Archive of Official Statements, Selected Presidential Proclamations and White House Fact Sheets Prior to January 15, 2001

• White House Fact Sheet, President Honors Martin Luther King Through Words and Deeds - January 15, 2001
• Presidential Proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, 2001 - January 12, 2001
• Remarks of President Clinton to Everyone Celebrating Kwanzaa 2000 - December 22, 2000
• Presidential Proclamation for National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2000 - September 14, 2000
• Colin Powell, Remarks to the Republican National Convention - July 31, 2000
• President Clinton, Remarks at Digital Divide Kick-Off - April 4, 2000
• White House Fact Sheet, Issuing a National Call to Action to Close the Digital Divide - April 4, 2000
• President Clinton, Remarks to the 91st National Convention of the NAACP - July 13, 2000
• President Clinton Renews Call For Racial Equality in Selma, Alabama, Speech - March 5, 2000
• Statement by the President on Preserving the First U.S. City Founded by Former Slaves - February 29, 2000
• Presidential Proclamation for African American History Month, 2000
• Vice President Al Gore Announces New Steps Designed to Preserve the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 17, 2000
• Remarks of Vice President Al Gore for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta - January 17, 2000
• Radio Address of the President to the Nation: Fulfilling Dr. King's Dream and Redeeming America's Promise - January 15, 2000
• Presidential Proclamation on Martin Luther King Holiday, 2000 - January 14, 2000
• Remarks of President Clinton to Everyone Celebrating Kwanzaa 1999 - December 22, 1999
• Videotaped Remarks of President Clinton for Dr. George Washington Carver National Recognition Day - December 16, 1999
• Presidential Proclamation for National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 1999 - September 17, 1999
• U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela John Maisto's Address to the "Black Family Reunion" in Venezuela -- July 6, 1999
• Statement by the President bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks -- June 15, 1999
• Statement by the President on S. 531, a bill authorizing the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks -- May 4, 1999
• Remarks by the President on the Death of Civil Rights Activist Virginia Foster Durr -- February 25, 1999
• Remarks by the President in Honor of the NAACP's 90th Anniversary -- February 19, 1999
• Remarks by the President at Ceremony in Honor of LT. Henry O. Flipper -- February 19, 1999
• President's remarks at the Ribbon-Cutting ceremony for the "Marching Toward Justice" exhibit honoring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall - February 3, 1999
• Presidential Proclamation for African American History Month - February 1999
• President Clinton and Vice President Gore Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 18, 1999
• Presidential Proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 1999 (1/15/99)
• Statement by the President on African-American Farmers - January 5, 1999
• Remarks of President Clinton in Commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of the March on Washington - August 28, 1998
• President's Remarks at Race Advisory Board Meeting - September 30, 1997
• President's Remarks at Candlelight Vigil Honoring The Little Rock Nine - September 27, 1997
• President's Remarks at Central High - September 25, 1997
• President's Remarks at NAACP Convention - July 17, 1997
• One America in the 21st Century: President Clinton's address to the graduating class of the University of California - June 14, 1997
• President Clinton's Radio Address on the White House Conference on Hate Crimes - June 7, 1997
• President Clinton: The Tuskegee Apology - May 16, 1997
• President Clinton's Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors - April 10, 1997