    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [September 20, 1999]
    [Page 1562]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Raisa Gorbacheva
    September 20, 1999

        Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the death of Raisa
    Maksimovna Gorbacheva, wife of former Soviet leader Mikhail S.
    Gorbachev. We extend our deepest
    condolences to her family and friends in Russia and other countries. The
    example she set through her help for child victims of leukemia and
    through her own courageous struggle against this terrible disease was an
    inspiration to people everywhere.