Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995 / Sept. 20

Bosnia. They show, once again, that firmness political settlement. Ambassador Holbrooke and pays off. We all are proud of the American his team have made additional progress since and allied air crews who conducted the NATO the Geneva meeting 12 days ago. The time has operation with such bravery and skill. come to end the fighting for good and begin All parties should now turn from the battle- the task of reconciliation and reconstruction in field to the bargaining table and complete a the Balkans.

Message on the Observance of Rosh Hashana September 20, 1995

Warm greetings to all who are celebrating a closer relationship with God and work to find Rosh Hashana, marking a new year of both deeper meaning in our lives. promise and renewal. This sacred holiday is also a time for self- On this solemn occasion each year, the power- examination and an opportunity to celebrate ful call of the shofar is sounded, summoning God’s ongoing creation. Let all who are rejoicing Jews around the world to a spiritual reawak- in this season of hope also strengthen their re- ening. The message of Rosh Hashana—remem- solve to work for a better, brighter future. brance and redemption for the new year—serves Best wishes for a joyous Rosh Hashana and as a timeless lesson for all of us as we seek for a new year of peace.

Remarks at a Clinton/Gore ’96 Dinner in , September 20, 1995

Thank you very much, Mr. Vice President; Let me say that I am honored to be here you certainly convinced me. [Laughter] Folks, with Wellington Webb and with Wilma. I ad- I hope I live long enough to see look mire his leadership, and I admire their partner- at this seal when he won’t have to close his ship. That has a pretty high place in our family’s eye to read, ‘‘President of the deliberation; I like that. I’ve enjoyed working of America.’’ [Applause] Thank you. You have with Mayor Webb on many things, and we’ve no idea how good a speech that was. Sunny got a lot of things to work on in the future must have waked him up down there at dinner for the benefit of the people of Denver, and or something because the Vice President and I look forward to that. I were in Philadelphia 2 nights ago; I flew to I always love the time that I have to spend Miami; he flew back to Washington. But the with Roy Romer, who, as all of you know, is next night when we were speaking in Miami, a longtime friend of mine. He and Bea and Hillary and I have known each other a long he was in Miami. Now here we are in Denver. time because we both were fortunate enough I flew to Denver last night; he flew back to to serve as Governors for a long time. And I Washington—[laughter]—and then got up this said today down in Pueblo, I want to say again— morning and flew to New Mexico and then by the time I left the governorship in 1992 came here. He is a bionic person. He actually to become President it was the consensus of has a little computer chip at the base of his the Governors of the United States in both par- spine that was about to play out. [Laughter] ties that Roy Romer was the best and most And I don’t know how he got through this to- innovative Governor in the entire country. night, but I’m grateful to him for doing it. I also want to thank all of you who sold the [Laughter] tickets and who raised the money and those

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