[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 9 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, March 6, 2000

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Volume 36--Number 9
Pages 393-451

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    Biotechnology, foundation, and international leaders, meeting--434
    California, Aspen Institute in San Jose--443
    Democratic Governors' Association dinner--401
    Florida
        Democratic National Committee luncheon in West Palm Beach--408
        Departure for West Palm Beach--405
        Reception for Elaine Bloom in Miami--418
    Gun control legislation--443
    Medicare--405
    National Governors' Association
        Dinner--397
        Roundtable discussion--398
    1999 NCAA football champion Florida State Seminoles--438
    Patients' Bill of Rights legislation--432
    Radio address--396
    Read Across America Day, radio remarks--427
    Shootings
        Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Michigan--412, 422, 435
        Wilkinsburg, PA--422, 435
    Tobacco--405
    Virginia, UUNET and MCI WorldCom employees in Ashburn--422

Bill Signings

    Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, statement--393

Communications to Congress

    Cuba, letter transmitting report on continuation of national 
        emergency--394
    East Timor, letter on further deployment of U.S. forces--394
    International agreements, letter transmitting report--428
    Iraq, message transmitting report on national emergency--428
    Social Security reform legislation, letter--417
    2000 Trade Policy Agenda and 1999 Report on the Trade Agreements 
        Program, message transmitting--428

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Action by Federal Agencies To Safeguard Against Internet Attacks, 
        memorandum--449
    Africa, memorandum on emergency disaster assistance in southern--438
    Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug Transit Countries, 
        memorandum--421

Executive Orders

    President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina--
        414
(Continued on the inside of the back cover)

Editor's Note: The President was in San Jose, CA, on March 3, 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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Contents--Continued

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Cabinet Room--434
        South Lawn--405
        West Palm Beach, FL--412
    Interviews
        Dan Rather of the CBS Evening News--439
        Katie Couric of NBC's Today Show--429

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the 
        Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage 
        and Movement of Vessels--394

Proclamations

    American Red Cross Month--416
    Irish-American Heritage Month--427
    National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month--415
    Women's History Month--415

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    Africa, southern flooding--401
    Amtrak funding--400
    E-commerce retail sales, first estimate--437
    Fishing communities, emergency assistance--393
    Hurricane Floyd, additional assistance to communities struck--393
    Mozambique, assistance--427
    President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina, 
        establishment--413

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--451
    Checklist of White House press releases--451
    Digest of other White House announcements--450
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--450

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