[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
[January 1, 1999]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]
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PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
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[[Photographic insert]]
photographic portfolio
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PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
William J. Clinton
1999
(IN TWO BOOKS)
BOOK I--JANUARY 1 to JUNE 30, 1999
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United States Government Printing Office
Washington : 2000
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Published by the
Office of the Federal Register
National Archives and Records Administration
For sale by the
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
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Foreword
As 1999 opened, and we marked the last year of the 20th century,
Americans took stock of our blessings. And they were many. We had the
longest peacetime expansion in our Nation's history, nearly 18 million
new jobs, low inflation, peace at home, and strength abroad.
We looked ahead to the next century and sought to meet its new
challenges. We announced grants that will bring 30,000 new teachers into
our Nation's classrooms to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. We proposed
the Medicare Modernization plan to secure Medicare for the next two
decades and offer our citizens affordable prescription drug coverage.
And I asked the Congress to commit 60 percent of our budget surplus to
Social Security for the next 15 years to put it on a sound footing for
our generation and for those who follow us.
Overseas, America stood firm with those who stand for peace--and
against the forces of aggression and hatred. Our NATO Alliance
celebrated its 50th anniversary, admitting three new members--the Czech
Republic, Hungary, and Poland. With our NATO allies, we defeated ethnic
cleansing in Kosovo and kept the peace in that troubled corner of
Europe. Together, we put the integration of the Balkans into Europe high
on the international agenda. And our relationship with Russia stood up
to challenges as Russia helped make and keep the peace in Kosovo.
We helped Israelis and Palestinians reach new accords at the Wye
River Plantation, in Maryland, revitalizing the Middle East peace
process. Northern Ireland installed its first institutions of self-
government, the result of free and open elections and power-sharing
agreements.
Here at home, we celebrated one of the most important achievements
of our century, and looked back on our progress, when we honored Rosa
Parks with a Congressional Gold Medal for her courageous leadership in
the civil rights movement. Looking ahead to the future, I created the
President's Initiative for One America to promote racial reconciliation
in the century ahead.
We were also faced, again and again, with the tragedies and
difficulties of our modern age. As a Nation, we struggled to make sense
of the horrific shootings at Columbine High School; and we pressed to
pass commonsense gun safety legislation to make such tragedies less
likely.
In my State of the Union address, the last of the 20th century, I
reminded Americans that, 100 years from now, America will end a 21st
century shaped in so many ways by the decisions we make here and now.
``Let it be said of us then,'' I said, ``that we were thinking not only
of our time, but of their time; that we reached as high as our ideals;
that we put aside our divisions and found a new hour of healing and
hopefulness; that we joined together to serve the land we love.''
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Preface
This book contains the papers and speeches of the 42d President of
the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary
during the period January 1-June 30, 1999. The material has been
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
Archives and Records Administration.
The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates
shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In
instances when the release date differs from the date of the document
itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made
to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and
signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross
references have been provided by the editors for purposes of
identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC,
unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that
are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and
name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.
The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in
response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications
Commission. An extensive compilation of messages and papers of the
Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D.
Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and
1899. Since then, various private compilations have been issued, but
there was no uniform publication comparable to the Congressional Record
or the United States Supreme Court Reports. Many Presidential papers
could be found only in the form of mimeographed White House releases or
as reported in the press. The Commission therefore recommended the
establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings,
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The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of
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A companion publication to the Public Papers series, the Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents, was begun in 1965 to provide a
broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis to meet
the needs of the contemporary reader. Beginning with the administration
of Jimmy Carter, the Public Papers series expanded its coverage to
include additional material as printed in the Weekly Compilation. That
coverage provides a listing of the President's daily schedule and
meetings, when announced, and other items of general interest issued by
the Office of the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the
President's nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by
the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the
book, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential
documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in
the Federal Register. This information appears in the appendixes at the
end of the book.
Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush are
also included in the Public Papers series.
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The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the
direction of Frances D. McDonald, Managing Editor, Office of the Federal
Register. The series is produced by the Presidential and Legislative
Publications Unit, Gwen H. Estep, Chief. The Chief Editor of this book
was Karen Howard Ashlin, assisted by Brad Brooks, Anna Glover, Margaret
A. Hemmig, Maxine Hill, Alfred Jones, Jennifer S. Mangum, Melanie L.
Marcec, Lisa N. Morris, Michael J. Sullivan, and Karen A. Thornton.
The frontispiece and photographs used in the portfolio were supplied
by the White House Photo Office. The typography and design of the book
were developed by the Government Printing Office under the direction of
Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer.
Raymond A. Mosley
Director of the Federal Register
John W. Carlin
Archivist of the United States
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Contents
Foreword . . . v
Preface . . . vii
Cabinet . . . xi
Public Papers of William J. Clinton,
January 1-June 30, 1999 . . . 1
Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 1053
Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1069
Appendix C
Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1081
Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal
Register . . . 1093
Subject Index . . . a-1
Name Index . . . b-1
Document Categories List . . . c-1
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Cabinet
Secretary of State ................. Madeleine K. Albright
Secretary of the Treasury .......... Robert E. Rubin
Secretary of Defense ............... William S. Cohen
Attorney General ................... Janet Reno
Secretary of the Interior .......... Bruce Babbitt
Secretary of Agriculture ........... Dan Glickman
Secretary of Commerce .............. William M. Daley
Secretary of Labor ................. Alexis M. Herman
Secretary of Health and Human ...... Donna E. Shalala
Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development ........................ Andrew M. Cuomo
Secretary of Transportation ........ Rodney E. Slater
Secretary of Energy ................ Bill Richardson
Secretary of Education ............. Richard W. Riley
Secretary of Veterans Affairs ...... Togo D. West, Jr.
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency .................. Carol M. Browner
United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget .............. Jacob J. Lew
Chief of Staff ..................... John D. Podesta
Chair of the Council of Economic
Advisers ........................... Janet Yellen
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Director of National Drug Control
Policy ............................. Barry R. McCaffrey
Administrator of the Small
Business Administration ............ Aida Alvarez
Director of Central Intelligence ... George J. Tenet
Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency .................. James Lee Witt
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Administration of William J. Clinton
1999