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Monday, July 9, 2001
 
Volume 37--Number 27
Pages 999-1017
 
Contents

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

Documents



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Addresses and Remarks

    See also Appointments and Nominations; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Education reform legislation--1013
    Maine, departure for Kennebunkport--1013
    National service organizations, meeting--1004
    New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler, meeting--1005
    Pennsylvania, Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia--1009
    Radio address--999
    Virginia, visit to a White House staff member at Inova Fairfax 
        Hospital--1008

Appointments and Nominations

    Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, nomination of 
        Robert S. Mueller to be Director, remarks--1012

Communications to Congress

    Belarus, letter transmitting report on extension of normal trade 
        relations status--1007
    District of Columbia budget requests, letter transmitting--1007
    Former Eastern Bloc states, letter transmitting report on extension 
        of normal trade relations status--1007

Communications to Congress--Continued

    Libya, letter transmitting report on national emergency--1012
    Taliban, letters on national emergency--1003, 1004

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Belarus, memorandum on extension of normal trade relations status--
        1006
    U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
        Organization, memorandum--1011

Executive Orders

    Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of 
        Belarus--1006

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Camp David, MD--999
        Fairfax, VA--1008
        Jefferson Memorial--1006
        Kennebunkport, ME--1014
        Oval Office--1005
        Roosevelt Room--1004
        South Lawn--1013
  
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

Editor's Note: The President was in Kennebunkport, ME, on July 6, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.



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Contents--Continued

Joint Statements

    Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi: Partnership for Security and 
        Prosperity--1001

Letters and Messages

    Independence Day, message--1008

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi--999, 1001

Notices

    Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban--1003

Statements by the President

    Death of Heinz C. Prechter--1015
    Faith-Based and Community Initiative, Church of God in Christ's 
        endorsement--1013

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1017
    Checklist of White House press releases--1016
    Digest of other White House announcements--1015
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1016

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Monday, July 9, 2001
 
Volume 37--Number 27
Pages 999-1017
 
Week Ending Friday, July 6, 2001
 
The President's Radio Address


June 30, 2001

    Good morning. It's the Fourth of July this coming week, a proud day 
for all Americans. Two hundred and twenty-five years ago the Continental 
Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. That document's bold 
words defined our Nation and inspired the world, but words alone did not 
secure America's independence. In 1776 liberty had to be defended by 
brave soldiers and sailors at the risk of their lives, and liberty is 
still defended by brave men and women today.
    Much has changed over the past two centuries for the people who wear 
the uniform of the United States. Our Armed Forces have grown into the 
mightiest on Earth, and their responsibilities extend all over the 
world. Yet, the courage and patriotism of our service men and women are 
as sure and as strong as ever, and we owe them the same appreciation 
that we feel for the soldiers of Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, and 
Yorktown. We owe them fair salaries, first-class health benefits, and 
decent housing. And what we owe, we will pay.
    This past week I announced an amended budget request for the 
Department of Defense in 2002--32.6 billion more than in 2001--to 
improve the training, readiness, and quality of life of our troops. This 
is the biggest defense increase since the Reagan buildup of the mid-
1980s. For too many years, our strength has dwindled. Now we are 
rebuilding once again, and our first priority is the well-being of men 
and women in uniform.
    Two-thirds of our military family housing units are listed by the 
Department of Defense as being in poor condition. This will change. We 
have other defense priorities, as well. Secretary Rumsfeld is completing 
a review of the mission and structure of our Armed Forces. Soon we'll be 
proposing a new defense strategy for a new age, a strategy that 
recognizes the cold war is over but that threats to our security still 
remain. We are consulting with our allies, with Russia, and with others 
on a defense system that will protect our country, our forces, and our 
friends from missile attack and nuclear blackmail.
    It's time for fresh thinking and rapid change in our national 
defense, to prepare for challenges that are changing just as quickly. 
One thing will never change, the quality and dedication of the men and 
women who wear America's uniform. They give their best; they are the 
best; and they deserve the best. There is no greater honor for a 
President than to serve as Commander in Chief. And my budget priorities 
reflect the pride I feel in the outstanding people who serve and protect 
us all.
    I urge the Congress to promptly approve my defense requests, which 
will assure better pay, better housing, and better health care for our 
Armed Forces. And I wish you and your family a happy and safe Fourth of 
July.
    Thank you for listening.

Note: The address was recorded at 1:04 p.m. on June 29 in the Cabinet 
Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on June 30. The 
transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
June 29 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast. The Office of 
the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of this 
address.


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Monday, July 9, 2001
 
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Week Ending Friday, July 6, 2001
 
Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of 
Japan and an Exchange With Reporters at Camp David, Maryland

June 30, 2001

    President Bush. It is my honor to welcome the Prime Minister of a--
of our close friend and ally. We had a 2-hour meeting, a very frank and 
open discussion. There's no question we will work together. There's no

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question in my mind our relationship will never be stronger than under 
our leadership.
    We talked about security matters. We talked about economics, and I 
want to praise the Prime Minister for his vision for reform for the 
Japanese economy. He's willing to make difficult choices, and that's 
what a leader does.
    We talked about the environment. We talked about baseball. And we 
talked about the need to make sure that we work for a more peaceful 
world. And I'm confident we'll be able to do so.
    So, Mr. Prime Minister, welcome.
    Prime Minister Koizumi. It was a wonderful meeting, and I believe we 
were able to establish a relationship of trust. It was a heart-to-heart 
meeting. This was truly a wonderful meeting. I did not feel--or I did 
not, at the outset, believe that I would be able to establish such a 
strong relationship of trust with the President in my first meeting, 
which was much more than I expected.
    In the Genoa summit, upcoming summit, and during the President's 
visit to Tokyo this fall, I am certain that we will be able to have an 
even closer relationship during our meetings.
    President Bush. We'll answer a few questions.
    Mr. Prime Minister.
    Q.  I have a question for both of you, if you don't mind. First----
    President Bush. He's given one question, and of course, he asks two.

Japan's Economic Growth/Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

    Q. I thought it was one each. [Laughter]
    Sir, Mr. President, the Prime Minister acknowledges that his reforms 
will slow the economic growth in Japan, at least in the short term. 
Wouldn't that threaten to drag down our economy, as well?
    And to you, Mr. Prime Minister, do you still think that President 
Bush's position on the Kyoto treaty is disappointing? And if so, why 
hasn't your country ratified it, or at least pledged to do so, without 
the United States?
    President Bush. Let me first answer. First of all, the Prime 
Minister recognizes that there needs to be deep and meaningful reform. I 
talked to him about our experiences in Texas in the eighties, where we 
acted--or the marketplace acted, we acted to remedy a situation in which 
we had bad loans, nonperforming assets, and there was some pain. But as 
a result of making the very difficult decisions, our economy was 
restructured and came back stronger than before.
    I support the Prime Minister--strongly support the Prime Minister's 

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