Bill Clinton

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Argentina June 29, 1993 President Clinton. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I have the great honor of welcoming President Carlos Menem of Argentina to the White House, the first leader of a Latin American state to visit here…

They won't be up every month. But the economy in our country will have great difficulty in totally recovering in any short period of time from the traumas of the last 10 to 12 to 15 years. But I think that it's clear that if we can bring…

Absolutely, I will. I want to get his ideas. President Menem has been a real force for democracy and for human rights in our hemisphere. Argentina was extremely helpful in playing a leadership role in the recent Guatemalan crisis. And I…

Good. Moderator. Which we appreciate. Mr. President, thank you for speaking to us. I'm sure you agree that most of our social problems can be eased or solved by putting every capable American to work. What compromises in your social agenda…

Let me make one other point about this. Let me say that I have started--and this question may have come from someone who'd seen the press on this. But I have started every week or 2 weeks for the last couple of months, through Alexis…

Let me make a suggestion sort of to follow up on that without embracing that specific suggestion, although I think that's about as good as any I've heard. I will hereby, in front of you, deputize Mr. Bowles to work with you to come up with…

I have a feeling when this is over, I'm going to know why my predecessors didn't take questions. [Laughter] Go ahead. Health Care Reform Moderator. The first one is: I have a small business with two part- time employees. The business is…

I think Japan ought to stimulate their economy and open their markets.

The people we are adding to our foreign policy team today are men of tremendous achievement and character.

Thus, fiscal year 1992 was a successful year for the U.S. aeronautics and space programs.

We are continuing the process of putting together a strong and effective staff at the Department of Defense.

I encourage the broadcast industry, the creators and producers, as well as the advertisers who support network programming, to take full responsibility in limiting the amount of televised violence.

I commend the networks for this initial effort and encourage you to continue to find ways to make your programming suitable for the children and youth of this nation.

These measures are called for in recognition of the urgent need for an early, comprehensive, and peaceful settlement of the crisis in Haiti.

Most of them are pretty discouraging, and some are encouraging.

This order is effective immediately.

It's harder, but it's possible.

John Hamre and Mitch Wallerstein both bring outstanding academic credentials along with years of hands-on experience to their new positions.

I'll have a statement on that in the next few days.

Fiscal year 1992 was a significant one for U.S. aeronautics and space efforts.

We must continue to find ways to limit the excessive portrayal of violence in our television programming.

These steps also demonstrate unflinching support through our foreign policy of the return of democracy to Haiti.

We believe that childhood immunization, Head Start, Jobs Corps, School-to-Work and, especially, Goals 2000 are high-priority programs that merit additional funding.

The announcement of voluntary violence warnings is an important, commendable first step in dealing with this crucial issue.