    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 11 (Monday, March 22, 1993)]
    [Page 454]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White

     March 19, 1993

        This morning I received a letter from Justice Byron White informing
    me that he intends to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court
    term.
        He is a living example of the American dream fulfilled. He came from
    humble beginnings, was a star college and professional athlete, a Rhodes
    scholar, a prominent private attorney, and Deputy Attorney General at
    one of the most important times in our history before joining the Court
    in 1962. In his 31 years on the Supreme Court, Justice White served his
    country and our Constitution well. We are all more fortunate that he
    devoted the great portion of his life to public service.