THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 19, 1999

PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
United States Capitol Washington. D.C.

9:10 P.M. EST

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THE PRESIDENT:  ...  We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the Caribbean; our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen democracy and increase trade. In this hemisphere, every government but one is freely chosen by its people. We are determined that Cuba, too, will know the blessings of liberty. (Applause.) ...