We have an important relationship with China, and regular contact is useful in and of itself.

The president expects all those who accept the conditional clemency grant to abide fully by its terms, including refraining from the use or advocacy of the use of violence for any purpose and obeying all...

We’re beyond drafts now. There were three of four real drafts, and there were considerable changes from draft to draft. They’re in the stage now that they’re just throwing out pages and writing in the...

I was looking for a new a new and a fresh challenge. So much has changed over the past five years I’ve been in Washington working for the president. It is a brand new world...

We have a contractor there trying to stabilize the walls, so we don’t have some sort of catastrophic failure or a wall collapse. We have simply isolated the building and moved things elsewhere.

We are going to Seattle tonight. Rumors to the contrary are untrue.

This is not an expansion, it’s an acknowledgement that the world has changed. All of this adds up to a strong case as to why in a modern medical system, you need to keep drugs...

I’m not certain — given the familiarity they have with the issues, the amount of time they’ve had — that more time is the answer here,

The tax is set at what the Congress and the president believe is an appropriate level to help.

The president felt it was important to come back. He was not really comfortable being out three days.

Now we know that the commander of these troops made very clear that his unit’s sole mission was to rush to Baghdad despite specific warnings about this facility, … The fact that White House officials,...

Everyone understands the calendar — and that an intense effort is needed.

Representative Barr has made a series of unsubstantiated charges against the White House, … He should either substantiate the charges or refrain from any further inflammatory statements. It is his duty as a member of...

Both sides came here with a real sense that they wanted to reach an agreement, … They have spent a lot of time together, they have spent very little time sleeping. There are 52 years...

I can say two things — this campaign had nothing to do with these documents, nothing to do with this story, and two, you have to question the motives of the people who are asking...

I think that it won’t add any new information and can be put in the category of a stunt.

Any comments or suggestions President Clinton committed to the release or promised the release of Jonathan Pollard are false and inaccurate,

It is designed as a procedural tool to focus the substantive discussions and to help bridge the differences that now exist.

It’s the biggest professional challenge I will face in my lifetime, … It is a complex mix of emotions. I’m serious when I say daunted and intimidated. But I’m also incredibly excited.

The statement, I think, is pretty straightforward, that he will testify completely and truthfully; he told you that,

You cannot have a process that’s fair to someone involved in that process where the rules get made up as you go, … I would suggest that that would be a situation, an environment, that...

I think your question is generated from a statement put out from the Republican National Committee, and frankly we don’t need the unsolicited advice from Mr. Nicholson.

There are intense discussions and negotiations going on now between the two parties, … I think they understand what they’re up against, as far as the issues and the timing, and we’ll just have to...

It’s our hope that once China has had a chance to review and absorb the information that they’ll understand that this was a tragic accident.

No one made Mr. Freeh go around and chase political rumors and scandals, to go and get into the depths of the president’s personal life, … He did that to win favor and curry favor...

both of them are people with great intellect, very engaging, very interesting to be around and have a real sense of where the country’s going.

Any political observer will tell you that any development that lessens or negates the Republican advantage on security is a good thing for Democrats, which is why they will keep talking about it.

Obviously, this is the last State of the Union before the millennium, and he will recognize that.

it’s not clear to me where the breakdown was.

The United States stands firmly in support of a solution that offers justice and human rights for all the citizens of a unified, peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka.

[For months,] we gave the Miami relatives every opportunity to follow the law … and at every turn they frustrated the process, … I think it was the appropriate decision by the attorney general and...

You’re talking about a plan that will likely mean deep cuts in the Social Security guaranteed benefits, and is based on the fact that he hopes that the stock market does well.

There’s some fundamental issues of fairness about how the president and his legal team can prepare for the next phase of this process. We also understand the arithmetic of the Senate, which is there’s 55...

The White House used a lot of capital and were very adamant on the format of this debate, being very particular to do something that plays to Dick Cheney’s strengths, and I assume, shielded some...

The way the Republicans have done it is actually quite dangerous. They think we should do it in a broad block grant that if you read their proposal could actually be used for vouchers, …...

I have no evidence that there is anyone in the White House involved in anything he’s talking about. When you make a charge it is incumbent on you to substantiate the charge.

The Republicans on the Judiciary Committee and the Republicans in the House have finally come clean about what they’re up to. They have, despite all the protestations that this a narrow, narrowly focused process looking...

The Republicans may be divided but the country is not, the country believes we need to get Social Security fixed and we should do it this year,

just don’t add up. It’s pretty clear the Republican leadership is interested in making a political statement.

We have a real emergency here. The president believes it’s unfortunate that Congress has sent down legislation that isn’t clean.

He wants to demonstrate his appreciation for the cooperation and support these countries gave in the face of some very difficult circumstances over the last few months. And he wants to do that personally.

I take responsibility for my own actions, … I deeply regret it. I’m dealing with the people I have hurt the most. And I’ll have nothing further to say.

I think the gas companies need to work a little harder to come up with a better explanation for the American people.

To the extent that the subject comes up again, he will repeat that. It is a testament to the strength of our relations, of U.S.-Italian relations, that this hasn’t soured the relationship.

They certainly do, and I have a right to say that if that’s all he has to offer to this debate, he ought to stay out of it.

sometime in the early morning hours of Thursday.

Is redemption available to everyone in Washington today? Absolutely yes. It’s that kind of town. But any press secretary caught in this particular bind needs to find a way to demonstrate that they can simultaneously...

I think it would be an understatement to say we would like to know what the process is, but we understand how the Senate goes about building a consensus,

There are times when no matter what you do it seems to blow up in your face, whether it’s self-inflicted or inflicted from the outside.

If you are looking for a message to take back the House and the Senate or the White House, there are better ways to go about it.