    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 51 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
    [Pages 2665-2666]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Christmas Greeting to the Nation

    December 24, 1999

        The President. On this holiest of holidays, Hillary and I would like
    to wish all of you a very merry Christmas. This is a season of joy, a
    time for family and friends to rejoice in one another's company and in
    the magic of Christmas. This is also the season of peace.
        On behalf of all Americans, I'd like to send a special greeting to
    the brave men and women in uniform who are serving our country in lands
    far from home. Thank you for the greatest gift of the season, for
    protecting our Nation and safeguarding the blessings we all hold dear.
        The First Lady. At the dawn of this new millennium, let us reflect
    on our hopes, our dreams, and the gifts we can give to the future. So
    let all of us cherish the gift of every child among us and pledge to
    build a world where all children, no matter where they are born, can
    make their dreams come true.
        The President. 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. in Room 459
    in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building for later
    broadcast and was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    December 23 but was embargoed for release until 12:01 a.m., December 24.
    A tape was not available for verification of the content of this
    greeting.

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