06/29/1998
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I always felt so helpless that there wasn't an appropriate national response."
"I hereby proclaim September 20 through September 26, 1998, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week."
"HBCUs are a source of great pride and a symbol of economic, social, and political growth."
"Hillary joins me in extending best wishes to all for a joyous celebration and for a year sweet with happiness and peace."