10/19/1996
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Today, on the threshold of a new millennium, they are more essential than ever to the endurance of our values of tolerance, pluralism, and freedom; to our understanding of where we are and where we ne..."
"We are, we always have been, and we always will be a nation of creators and innovators."
"The arts empower us to express ourselves and to understand and appreciate the expressions of others."
"Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1999."