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Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Mar 4, 1999

I announced my intention to nominate Bill Lann Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department.

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Mar 4, 1999

Beth Nolan, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Walter Dellinger.

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Mar 4, 1999

Again I want to say to the people of Italy, on behalf of the American people, we are profoundly regretful and apologetic for what has occurred.

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Mar 4, 1999

I announced my intention to nominate Richard M. McGahey to be Assistant Secretary for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration at the Labor Department.

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Mar 4, 1999

We have learned that if we do not contain conflict in Europe, it will spread, and we will pay a far higher price to deal with it down the road.

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Mar 4, 1999

The Prime Minister and I today agreed that our Secretary of Defense and their Minister of Defense will review these operational and safety measures together.

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Mar 4, 1999

I announced my intention to appoint Kenneth H. (Buddy) MacKay as Special Envoy of the President and Secretary of State for the Americas.

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Mar 4, 1999

David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, vice Eileen B. Claussen, resigned.

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Mar 4, 1999

Bill Lann Lee, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Deval L. Patrick, resigned.

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Mar 4, 1999

I announced my intention to nominate Kelly H. Carnes to be Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy at the Commerce Department.

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Mar 4, 1999

Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Arthur L. Money.

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Mar 4, 1999

Serbia must accept the agreement and a NATO-led force in Kosovo, which is essential for peace to take hold.

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Mar 4, 1999

Richard M. McGahey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Olena Berg, resigned.

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Mar 4, 1999

I announced my intention to nominate David B. Sandalow to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs at the State Department.

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Mar 3, 1999

I'd like to ask you all to join me in thanking Jeff and HBO for this magnificent gift to our country.

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Mar 3, 1999

I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on the day of his interment.

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Mar 3, 1999

It was a senseless and cowardly murder, apparently committed by those who perpetrated the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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Mar 3, 1999

No other nation shall have a veto over the United States' NMD requirements.

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Mar 3, 1999

Let us not waste precious time battling over these bad antienvironmental riders, which I am going to veto anyway.

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Mar 3, 1999

Thanks to the tireless efforts of so many people here, not one of the magnificent trees of Headwaters Forest will ever be logged.

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Mar 3, 1999

I was deeply saddened to learn of the brutal violence that erupted Monday morning in a nature preserve in southwestern Uganda.

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Mar 3, 1999

North Korea is complying with all provisions of the Agreed Framework.

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Mar 3, 1999

That kind of moment can't be captured in the words I have shared with you, or even photographed.

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Mar 3, 1999

The law makes a difference, too, and we will do our best here to be faithful to it.

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