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Tomasz P. Malinowski
05/10/99 12:14:07 PM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Joshua S. Gottheimer/WHO/EOP
CC:
Subject: Re: commencement memo
Back to you, with a few small edits.
A Strong America in a New World
No nation in history has had the opportunity and responsibility to shape a world that is
more peaceful, more secure, and more free. The new century demands new partnerships
for peace and security.
The world we want to leave our children and grandchildren requires us to make the right
choices, and some of them will be difficult. Everything from the strength of our economy
to the safety of our cities, to the health of our people, depends on events not only within
our borders, but half a world away. We must work with the world community -- to defeat
the dangers we face together and to build this hopeful moment together, into a generation
of peace, prosperity, and freedom.
Today in Kosovo, the United States is working together with our NATO allies to reverse
ethnic cleansing, restore hope to a people who have been brutalized for no reason except
their ethnicity and faith, and preserve peace and stability in Europe. Our objectives in
Kosovo are clear: 1) the withdrawal of Serbian military, paramilitary and police forces
from Kosovo; 2) the unconditional return of all refugees to Kosovo and unimpeded access
for humanitarian aid; 3) and the deployment of an international security force, with
NATO at its core, to ensue a peaceful, democratic Kosovo in which all people live with
security and self government.
SCHEDULING PROPOSAL
May 5, 1999
ACCEPT
REGRET
PENDING
TO:
Stephanie Streett
Assistant to the President
Director of Presidential Scheduling
FROM:
John A. Koskinen
Assistant to the President JAN
was
Mickey Ibarra
Assistant to the President
Chair, President's Council on Y2K Conversion
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
REQUEST:
Record a brief video greeting for broadcast at local town hall meetings about the Year
2000 (Y2K) computer problem.
PURPOSE:
To support the "Y2K Community Conversations" initiative, through which the
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion and its industry partners will be
encouraging local business and government leaders to share information on the status of
their Y2K efforts with customers and constituents in their communities.
BACKGROUND:
Polling data indicate that Americans are increasingly confident that national
infrastructures and processes will be ready for the Y2K date change, but they have little
information about the readiness of local service providers and are unsure about what they
should be doing to prepare themselves for disruptions the computer problem may cause.
The Y2K Community Conversations initiative will address public concerns about
local Y2K readiness by encouraging local leaders to convene community meetings
where representatives of organizations that provide critical services (e.g., local
governments, banks, power and telephone companies, water authorities) will
discuss the status of their Y2K efforts and what the community can expect on
January 1, 2000. The President's Year 2000 Council is working with local leaders
to organize hundreds of meetings throughout the country during the summer and
is enlisting major national industry groups represented on the Council's Senior
Advisors Group to support the effort.
The meetings will serve as forums to provide answers to important questions
about local Y2K efforts. Combined with the data on national Y2K readiness the
Council is providing, this information will help to instill a sense of confidence in
the American public that government and industry are doing their part to ensure a
smooth transition to the Year 2000 and that overreaction is not necessary.
A brief Presidential video greeting will reinforce the fact that a strong dialogue between
local leaders and their customers and constituents about Y2K efforts is important to the
Nation's readiness for the date change.
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION:
The President delivered a major address about the Year 2000 problem in July 1998. In
October 1998, he signed the "Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act," to
promote information sharing on solutions to the problem. In December 1998, he
participated in an event where he announced that the Social Security system is Year 2000
compliant. In this year's State of the Union address, he urged government and business
leaders to take action on the problem.
DATE AND TIME:
May video session (currently scheduled for May 13th)
BRIEFING TIME:
None
DURATION:
5 minutes
LOCATION:
OEOB Video Studio
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
JTLINE OF
EVENTS:
The President tapes video.
REMARKS
REQUIRED:
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion
(Draft remarks attached)
MEDIA
COVERAGE:
None
FIRST LADY'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
VICE PRESIDENT'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
RECOMMENDED BY:
John Koskinen
CONTACT:
John Koskinen, 6-7088
ORIGIN OF
THE PROPOSAL:
John Koskinen
SECOND LADY'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
SOURCE OF
PAYMENT:
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion
SCHEDULING PROPOSAL
May 5, 1999
ACCEPT
REGRET
PENDING
TO:
Stephanie Streett
Assistant to the President
Director of Presidential Scheduling
FROM:
John A. Koskinen
Mickey Ibarra
Assistant to the President
Assistant to the President
Chair, President's Council on Y2K Conversion
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
REQUEST:
Record a brief video greeting for broadcast at local town hall meetings about the Year
2000 (Y2K) computer problem.
