[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 25 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Pages 1064-1065]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Death of Ella Fitzgerald

June 15, 1996

    I am deeply saddened by the death of Ella Fitzgerald. The jazz world 
and the Nation have suffered a tremendous loss in the pass- 

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ing of someone with so much talent, grace, and class. Ella's phenomenal 
voice and wonderful phrasing will remain close to the hearts of 
Americans for generations to come. Hillary and I extend our deepest 
condolences to her family.