    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [December 24, 1999]
    [Page 2341]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Christmas Greeting to the Nation
    December 24, 1999

        The President. On this holiest of holidays, Hillary and I wish all
    of you a very merry Christmas. At the dawn of a new millennium, let us
    reflect on our hopes, our dreams, the gifts we can give to the future.
        The First Lady. From our family
    to yours, merry Christmas, happy new year, and may God bless you all.

    Note: The greeting was videotaped at approximately 2:30 p.m. on December
    23 in Room 459 in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building for
    later broadcast. The transcript was made available by the Office of the
    Press Secretary on December 23 but was embargoed for release until 12:01
    a.m. on December 24. A tape was not available for verification of the
    content of this greeting.