-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--821
        Middle East, U.S. national emergency regarding terrorists who
                threaten to disrupt the peace process
            Letter--105
            Message reporting--121
        Mongolia, emigration policies and trade status, letter transmitting
            report--88
        National Endowment for Democracy, message transmitting report--425
        National Endowment for the Humanities, messages transmitting
            reports--181
        National Institute of Building Sciences, message transmitting
            report--740
        NATO
            Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
                Message transmitting protocols--208
                Messages reporting certifications--820
            Membership enlargement, letter--377
        Niue-U.S. maritime boundary treaty, message transmitting--1029
        Nuclear proliferation prevention, letter transmitting report--568
        Nuclear weapons stockpile, letter transmitting certification--213
        Pakistan, detonation of nuclear device, letter reporting--855
        Patients' Bill of Rights, letter--480
        Peacekeeping operations, letter transmitting report--1043
        Pemigewasset River, message transmitting report--693
        Poland-U.S. fisheries agreement, message transmitting--181
        Railroad Retirement Board, message transmitting report--162
        St. Kitts/Nevis, mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message
            transmitting--414
        St. Vincent and Grenadines, mutual legal assistance treaty with
            U.S., message transmitting--749
        Science and engineering indicators, message transmitting report--
            1061
        Serbia and Montenegro
            Economic sanctions in response to situation in Kosovo, message
                reporting--933
            U.S. national emergency, letter--850
        Small business, message transmitting report--694
        Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--697
        Switzerland-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message
            transmitting--134
        Tobacco, proposed legislation, letter--813
        Trade policy agenda and trade agreements program, message
            transmitting report--308
        Trademark law treaty, message transmitting--141
        Transportation legislation, letter--465
        Ukraine-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message
            transmitting--708
        United Nations, funding, letter--635
        U.S. Air Force, exemptions for operating location near Groom Lake,
            NV, letter--151
        Venezuela-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message
            transmitting--456
        Vietnam, most-favored-nation trade status
            Letter transmitting waiver--524
            Messages transmitting waivers--354
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message
            transmitting report--927
        Wheat gluten, action to facilitate positive adjustment to
            competition from imports--856
        Zimbabwe-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--132

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register
            (Appendix D)
        Campaign finance
            Airtime for advertising, letter--182
            Reform, letters--183
        Child care, improving federally sponsored, memorandum--347
        Children's health insurance outreach, memorandums--239
        Citizen service, memorandum--602
        Drinking and driving, prevention standards, memorandum--318

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        Drugs, ending use and availability for offenders, memorandum--40
        Education
            Enhancement through technology, memorandum--150
            Social promotions, termination, memorandum--271
        Federal Government
            Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital area,
                memorandum--632
            Customer service improvement through ``Conversations With
                America,'' memorandum--319
            Dispute resolution and negotiated rulemaking, alternate means,
                memorandum--663
            Financial management improvement, memorandum--839
            Patients' Bill of Rights, Federal agency compliance,
                memorandum--260
            Privacy and personal information in records, memorandum--759
            Reinvention laboratories, streamlining the granting of waivers,
                memorandum--597
        Lebanon, lifting travel restrictions, memorandum--1010
        Outer Continental Shelf, withdrawal of certain areas from leasing,
            memorandum--945
        President's Community Empowerment Board, memorandum--324
        Prison inmates, preventing inappropriate Federal benefits,
            memorandum--619
        Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force, establishment,
            memorandum--374
        Refugee admissions, memorandum--1061
        Soviet Union, New Independent States of the Former, assistance,
            memorandum--112
        Women and girls, combating violence against and trafficking in,
            memorandum--358

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Accra, Ghana--418
            Baltimore, MD--246
            Birmingham, AL--565
            Birmingham, United Kingdom--760
            Cape Town, South Africa--440
            Cardozo High School--77
            Dakar, Senegal--482
            Entebbe, Uganda--430
            Kampala, Uganda--425
            Kasane, Botswana--472
            Mutianyu, China--1080
            Portland, OR--959
            Potsdam, Germany--743
            Robben Island, South Africa--454
            Santiago, Chile--579
            Wanyange, Uganda--428
            White House--3,
                354, 371, 497, 508, 549, 554, 555, 591, 594, 604, 610, 632,
                829, 837, 977, 979, 981, 987, 1010, 1019, 1033
            Xiahe, China--1062
        Interviews
            ABC News--486
            American Urban Radio Network--474
            Black Entertainment Television--445
            Bloomberg Business News--1050
            British Broadcasting Corporation--770
            Business Week--1050
            CBS News--995
            Chinese journalists--1003
            CNBC--682
            CNN--776
            Cox Newspapers--995
            Discovery Channel--464
            Ebony--474
            Jet--474
            Los Angeles Times--1050
            McClatchy Newspapers--995
            National Public Radio--100
            PBS--89
            Radio Free Asia--1036
            Roll Call--99
            Wall Street Journal--682
        Joint news conferences
            China, President Jiang--1069
            European Union
                Commission President Santer--791
                Council President Blair--791
            Italy, Prime Minister Prodi--700
            South Africa, President Mandela--448
            South Korea, President Kim--916
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--184
        News conferences
            No. 155 (Feb. 6)--184
            No. 156 (Mar. 27)--448
            No. 157 (Apr. 30)--641
            No. 158 (May 6)--700
            No. 159 (May 18)--791
            No. 160 (June 9)--916
            No. 161 (June 27)--1069

