Remarks on Arrival in Providence, Rhode Island, and an Exchange With Reporters - Transcript

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents,  July 31, 2000  

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I meant what I said yesterday, and I reaffirm it. I think what we should all do is to recognize that Prime Minister Barak took some far-reaching steps. The two parties discussed things they had never discussed before. They came closer together than they had ever come before. They still have a ways to go. And I think we need to support the friends of peace and this process in every way that we can. That's what I intend to do.

Thank you.

Chelsea Clinton

Q. Mr. President, any comment on Chelsea taking a semester off?

The President. No, she's actually--Stanford is on the quarter system. They do three quarters. So she doesn't have to take that much time off. She's already got way more credits than she needs to graduate, and she wants to be with her mother and me for these last few months of our time together.

You know, she spent about--well, now, more than a third of her life in the White House, and she wants to have some more days there. She wants to be able to help her mother. And she wants to be able to keep company with her father, which is always a surprising thing when your children grow up and they want to spend time with you. I think Hillary and I are immensely gratified by that.

I hope that she enjoys her time here. And it's been a great comfort to Hillary and me to have her around more. I just think it's just a family decision that she wanted to make, and she can still graduate on time with her class, and so I'm glad she's doing it.

Thanks.

NOTE: The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. at Theodore Francis Green State Airport. In his remarks, he referred to Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel.

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