[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 1 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Page 6]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Death of Elliot Richardson

December 31, 1999

    Hillary and I were saddened to learn that Elliot Richardson died 
today in Boston. Elliot Richardson was a man of uncommon integrity, who 
put the Nation's interests first even when the personal cost was very 
high. He was an unparalleled public servant--a lawyer, a diplomat, a 
soldier, and a prosecutor. America was honored by his service, and we 
will miss him.