    Joint Statements

        Bahrain, visit of Shaikh Khalifa--856
        Bulgaria-U.S. partnership for a new era--203
        Chile, joint declaration--572
        China
            Antipersonnel landmines--1076
            Biological Weapons Convention--1076
            South Asia--1076
        Entebbe Summit for Peace and Prosperity--434
        Estonia, charter of partnership with Latvia, Lithuania, and U.S.--71
        European Union
            Caspian energy--803
            Counterterrorism, shared objectives and close cooperation--800

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            Nonproliferation policy--802
            Transatlantic partnership on political cooperation--804
        Group of Eight (G-8) summit--779
        Italy, partnership for a new century--706
        Japan, electronic commerce--766
        Latvia, charter of partnership with Estonia, Lithuania, and U.S.--71
        Lithuania, charter of partnership with Estonia, Latvia, and U.S.--71
        Mexico, joint communique--910
        Turkmenistan, relations with U.S.--607
        United Arab Emirates, relations with U.S.--742

    Letters and Messages

        See also Bill Vetoes; Communications to Congress; Communications to
            Federal Agencies
        Armenian Remembrance Day, message--617
        Cinco de Mayo, message--698
        Easter, message--547
        Fair Housing Act, 30th anniversary, message--551
        Lunar New Year, message--80
        Passover, message--524
        Pilgrimage to Memphis celebrating the life of Martin Luther King,
            Jr., message--501
        Presidents' Day, message--218
        St. Patrick's Day, message--367

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Joint Statements
        Argentina, President Menem--1115
        Botswana
            President Masire--470
            Vice President Mogae--470
        Brazil, President Cardoso--1115
        Canada, Prime Minister Chretien--1117
        Chile, President Frei--568
        China
            Premier Zhu--1121
            President Jiang--1069
        Congo, Democratic Republic, President Kabila--438
        Dominican Republic, President Fernandez--1119
        Eritrea, President Afworki--1116
        Estonia, President Meri--68
        Ethiopia, Prime Minister Meles--438
        European Union
            Commission President Santer--791
            Council President Blair--791
        France, President Chirac--763
        Germany
            Chancellor Kohl--743
            Opposition leader Schroeder--1117
            President Herzog--750
        Ghana, President Rawlings--418
        Group of Eight (G-8) leaders--780
        Ireland
            President McAleese--1120
            Prime Minister Ahern--391
        Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu--80
        Italy, Prime Minister Prodi--699
        Japan, Prime Minister Hashimoto--760
        Jordan, King Hussein I--1112
        Kenya, President Moi--438
        Kosovo Albanian leader Rugova--1118
        Latvia, President Ulmanis--68
        Lithuania, President Brazauskas--68
        Mexico, President Zedillo--1119
        Northern Ireland
            Alliance Party leaders Lord Alderdice and Johnston--1112
            Sinn Fein leaders Adams and McGuinness--1112
            Social Democratic and Labor Party leaders Hume and Mallon--1112
            Ulster Democratic Party leaders McMichael and Adams--1112
            Ulster Unionist Party leaders Trimble and Taylor--1112
        Organization of African Unity, Secretary General Salim--438
        Palestinian Authority, Chairman Arafat--106
        Philippines, President Ramos--1114
        Russia, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin--1112
        Rwanda, President Bizimungu--431
        Senegal, President Diouf--482
        South Africa
            Deputy President Mbeki--440
            President Mandela--442
        South Korea, President Kim--1054
        Summit of the Americas leaders--1115
        Tanzania, President Mkapa--438
        Thailand
            Finance Minister Tharin--1108
            Prime Minister Chuan--371
        Turkmenistan, President Niyazov--1115
        Uganda, President Museveni--425
        United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Khalifa--1117
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--173,
            770, 776, 1109, 1117
        United Nations
            General Assembly President Udovenko--903
            Secretary-General Annan--354

    Resignations and Retirements

        See also Statements by the President
        Energy Department, Secretary of Energy, statement--510
        Interior Department, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, statement--
            547
        Navy Department, Secretary of the Navy, statement--909
        Office of Management and Budget, Director, remarks--555
        White House Office, Counselor to the President and Special Envoy for
            the Americas, remarks--610

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    Statements by the President

