[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