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[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents]
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Monday, December 4, 2000
Volume 36--Number 48
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Contents
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Weekly Compilation of
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Addresses and Remarks
Brady Handgun and Violence Prevention Act, anniversary--2943
Cabinet accomplishments--2932
``Invitation to the White House'' reception--2939
Metropolitan law enforcement leaders, meeting--2934
New York, G&P Foundation Angel Ball 2000 in New York City--2949
Olympic and Paralympic teams, reception--2941
Presidential transition--2932
Radio address--2931
White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy--2934
World AIDS Day--2953
Communications to Congress
Federal employee locality-based comparability payments, letter
transmitting an alternative plan--2950
Executive Orders
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition--2933
Interviews With the News Media
Exchange with reporters in the Cabinet Room--2932
Proclamations
World AIDS Day--2948
Statements by the President
Chile, negotiations on a comprehensive bilateral free trade
agreement--2943
Deaths
Henry B. Gonzalez--2943
Robert G. Damus--2948
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, anniversary--2942
Tobacco use and lung and bronchial cancer rates, study--2956
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--2958
Checklist of White House press releases--2957
Digest of other White House announcements--2957
Nominations submitted to the Senate--2957
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The President's Radio Address
November 25, 2000
Good morning. All across America, friends and families are still
savoring the joys--and the leftovers--of a bountiful Thanksgiving. This
weekend also marks the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.
But even as many of us head out to buy that perfect gift for those we
love, millions of Americans are also extending their generosity to
people they've never met.
Last year Americans gave a record $190 billion to charitable causes:
to feed the hungry, immunize children, build homes, tutor immigrants,
restore parks, and send disaster relief to hard-hit people all around
the world. Working with America's extensive network of nonprofit and
faith-based organizations, we're making a difference, but we still have
more to do.
Today I'm releasing a report from the Council of Economic Advisers
that examines this resurgence of charitable giving and outlines
proposals to further cultivate public generosity. I'm also announcing
the launch of a new $2 million privately funded initiative designed to
introduce more young Americans to the rewards of charitable giving.
Both of these efforts emerged from last year's White House
Conference on Philanthropy, which Hillary and I organized to showcase
America's great tradition of giving. To keep the momentum going, we also
formed a task force on nonprofits and governments which will soon issue
a roadmap for creating innovative partnerships between nonprofit
organizations and Federal agencies. We're tackling America's toughest
challenges together and making the most of the American people's
enduring spirit of generosity.
Now, according to the Council of Economic Advisers, charitable gifts
now exceed 2 percent of our gross domestic product, the highest level of
giving in nearly three decades. Sustained by a strong economy and rising
incomes, charitable giving has jumped more than 40 percent since 1995.
At the same time, both donors and charities have become much more
sophisticated, often using the Internet for research, education, and,
increasingly, to make contributions.
Overall, 70 percent of America's households made charitable
contributions last year, even those who didn't have much extra to spare.
In fact, half of all Americans with incomes of less than $10,000 made a
charitable contribution. And as a percentage of their net wealth,
families with the lowest incomes gave much more than the wealthiest.
That's both humbling and inspiring, and suggests a tremendous potential
for growth in charitable giving by well-to-do Americans.
This new report also reveals that people over the age of 65 are much
more likely to make charitable contributions than younger people, even
after accounting for differences in income and wealth. Perhaps, having
earned the wisdom of a lifetime, seniors understand that the
satisfaction of charitable giving cannot be measured in dollars and
cents. And they know that personal generosity is an essential ingredient
in the mortar that binds our entire community together.
Given this truth, how can we do a better job of engaging younger
Americans in giving? We know already that they care about their
communities, because so many are volunteering for local causes. Nearly
150,000 of them have joined AmeriCorps over the past 8 years, dedicating
at least a year of their lives to public service.
