11/22/2002
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"It is my honor to nominate Robert S. Mueller, of California, to become the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"This new Director is a man who exemplifies them all."
"Our next FBI Director has given nearly all his career to public service."
"I am pleased to nominate Robert S. Mueller, III to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."