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Justice, the FBI must remain independent of politics and uncompromising
in its mission.
Bob Mueller's term in office will last longer than my own. And the
next 10 years will bring more forms of crime, new threats of terror from
beyond our borders and within them. The tools of law enforcement will
change, as well. The FBI must be ready to protect Americans from new
types of criminals who will use modern technology to defraud and disrupt
our society.
The Bureau must secure its rightful place as the premier
counterespionage and counterterrorist organization in the United States.
It must continue to serve as a resource and training center for law
enforcement. And it must do all this with a firm commitment to
safeguarding the constitutional rights of our citizens.
Bob Mueller's experience and character convinced me that he's ready
to shoulder these responsibilities. Agents of the Bureau prize three
virtues above all: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. This new Director
is a man who exemplifies them all.
Congratulations.
[At this point, Director-designate Mueller made brief remarks.]
The President. Congratulations.
Mr. Mueller. Thank you very much, sir.
The President. Thank you all for coming.
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Note: The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White
House. In his remarks, he referred to Thomas J. Pickard, Acting
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The transcript released by
the Office of the Press Secretary also included the remarks of Director-
designate Mueller.
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Week Ending Friday, July 6, 2001
Remarks on Departure for Kennebunkport, Maine, and an Exchange With
Reporters
July 5, 2001
Education Reform Legislation
The President. Thank you very much. Looking forward to spending the
weekend with my family. I know Congress is spending weekends with their
families, as well. And when they come back, there's going to be a lot of
work to do. And there's nothing more important than getting the
education bill to my desk.
I urge Congress to come back to work hard to reconciling differences
that may exist between the House and the Senate bill and to get a bill
to my desk quickly. It's important to do so. All you've got to do is ask
the Governors and superintendents and local officials standing behind
me.
These good folks have come to Washington to urge me to urge Congress
to get the people's business done, because they've got plans to make for
the public schoolchildren of America.
Behind me are three Governors and superintendents from around the
country, education leaders who know full well what is required to plan
an education year. And if the rules are to be changed--and I hope they
are in a constructive way--Congress must act quickly so people at the
local level can plan.
Our bill out of the House and the Senate passed with large
majorities and bipartisan support. There's no reason to delay. The
Secretary of Education joins me in urging the Congress to act. And I'm
confident if the will is there, we can resolve any differences and get
the bill to my desk.
This is a good bill. It's a good piece of legislation because it
aligns authority and responsibility at the local level, because it
believes in setting high standards. It challenges the soft bigotry of
low expectations, and its cornerstone is strong accountability measures
so that we can make sure not one single child gets left behind in
America.
So I wish the Members of Congress a great weekend, but I remind them
the people's work's ahead.
Thank you all for coming.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Q. Mr. President, do you feel there needs to be a change in the
culture at the FBI?
The President. Have a great weekend.
Note: The President spoke at 2:45 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White
House.
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Statement on the Church of God in Christ's Endorsement of the Faith-
Based and Community Initiative
July 5, 2001
I am pleased to receive the Church of God in Christ's strong
endorsement of my Faith-Based and Community Initiative. The Church of
God in Christ's support is even greater evidence that people dedicated
to serving their communities and neighbors are fully supportive of my
plan. This influential organization joins groups including the Roman
Catholic Bishops, Salvation Army, Prison Fellowship, and AMEN, our
Nation's largest Latino community serving ministries network, in
supporting this important initiative.
Note: The statement released by the Office of the Press Secretary noted
that the Church of God in Christ is the Nation's second largest
historically black congregation, with 5 million members and 16,000
churches nationwide. The Office of the Press Secretary also made
available the letter of endorsement from Presiding Bishop G.E.
Patterson, Church of God in Christ.
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Exchange With Reporters During a Round of Golf With Former President
George Bush in Kennebunkport
July 6, 2001
President's Golf Game
Q. Are you going to shoot your age, sir? [Laughter]
President Bush. On the front nine. [Laughter] Thanks for the
optimism. [Laughter] We may get to hit two from the first tee, just to
loosen up, that's it.
Former President Bush. Absolutely.
Q. He doesn't need a second one.
President Bush. We're only playing one off the first tee. [Laughter]
Former President Bush. Do any of you guys understand these cameras?
Q. Sir, we might have some union issues here. [Laughter]
Former President Bush. I'm not asking you to use it; I'm just asking
you to see what's wrong with it.
President's Birthday
President Bush. Nobody is commenting on the birthday hat.
