[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 24 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, June 19, 2000

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Volume 36--Number 24
Pages 1331-1383

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Death of President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria--13371
    Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, reception--1360
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Hispanic Caucus 
        reception--1358
    Gun laws, funding for enforcement--1362
    Mayor Anthony A. Williams of the District of Columbia, reception--
        1371
    Medicare prescription drug coverage--1354, 1362
    Middle East peace process--1366
    Millennium Matinee at the White House--1347
    Minnesota
        Arrival in Minneapolis--1337
        Carleton College, commencement in Northfield--1334
        Democratic National Committee luncheon in Minneapolis--1338
        New Leadership Network reception in Minneapolis--1343
    New York City
        Abigail Adams Elementary School--1378
        ``VH1 Save The Music Today'' campaign--1376
    Patients' Bill of Rights--1354
    Radio address--1333

Addresses and Remarks--Continued

    Senator Christopher J. Dodd, remarks honoring--1352
    U.S. Dream Academy participants--1369
    White House Strategy Session on Improving Hispanic Student 
        Achievement--1366

Communications to Congress

    Bankruptcy reform legislation, letter--1332
    Export Administration Act of 1979, message transmitting report on 
        national emergency with respect to the lapse--1366
    Weapons of mass destruction, message transmitting report on 
        proliferation--1366
    Wekiva River and tributaries in Florida, message transmitting 
        report--1357

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Actions To Further Improve the Management of Federal Human 
        Resources, memorandum--1346
    New Era of Ocean Exploration, memorandum--1350

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Minneapolis, MN--1337
        Oval Office--1366
        Roosevelt Room--1362
    Interview with Matt Lauer of NBC's ``Today Show'' in New York City--
        1373
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

Editor's Note: The President was in New York City on June 16, 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

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Palestinian Authority, Chairman Arafat--1366

Proclamations

    Father's Day--1380
    Flag Day and National Flag Week--1331
    225th Anniversary of the United States Army--1357

Statements by the President

    Deaths
        Frank Patterson--1351
        President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria--1338
    House of Representatives action
        Electronic signatures legislation--1365
        Estate tax legislation--1331
        Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations 
            legislation--1365
          

Statements by the President--Continued

    Korean summit--1369

    Nazi slave and forced labor, agreement for redress to victims--1352

    Senate action
        Electronic signatures legislation--1380

        National blood alcohol content standard to combat drunk 
            driving--1356, 1369
      

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1383

    Checklist of White House press releases--1383

    Digest of other White House announcements--1381

    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1382
          
          
          
          

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