According to one recent study, this youthful spirit of community can
be translated into a lifetime of financial support for worthy causes but
only if we engage people early and teach them the importance of
philanthropy. With the help and guidance of several major philanthropic
organizations, we developed a national blueprint to do just that, the
Youth Giving Project.
Building on the success of a program in Michigan, this grassroots
initiative will train young people to identify charitable needs in their
own communities, teach them how to raise and distribute money to address
those needs, and build leadership skills along the
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way. It will be coordinated by a nonprofit coalition of experts on youth
programs that can provide local groups with training materials, access
to a comprehensive web site, and expert advice.
This is just a small investment with a potentially great dividend.
The baby boom generation stands poised to inherit $12 trillion from the
World War II generation. And it's likely their children will inherit
even more. With that in mind, we need to help younger people recognize
their own capacity to do good and help them discover the rewards of
generosity.
In this time of prosperity and season of sharing, let's remember:
When we give what we can and give it with joy, we don't just renew the
American tradition of giving; we also renew ourselves.
Thanks for listening.
Note: The address was recorded at 10:15 a.m. on November 24 in the
Laurel Conference Room at Camp David, MD, for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on
November 25. The transcript was made available by the Office of the
Press Secretary on November 24 but was embargoed for release until the
broadcast.
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Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
November 27, 2000
Cabinet Accomplishments/Presidential Transition
The President. Let me say, first of all, I called this Cabinet
meeting in part just to thank publicly the members of this Cabinet for 8
extraordinary years of service. A number of them have been with me the
whole way. And for all of them, I am very grateful.
The policies we have worked on together have been very good for
America. They have sparked the longest economic expansion in history.
Our welfare rolls were cut in half. We have crime at a 28-year low. And
more land has been protected in the lower 48 States than at any time
since Theodore Roosevelt's administration almost a century ago. This is
a record that all of them can be proud of, and only a small fraction of
the record that they established.
Our country is now moving forward. And in the final weeks of this
administration, we are committed to maintaining a steady course. That
means providing a smooth transition to the next President, whether it is
Vice President Gore or Governor Bush. As you know, an appropriate legal
process is now underway. That process will take a few more days to play
itself out. Our job is to do what we've done for 8 years now, to focus
on the business at hand.
That is why I'm signing today an Executive order creating a
transition coordinating council. The council will provide the President-
elect's team with coordinated services, especially regarding personnel
matters. This action and other efforts by the Cabinet will well ensure
that we are as prepared as we can possibly be for an orderly transition
to the new administration. Meanwhile, we will be doing what we can to
get ready when Congress comes back to town in a few days.
Thank you very much.
2000 Presidential Election
Q. Mr. President, do you think Governor Bush was presumptuous in
declaring victory last night?
The President. Well, I don't think I should comment on what he or
the Vice President says. There is an election challenge. Both of them
have litigation involved. At least one case involves the U.S. Supreme
Court, and the election challenge will play itself out.
I will say what I have said from the first day. In all this
interplay, it is easy to lose what is really important, which is the
integrity of the voter--every single vote. On election day every person
who voted had a vote that counted just as much as mine. So they have to
sort that out in Florida--whose vote should be counted; can every vote
be counted; if every vote can't be counted, is there a good reason why
you're not counting that vote?
And I think those are the things that will be resolved in this
election challenge, and I think we just have to let--both sides are very
well represented, and they all both have litigation, and we'll just
watch it play itself out.
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Q. Mr. President, so you don't accept Florida's certification of
George Bush as the winner?
The President. It's not up for me to accept or reject. There is a
legal process here. Both of them have filed lawsuits, and the Supreme
Court of Florida, when they issued their opinion a couple of days ago,
or a few days ago, actually anticipated a challenge. And if you read the
opinion, they explicitly acknowledged that it was almost a certainty. So
let's just watch this happen. It will be over soon, and we will be ready
for the transition.
Funding for Presidential Transition
Q. Mr. President, to what extent were you, or was anyone in the
White House staff, involved in the decision by the General Services
Administration to withhold transition funding from the Bush/Cheney team?
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