PURPOSE:
To support the "Y2K Community Conversations" initiative, through which the
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion and its industry partners will be
encouraging local business and government leaders to share information on the status of
their Y2K efforts with customers and constituents in their communities.
BACKGROUND:
Polling data indicate that Americans are increasingly confident that national
infrastructures and processes will be ready for the Y2K date change, but they have little
information about the readiness of local service providers and are unsure about what they
should be doing to prepare themselves for disruptions the computer problem may cause.
The Y2K Community Conversations initiative will address public concerns about
local Y2K readiness by encouraging local leaders to convene community
meetings where representatives of organizations that provide critical services
(e.g., local governments, banks, power and telephone companies, water
authorities) will discuss the status of their Y2K efforts and what the community
can expect on January 1, 2000. The President's Year 2000 Council is working
with local leaders to organize hundreds of meetings throughout the country during
the summer and is enlisting major national industry groups represented on the
Council's Senior Advisors Group to support the effort.
The meetings will serve as forums to provide answers to important questions
about local Y2K efforts. Combined with the data on national Y2K readiness the
Council is providing, this information will help to instill a sense of confidence in
the American public that government and industry are doing their part to ensure a
smooth transition to the Year 2000 and that overreaction is not necessary.
A brief Presidential video greeting will reinforce the fact that a strong dialogue between
local leaders and their customers and constituents about Y2K efforts is important to the
Nation's readiness for the date change.
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION: The President delivered a major address about the Year 2000 problem in July 1998. In
October 1998, he signed the "Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act," to
promote information sharing on solutions to the problem. In December 1998, he
participated in an event where he announced that the Social Security system is Year 2000
compliant. In this year's State of the Union address, he urged government and business
leaders to take action on the problem.
DATE AND TIME:
May video session (currently scheduled for May 13th)
BRIEFING TIME:
None
DURATION:
5 minutes
LOCATION:
OEOB Video Studio
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
OUTLINE OF
EVENTS:
The President tapes video.
REMARKS
REQUIRED:
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion
(Draft remarks attached)
MEDIA
COVERAGE:
None
FIRST LADY'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
VICE PRESIDENT'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
RECOMMENDED BY:
John Koskinen
CONTACT:
John Koskinen, 6-7088
ORIGIN OF
THE PROPOSAL:
John Koskinen
SECOND LADY'S
ATTENDANCE:
Unnecessary
SOURCE OF
PAYMENT:
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion
DRAFT
VIDEO SCRIPT
Y2K Community Conversations
Welcome to this important meeting about how your community is working to address the Year 2000 computer
problem.
The Y2K problem is a serious challenge for the United States and all countries around the world that have come
to depend upon information technology. Computers play a key role in many important activities, from
processing benefits like Social Security to electric power generation and distribution. Governments and
businesses must ensure that all computers are able to recognize the Year 2000 and can make a smooth transition
to the new millennium.
Nationally, we've been working hard to see to it that major systems will be ready for the date change. Over 90
percent of the Federal Government's most important systems are ready for the Year 2000, and work on the
remaining critical systems will be complete well before January 1. Our Council on Year 2000 Conversion has
also been working closely with key industries as they work to prepare their systems. We're encouraged by the
progress being made and are confident that national infrastructures in areas such as power, telecommunications,
and banking will be ready for the date change.
But we are all in this together. That's why it is so good to see government and business leaders in our counties,
cities, and towns focused on this problem and engaged in a cooperative dialogue to ensure that important local
services of governments, banks, telephone and power companies don't miss a beat on January 1, 2000.
Community conversations like the one you are having today are an important part of those efforts.
The hard work of preparing computers for the Year 2000 is being done nationally and in communities across the
country. If we continue to work together, we can ensure that the Y2K problem is the last headache of the 20th
century and not the first crisis of the 21st. Thanks for watching.
Draft 5/12/99 10:30am
Josh Gottheimer
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR
"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
May 13, 1999
I am pleased to join you today as you discuss the steps your community, 5 is taking to
address the Year 2000 computer problem.
are
The Y2K difficulty is a graphic example of how deeply imbedded computers,are in our
daily lives. It is not a challenge susceptible to a single government program or an easy fix -- it is
as complicated as the billions of microchips that run everything from farm equipment to VCRs.
The Y2K problem requires us all to work together -- every government agency,
corporation, university, and hospital.
