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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996
Contents:
Christmas Greeting to the Nation,
December 23, 1996
The President. Hillary and I wish all of you the peace and joy of the holiday season, a time for us to rejoice in each other’s company and in the spirit of the season, a spirit of sharing and giving and making peace.
I want to send a special greeting to all the peacemakers among us, especially to our brave men and women in uniform who are away from home. You’re on a mission of peace. I join with all Americans to thank you for your service and to pray for your safe return.
The First Lady. Christmas is an opportunity for all of us to give thanks for the blessings we share as families, friends, and Americans. But most important, it is a time for children, and I hope that during this holiday season we will remember our Nation’s neediest children and extend the spirit of giving to them with our love, our prayers, and our generosity.
The President. May the spirit of Christmas and the magic of the wonderful season be with you and your loved ones throughout the holidays and in the new year to come. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and God bless you all.
Note: The greeting was videotaped at 11 a.m. in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House for later broadcast, and it was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 23.
Contents:
Chicago:
William J. Clinton, "Christmas Greeting to the Nation, December 23, 1996," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 27, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543 Original Sources, accessed July 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9FKD8PFN77BEADB.
MLA:
Clinton, William J. "Christmas Greeting to the Nation, December 23, 1996." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 27, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543, Original Sources. 13 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9FKD8PFN77BEADB.
Harvard:
Clinton, WJ, 'Christmas Greeting to the Nation, December 23, 1996' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 27, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543. Original Sources, retrieved 13 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9FKD8PFN77BEADB.
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