09/18/1996
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"Human creativity is clearly the most powerful force on Earth."
"The importance of this work is more important now, perhaps, than ever before as our country and our world go through a period of unprecedented change."
"It's a great honor for me to be able to present today the National Medal of Arts and the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities to a distinguished group of Americans."
"I congratulated President Zedillo on his resolve to implement the tough measures needed to restore economic stability and growth."