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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.
ATTACHMENT FILE DATE 21 November 95 14:33 ATTACHMENT FILE NAME XMAS2.DOC . PRESIDENT WILLIAM 1. CLINTON REMARKS AT CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CITY HALL, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND , NOVEMBER 30, 1995 Acknowledgments: The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Eric Smyth Ladies and gentlemen, I have been in politics for most of my life. I have run for e lection in my home state of . Arkansas and throughout the United States when I sought the Presidency -- and I hav e faced some tough . competition. But never have I confronted challengers with the name recognition, the media savvy, and the mattial arts ability of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. To all of you whose suppo rt enabled me to join you . tonight, I extend my heartfelt thanks. It is wonderful to be with all of you tonight and to celebrate the season together. I understand the cityofBelfast ,. has held a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony for more thari 20 years -- bunhis year the occasion is especially . joyous, because you are entering your second Christmas of peace. Now people cando their holiday shopping without worrying about searches or bombs. They can visit their loved . ones on the other side of the border without the burden of checkpoints or roadblocks ; Theycan enjoy the sparkling lights of the city without fearing the specter of violence. Peace has bro ught real change to people's ' lives. . Across the-ocean, the American people are rejoicing along with you. Northern Irelan d and the United States are joined by strong ties of community, commerce, and culture. Over the years, men and. women of both traditions have flourished in America and helped America to flourish . . In this 50th anniversary.year of the end of World War II, many Americans still remem ber the warmth you showed the American Armyforces that were stationed here under General Eisenhower. Today i - t is my privilege to . rededicate a plaque laid in 1945, when General Eisenhower returned to Belfast to be awarded the freedom of the city.
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