[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 43 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, November 1, 1999

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Volume 35--Number 43
Pages 2125-2198

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    Birthday celebration for the First Lady--2137
    Blue Ribbon Schools, awards ceremony--2168
    Congressional Gold Medal to Former President Gerald R. Ford and 
        Former First Lady Betty Ford, presenting--2162
    Death of Senator John H. Chafee--2142
    Debt reduction--2160
    Emergency agricultural assistance, radio remarks--2188
    Federal budget--2146
    Medical records, action to preserve privacy--2188
    Medicare prescription drug coverage--2142
    New York City
        ``Broadway for Hillary'' celebration--2150
        Departure--2146
    Oprah Winfrey Show, telephone remarks--2159
    Pennsylvania, supporters of John Street for mayor in Philadelphia--
        2190
    Radio address--2136
    Representative David Bonior, reception--2166
    VH1's Concert of the Century--2139
    Virginia, Kennedy/King dinner in Alexandria--2129
    Vogue magazine, reception--2157

Bill Signings

    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, statement--2126
    Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge 
        National Conservation Area Act of 1999, statement--2125
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, statement--
        2156

Bill Vetoes

    ``Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000,'' message to the 
        House--2152

Communications to Congress

    See also Bill Vetoes
    Ireland-U.S. tax convention and documentation, message 
        transmitting--2195
    ``Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act of 1999,'' message 
        transmitting proposed legislation--2155
    Sudan, message on continuation of the national emergency--2194
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

Editor's Note: The President was in Atlanta, GA, on October 29, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.

              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Contents--Continued

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Australia-U.S. agreement on technology for the separation of 
        isotopes of uranium by laser excitation, memorandum--2152
    Interagency Task Force on Nonprofits and Government, memorandum--
        2128
    Iraqi National Congress, memorandum on assistance--2195
    Labor-Management Partnerships, memorandum--2186
    Pakistan and India, memorandum--2166
    Report to the Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy 
        Toward Burma, memorandum--2165

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Oval Office--2188
        South Lawn--2146
        South Grounds--2160
    News conference with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, October 
        28 (No. 183)--2177

Joint Statements

    Joint declaration with European Commission President Romano Prodi--
        2164

Letters and Messages

    Make A Difference Day, message--2140

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    European Commission, President Prodi--2164
    Nigeria, President Obasanjo--2177

Notices

    Continuation of Sudanese Emergency--2194

Proclamations

    National Adoption Month--2186
    United Nations Day--2141

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    Argentina, election of Fernando de la Rua as President--2150
    Armenian Parliament, attack--2164
    Chinese-American veterans of World War II--2149
    Emergency agricultural assistance--2194
    Navy Blue Angels, crash--2185
    Senate action on the proposed ``African Growth and Opportunity 
        Act''--2156

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--2197
    Checklist of White House press releases--2197
    Digest of other White House announcements--2195
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--2196

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Week Ending Friday, October 29, 1999