Q. So what do you want for your birthday? Is that what you got?
President Bush. I want--I'm going to get what I want for my
birthday, spend time with my family, a couple of good phone calls from
some little girls down in Texas.
Q. Did they already call you?
President Bush. No. It's a little early. [Laughter] Remember,
they're 19. [Laughter]
Q. Who gave you the hat, sir?
President Bush. Forty-one gave me the 43 hat.
Q. And you gave him?
President Bush. ``Thank you, sir.'' [Laughter]
Former President Bush. A guy in Fort Worth gave me the 41.
[At this point, the Presidents played a round of golf.]
President's Golf Game
Q. Sir, tell us about your birdie on six.
The President. Thank you for noticing. I got two.
Q. What did you shoot?
President Bush. I don't know. It's hard to add an X into the score.
Q. Two birdies, sir?
President Bush. I had two birdies, a couple pars, a couple of double
bogeys. We did play 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Q. We were timing it.
President Bush. What time did we tee off?
Q. I had 7:05 a.m.
Robert Hanssen Espionage Case
Q. Sir, is there anything you want to say about the Hanssen case,
with the pleas being entered today?
President Bush. No.
Death of Hannelore Kohl
Q. Anything about former President Kohl's wife?
Former President Bush. We made a statement yesterday to the--knew
her very well. Of course, we have great respect and affection for Helmut
Kohl, so I sent him a message, simply telling him that we had great
sorrow in our hearts for his loss. She's not been well for some time. We
haven't seen her in the last 12 months, but she was always very pleasant
to Barbara.
And we saw her on many occasions, in her home, small home, and they
were our guests at Camp David. So this was a genuine condolence message
we sent to the former Chancellor. And it's sad, but life goes on. And
you know, he's got two wonderful sons.
Q. Did you send that in a cable, or something, to them?
Former President Bush. Yes. Well, I sent it through the Embassy,
through the German Embassy.
Former President's Health
Q. Sir, how's your hip?
Former President Bush. It's all right. You couldn't tell it out
there, but no, it's fine. It feels pretty well.
Q. Still hitting them okay?
Former President Bush. No. [Laughter] But we're enjoying it. I can
go out in the boat. I can play some. But it's doing all right.
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President's Birthday
Q. Mr. President, what else are you going to do for your birthday?
President Bush. I have a national security briefing. I'm going to
speak to Mr. Putin this morning. Part of it's just to kind of continue
our general conversation on world affairs. I've got a few specific
things I want to talk to him about; he probably has some things on his
mind.
And then I'm going to throw some horseshoes, probably regain the
family championship.
Former President Bush. No. No way. [Laughter]
President Bush. Fishing. And I might go for a jog, too--complete the
day. So if you see a rather old guy, kind of moving along slowly, that
will be me. [Laughter]
President's Discussion With President Putin
Q. Can you tell us what you plan to talk to the Russian President
about?
President Bush. No. [Laughter] No, he asked to call--I presume he's
calling to wish me a happy birthday. If not, I'll remind him it's my
birthday, so he can do that. But I look forward to talking to him.
We left some--you know, I told him I'd stay in touch with him. I
want to talk to him about Iraq. So to answer your question, yes, I'm
going to talk to him about Iraq. I'm going to talk to him about the
Balkans, Macedonia. I know it's on his mind; it's on my mind, as well.
And I look forward to listening to what he has to say. It'll just be a
series of conversations we have over the summer.
As you know, I'm going to see him in a couple of weeks. I look
forward to continuing what has been a very good relationship. And it's
important that I have a good relationship with Mr. Putin, because it's
good for the--it's good for our nations, and it's also good for the
world for us to develop a good relationship so we can work together to
make the world more secure.
And we share common interests. He's deeply concerned about extremism
and what extremism can mean to Russia. And as you know, I am, too. He
recognizes there are new threats in the 21st century. The United States
is not a threat, and we can work cooperatively to address the new
threats of the 21st century.
We're beginning some bilateral dialogs with Russia here in a while.
I want to make sure--I want to confirm to him that Evans and O'Neill--
Secretaries Evans and O'Neill are looking forward to going over there.
So we'll talk a little trade and economic activity, and then--I don't
know what he wants to talk about.
Q. Happy birthday, again.
Former President Bush. We're off.
President Bush. Have fun. I'll try not to do too many public events,
so you all can kick back and relax. [Laughter]
Note: The exchange began at 7 a.m. at the Cape Arundel Golf Club. In his
remarks, the President referred to President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Former President Bush referred to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl of
Germany. A tape was not available for verification of the content of
this exchange.
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