        See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings; Bill Vetoes;
            Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements
        AFL-CIO initiative against discrimination--53
        Africa, legislation on economic growth and opportunity--362
        Agricultural research, proposed legislation--743
        Annie E. Casey Foundation, report on child care--692
        Arkansas, tornado damage--580
        Birmingham, AL, family planning clinic bombing--141
        Blood alcohol content, proposed legislation on uniform standard to
            combat drunk driving--473
        Bragdon v. Abbott, Supreme Court decision--166
        Breast cancer prevention trial--510
        Brimmer, Andrew F., service on the District of Columbia financial
            control board--413
        Campaign finance reform
            Congressional action--601
            Proposed legislation--161
        Child care, proposed legislation--132
        Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, British and French
            ratification--510
        Cuba, humanitarian assistance--412
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
            action on title III--75
        Deaths
            Abzug, Bella--480
            Bono, Sonny--6
            Douglas, Marjory Stoneman--758
            Friendly, Fred--327
            McDougal, James B.--338
            Pol Pot--580
            Sanford, Terry--589
            Schiff, Steven--445
            Sinatra, Frank--766
            Spock, Benjamin--383
            Stevens, Roger--161
            Wynette, Tammy--524
            Zurita, Manuel--9
        Disadvantaged business enterprise initiative, continuation--336
        E-rate, Federal Communications Commission decision--948
        Education
            Legislation, congressional action--606
            National standards--14
        Education Department, appropriations legislation--1026
        Energy Star buildings label program--592
        European Economic and Monetary Union--671
        Family and Medical Leave Act, fifth anniversary--180
        Federal Government
            Budget
                Republican proposal--901
                Supplemental appropriations legislation--455
            Equal employment opportunity, Executive order signing--849
            Procurement, benchmarking process--1042
        France-U.S. civil aviation agreement--534
        Georgia, tornado disaster--413
        Handgun control, proposed legislation--1003
        Health and Human Services Department
            Appropriations legislation--1026
            Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health,
                confirmation--202
        Home health moratorium, removal--47
        Indonesia
            Internal unrest--766
            Resignation of President Soeharto--815
        Interior Department, indictment of Secretary--210
        Internal Revenue Service reform legislation, congressional action--
            716, 994, 1026
        International Monetary Fund, congressional action on funding--333
        Internet taxes--404
        Iraq, United Nations Security Council vote--314
        Italy, U.S. aircraft accident--161
        Japan, civil aviation agreement with U.S.--149
        Jelisic, Goran, apprehension--108
        Job training reform legislation, congressional action--693
        Jonesboro, AR, shooting incident at Westside Middle School--430
        Kaiser Family Foundation, report on the Patients' Bill of Rights--
            601
        Kennedy, Joseph P., II, decision not to seek reelection--376
        Kosovo, situation--747
        Labor Department
            Appropriations legislation--1026
            Secretary of Labor--739
        Land and Water Conservation Fund, acquisitions--154
        Latin Americans of Japanese descent, compensation for wrongful
            internment--948
        Line item veto
            District court decision--218
            Supreme Court decision--1059
        Medicare--1025
        Methamphetamines, funding for efforts to fight--708
        Mexico
            Bankers indicted for involvement in laundering drug money--806
            Binational drug strategy with U.S.--193
        Middle East peace process--738
        Minimum wage--404
        Narcotics
            Coerced abstinence for drug offenders--708
            Supreme Court decision on penalties for traffickers who carry
                firearms--909
        NATO, membership enlargement--319
        Nevada biological materials case, Federal law enforcement efforts--
            252
        New Jersey's ``Megan's Law'', Supreme Court decision--265

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        New York City, new railroad station--328
        Northern Ireland
            Peace accord referendum passage--835
            Peace process--262
        Northern right whale, protection--606
        Oklahoma City, third anniversary of bombing of Federal building--590
        Pakistan, nuclear testing--855
        Patients' Bill of Rights--640
        Persian Gulf, U.S. aircraft accident--195
        Prison inmates, drug use--622
        Puerto Rico, congressional action on future political status--328
        Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago, IL, withdrawal of Medicare funding--
            853
        Russia
            Economic reform--855
            Economic situation--853
        School crime--553
        Solar energy systems partnership--1059
        State Department, Secretary's Special Advisory Committee on
            Religious Freedom Abroad, interim report--109
        Stokes, Louis, decision not to seek reelection--77
        Teen drug use, efforts to curtail--986
        Tennessee, tornado damage--580
        Tobacco
            House of Representatives release of industry documents--600
            Minnesota settlement--731
            Proposed legislation--383
        Torres, Esteban, decision not to seek reelection--318
        Vietnam war unknown soldier, identification--1104
        Violence Against Women program, grants--301
        Washington Conference on Global Humanitarian Demining--815
        World Trade Organization, conclusion of meeting--816