[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.