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This Clinton Presidential Library release from NSC email records, filed under Roswell, covers April 19 to November 30, 1995. In an April 1995 email, NSC staffer William Leary says the NSC holds no records on the 1947 Roswell incident and that any records would most likely be at the Archives. Later emails circulate drafts of President Clinton's Belfast Christmas tree lighting remarks. The final transcript includes his answer to 13-year-old Ryan: as far as he knows, no alien spacecraft crashed at Roswell in 1947.
America's presidents had roots. in this soil. And I hope it will remind us that by c oming together tonight, we have .taken another step toward the peace that can and should be our legacy to the childre n of Northern Ireland and the world this Christmas. As many of you may know, I have received thousands ofletters from schoolchildren fr om all over Northern Ireland, telling me what peace means to them. The letters poured in from villages. a nd cities, from Catholic " . communities and Protestant communities, from mixed schools, primary schools, and sch ools for children with special needs. All of the letters were wonderful -- for their honesty, their matur! . ty, and their passion. . Many of the children showed tremendous pride in their homeland -- in its beauty, and in its true nature. Eleven year-old Keith from Carrickfergus wrote: "Please tell everyone in America that we a re not always fighting here and that it IS only a small number of people who make trouble .... " Like many of the children, Keith did not identify himself as Protestant or Catholic, and did not distinguish between violent forces on either side. So many children told me of loved ones they had lost -- of lives disrupted, opportun ities forsaken, and families forced to move. Yet they showed remarkable courage and strength -- and a commitmen t to overcome the past. As 14 year-old Sharon of County Armagh [ar-MAR] wrote, "Both sides have been hurt, b oth sides must forgive." [announce two winners here?] . Despite the extraordinary hardships so many of these children have faced, their lett ers were fun of hope and humor , and love. To all of you who took the time to share your thoughts with me, thank you fo'r bright ening my holiday season with your words of faith and courage. To all of you who asked me to do what I could to help the peace take root, I pledge . America's support. We will continue to stand with those who take risks for peace. We will work with you to giv e all of Northern Ireland's . . children the chance to make the most of their God-given potential.
Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 43 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.