[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 52 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Pages 2102-2103]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Death of Esther Peterson

December 22, 1997

    Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the death of Esther 
Peterson. She was the mother of the modern consumer movement,

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a woman who dedicated her life to improving the standard of living for 
all Americans. In her long career, she was a trusted adviser to 
President Kennedy, President Johnson, and President Carter. I was 
grateful for her sage counsel and for her service to this country. As a 
member of the United States delegation to the United Nations, she was 
dedicated to promoting American values at home and abroad. She will be 
greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with her children and 
grandchildren.