At the national level, we've been working tirelessly to ensure that major systems are
ready for the date change. Over 90 percent of the federal government's most important systems
are ready for the year 2000 -- and work on the remaining critical systems will be completed well
before January 1.
And our Council on the Year 2000 Conversion is also working closely with key
industries to prepare their systems for the next century. I am encouraged by the progress being
made, and confident that our national infrastructures will be ready for the date change.
But our greatest challenge with the Y2K problem lies at the local level, where there is
still a, disconnect between small businesses and government, and the local communities they
serve. That is why my administration launched a national campaign for year 2000 solutions last
Julyx To promote partnerships between industry groups and government agencies -- encouraging
them to share ideas each other, and with their customers and constituents. These Y2K
Community Conversations help all of us, step by step, to move toward creative, concrete
solutions.
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make sure we don't miss a beat on January 1. If we continue to work in partnership, we can
ensure that the Y2K problem is the last headache of the 20th century -- not the first crisis of the
21st.
Thank you again for attending today's meeting -- and for all of your hard work.
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Draft 5/12/99 10:30am
Josh Gottheimer
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR
"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
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Josh Gottheimer
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR
"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
May 13, 1999
I am pleased to join you today as you discuss the steps your communities are taking to
address the Year 2000 computer problem.
The Y2K problem reminds us how deeply embedded computers are in our daily lives. It
is not a challenge susceptible to a single government program or an easy fix -- it is as
complicated as the billions of microchips that run everything from farm equipment to VCRs.
Just as computers connect us all, so does the Y2K challenge -- demanding that every
government agency, corporation, university, and hospital work together to seek solutions.
At the national level, we've been working tirelessly to ensure that critical systems are
ready for the date change. Over 90 percent of the federal government's most important systems
are ready for the year 2000 -- and work on the rest will be completed well before January 1. Our
Council on the Year 2000 Conversion is also working closely with key industries as they prepare
their systems for the next century.
Still, to meet the challenges of Y2K at the local level, there must be cooperation and
communication among small businesses, government, and the local communities they serve.
That is why my administration launched a "National Campaign for Year 2000 Solutions" last
July -- encouraging industry and government to share ideas. As part of that campaign, these
Y2K Community Conversations help us all to move, step by step, toward creative, concrete
solutions.
This town hall meeting demonstrates that we can -- as we must -- continue to work
together -- promoting partnerships so that the Y2K problem is the last headache of the 20th
Century, not the first crisis of the 21st.
Thank you again for attending today's meeting -- and for all of your hard work.
Draft 5/12/99 11:30am
Josh Gottheimer
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR
"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
May 13, 1999
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complicated as the billions of microchips that run everything from farm equipment to VCRs.
Just as computers connect us all, so does the Y2K challenge -- demanding that every
government agency, corporation, university, and hospital work together to seek solutions.
At the national level, we've been working tirelessly to ensure that critical systems are
ready for the date change. Over 90 percent of the federal government's most important systems
are ready for the year 2000 and work on the rest will be completed well before January 1. Our
Council on the Year 2000 Conversion is also working closely with key industries to prepare their
systems for the next century.
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among small businesses, government, and the local communities they serve. That is why my
administration launched a "National Campaign for Year 2000 Solutions" last July -- encouraging
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The Y2K problem is a serious challenge for the United States and all countries around the world that have come
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processing benefits like Social Security to electric power generation and distribution, Governments and
businesses must ensure that all computers are able to recognize the Year 2000 and can make a smooth transition
to the new millennium.
Nationally, we've been working hard to see to it that major systems will be ready for the date change. Over 90
percent of the Federal Government's most important systems are ready for the Year 2000, and work on the
remaining critical systems will be complete well before January 1. Our Council on Year 2000 Conversion has
also been working closely with key industries as they work to prepare their systems. We're encouraged by the
progress being made and are confident that national infrastructures in areas such as power, telecommunications,
and banking will be ready for the date change.
But we are all in this together. That's why it is so good to see government and business leaders in our counties,
cities, and towns focused on this problem and engaged in a cooperative dialogue to ensure that important local
vices of governments, banks, telephone and power companies don't miss a beat on January 1, 2000.
community conversations like the one you are having today are an important part of those efforts.
The hard work of preparing computers for the Year 2000 is being done nationally and in communities across the
country. If we continue to work together, we can ensure that the Y2K problem is the last headache of the 20th
century and not the first crisis of the 21st. Thanks for watching.
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"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
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VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR
"Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"
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address the Year 2000 computer problem. These Y2K Community Conversations help all of us,
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