Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, June 19, 1995 Volume 31ÐNumber 24 Pages 1013±1066 1 VerDate 28-OCT-97 11:07 Jan 25, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P24JN4.000 p24jn4 Contents Addresses to the Nation Interviews With the News Media Plan to balance the budgetÐ1051 Exchanges with reporters in the Oval OfficeÐ 1052, 1053 Addresses and Remarks News conference with European Union Capt. Scott O'Grady, ceremony honoringÐ leaders, June 15 (No. 97)Ð1054 1042 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Les Aspin, memorial serviceÐ1049 European Union Maryland, departure for the Group of Seven President Chirac of the European summit at Andrews Air Force BaseÐ1062 CouncilÐ1053, 1054 Massachusetts, fundraising dinner for Senator President Santer of the European John Kerry in BostonÐ1033 CommissionÐ1053, 1054 New Hampshire Proclamations Dartmouth College commencement Father's DayÐ1048 ceremony in HanoverÐ1015 Flag Day and National Flag WeekÐ1013 Town meeting with Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in ClaremontÐ1019 Resignations and Retirements Plan to balance the budgetÐ1052 Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Radio addressÐ1014 statementÐ1063 United Auto Workers conventionÐ1043 Statements by the President White House Conference on Small See also Resignations and Retirements BusinessÐ1037 Affirmative actionÐ1050 Communications to Congress Lane Kirkland, retirementÐ1048 North Korea, nuclear agreementÐ1050 Housing and Urban Development Department, message transmitting reportÐ Supplementary Materials 1051 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1066 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Executive Orders 1066 Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDSÐ Digest of other White House 1061 announcementsÐ1063 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1065 Editor's Note: The President was in Halifax, Canada, on June 16, the closing date of this issue. 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Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 28-OCT-97 11:07 Jan 25, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P24JN4.000 p24jn4 Week Ending Friday, June 16, 1995 Proclamation 6808ÐFlag Day and June 14 of each year as ``Flag Day'' and re- National Flag Week, 1995 quested the President to issue an annual June 9, 1995 Proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the Flag of the United By the President of the United States States on all Government buildings. The of America Congress also requested the President, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966 (80 A Proclamation Stat. 194), to issue annually a Proclamation This week, Americans celebrate the Flag designating the week in which June 14 occurs of the United States, which for more than as ``National Flag Week,'' and calling upon two centuries has brought our people to- all citizens of the United States to display gether in a common bond of citizenship. We the flag during that week. reaffirm our allegiance to freedom's ban- Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, nerÐ``Old Glory''Ðand to the proud history President of the United States of America, it has inspired. We honor the valor and sac- do hereby proclaim June 14, 1995, as Flag rifices of all who have defended itÐin public Day and the week beginning June 11, 1995, service and on battlegrounds around the as National Flag Week. I direct the appro- world. And we rededicate ourselves to the priate officials of the Government to display democratic ideals stitched forever into the the Flag of the United States on all Govern- fabric of America. ment buildings during that week. I urge In towns and cities across the country, Americans to observe Flag Day, June 14, and public buildings fly the Stars and Stripes as Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes a symbol of our Nation's spirit of community. from their homes and other suitable places. That spirit was never more evident than this I also call upon the American people to past April in Oklahoma, where the flag ap- observe with pride and all due ceremony peared on the sleeves of rescue workers, those days from Flag Day through Independ- emergency personnel, and volunteers from ence Day, also set aside by the Congress (89 throughout the land. A shining badge of Stat. 211), as a time to honor America and honor, it reminded all who mourned that we to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings Americans have seen countless trials and and activities and to publicly recite the have emerged from each one stronger than Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the Unit- ever. ed States of America. Earlier this year, in expressing our grati- In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set tude to the men and women who served in my hand this ninth day of June, in the year uniform during the Second World War, the of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety- Nation observed the fiftieth anniversary of five, and of the Independence of the United the Battle of Iwo Jima. We recalled the day, States of America the two hundred and nine- immortalized in sculpture, when a team of teenth. brave Americans beat all odds and hoisted William J. Clinton aloft the American flag. May we, the heirs of the freedom they fought to defend, always [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, remember their courage and serve as loyal 3:12 p.m., June 12, 1995] standard-bearers for the cause of liberty. NOTE: This proclamation was published in the To commemorate the adoption of our flag, Federal Register on June 14. This item was not the Congress, by a joint resolution approved received in time for publication in the appropriate August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), designated issue. 1013 VerDate 28-OCT-97 11:43 Jan 25, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P24JN4.012 p24jn4 1014 June 10 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995 The President's Radio Address every 30 minutes. Well over a million people will be injured, one every 26 seconds. June 10, 1995 This may sound unbelievable; it's certainly Good morning. I know all Americans share unacceptable. But over 40 percent of all Americans will be involved in an alcohol-re- my deep pride and joy in the safety of Cap- lated crash at some time in their lives. Twen- tain Scott O'Grady. We're proud of his cour- ty-two hundred people were killed last year age and his tenacity. And we are very grateful because of young drivers who were drinking to our armed forces for his swift and brilliant and driving. Of that group, 1,600 were young rescue. I'm glad we have him back safe and people themselves. There's something wrong secure. in America when hundreds and hundreds of Today I want to talk about a very real our young people are dying because hun- threat to the safety and security of young dreds and hundreds of our young people are Americans here at home: drunk driving. drinking and driving. Drunk driving, especially by young people, In most States, drunk driving is defined is one of the most serious and one of the as a blood alcohol content of .1 percent. most avoidable threats to public health in When underage drinkers become underage America. I'm joined in the White House by drunk drivers, I believe we should go further. members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, I want Congress to call on the States to adopt Students Against Drunk Driving, AAA, and zero tolerance laws for teenage drinking and the National Safety Council. In no small driving. A blood alcohol content of .02 per- measure because of the determined work of cent, the equivalent of one beer, one wine private organizations like these, we have cooler, or one shot of alcohol, should be taken some very important steps over the last enough to trigger the drunk driving penalties decade to reduce drunk driving. for people under 21. After all, if it's illegal Most of us who were Governors of our for people under 21 to drink at all, it should States during that period strengthened our certainly be illegal for them to drink and own laws against drunk driving. In 1984, drive. That's a no-brainer. President Reagan signed a bill giving States Zero tolerance will save lives. It's already a strong incentive to raise their drinking age saving lives in 24 States, including my home to 21. Today that is the law of the land in State.