For The Record

President Clinton claims John F. Kennedy Jr. "actually had not been back to the White House since his father was killed, until I became president." JFK Jr. visited both the Nixon and Reagan White Houses. . . . Clinton picks New York architectural firms to design presidential library in Little Rock. . . . National Journal asks Sen. Bob Kerrey (D., Neb.) about famous line calling Clinton "an unusually good liar." Responds Kerrey: "What I said was entirely deserved-make no mistake.". . .Vice President Gore says $792 billion GOP tax cut "endangers our prosperity itself," but breaks with Clinton by backing marriage-penalty relief. . . . Bill Bradley on Meet the Press: "I think that there are more important things that we need in the country now than this size of tax cut." Bradley on same program, eight years ago: "I think the first thing the government ought to do is put more money in your pocket." . . . More Bradley, in basketball memoir Life on the Run: "What normally would be out of the question for me becomes acceptable in the self- contained world of Mt. Marriott or Holiday Valley. Normal shyness would prevent me from entering a stranger's hotel room, but on the road there seems to be nothing to lose. . . . The percentages are that if a man spends enough nights in hotels he will meet a woman with whom for that night he will share a bed, giving each a brief escape from boredom and loneliness." . . . Gore chief of staff Ron Klain resigns to join law firm.

In Polling Company survey, 55 percent of Iowa Republicans say they "don't know where George W. Bush stands on issues that are important to me." . . . Bradley moves ahead of Bush in New York state poll, while Gore remains in dead heat with Texas governor. . . . Dan Quayle: "The Clinton-Gore White House started out as Woodstock '69. Big hopes, great expectations, promises of harmony and understanding. It is ending as Woodstock '99-a trashing of ideals, a trashing of standards, a trashing of institutions that are not theirs to trash." . . . Bush, Quayle campaigns rent Forbes magazine subscriber list for fundraising purposes.

In Pew Research Poll, 44 percent say House was right to impeach Clinton, up from 35 percent seven months ago. . . . After tossing perfect game, New York Yankees pitcher David Cone appears with Mayor Rudy Giuliani and pokes fun at Hillary Clinton: "Mr. Mayor, I'd like to say on behalf of all the Yankee players . . . how your sincerity as a Yankee fan really comes across. We see it. I mean, there's a lot of politicians that say they're baseball fans and put on the cap." . . . In surprise announcement, Giuliani rival Gov. George Pataki (R., N.Y.) says mayor "has earned the right" to be GOP nominee for Senate. . . . Rep. Albert Wynn (D., Md.), supporter of federal minimum-wage hikes, opposes "living-wage" bill in Montgomery County that would raise minimum pay to $9 per hour with benefits: "Any entry-level wage should be one that will be attractive to an employer so he will hire more people who have marginal skills." . . . Endangered Rep. James Rogan (R., Calif.) leads House in fundraising with $1.5 million this year. . . . Retirement of Rep. Rick Hill (R., Mont.) hands Democrats "one of their best pickup opportunities" next year, says Roll Call. . . . Libertarian party plans to run 2,000 candidates at all levels next year, a record for the party.

Heritage Foundation ranks as most influential think tank in survey of Capitol Hill staffers and journalists, launches website focusing on high-performing, high-poverty schools (www.noexcuses. org). . . . Duke University study of 4,000 elderly people says those who attend weekly religious services are 28 percent less likely to die in seven-year period. . . . Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) criticizes Smithsonian exhibit for "political correctness" in claiming Pueblos and Hispanics in New Mexico have faced "invasive forms of Christianity." . . . Senate restores funding for National Endowment for Democracy. . . . Coast Guard spends more than $525,000 searching for John F. Kennedy Jr.'s airplane and recovering bodies. . . . Town of Republic, Mo., removes Christian fish symbol from city seal following ACLU lawsuit. . . . The Citadel expects 41 female freshmen cadets this fall. . . . Mount Holyoke College offers non-credit class on strip dancing. . . . NBC prepares to launch new show, The West Wing, featuring left-winger Martin Sheen as president.

Russian officials wine and dine Montenegro president Milo Djukanovic, suggesting Moscow ready to abandon Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic. . . . Amnesty International publicizes plight of "world's youngest prisoner of conscience," a 3-year-old arrested in Burma with mother on suspicion of planning demonstration. . . . Indian population nears 1 billion, or roughly one of every six people on earth. . . . Conservatives in Canada score surprise win in Nova Scotia elections. . . . Newly released documents show FBI identified Kim Philby as most likely "Third Man" in Cambridge spy ring within days of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean defections, but lacked enough evidence to pursue him. . . . Japanese protest earrings, shaped like first atomic bombs, sold at National Atomic Museum in New Mexico.