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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release March 11, 1993
                       REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
                      IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH
            NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE OF STATE LEGISLATORS

State Dining Room

4:15 P.M. EST

Q Mr. President, do you think Yeltsin's going to survive?

THE PRESIDENT: I think that he is the duly-elected President of Russia and a genuine democrat, small d, and that he is leading a country that is trying greatly to do two things: one, escape from communism into market economics, a world they never lived in before; and second, to preserve real democracy. That's a tough job. Pretty hard to do here. (Laughter).

I intend to do what I can to be supportive of that process and to be supportive of him while he's serves as President of Russia. I don't know what else to tell you. I'm not a seer, I don't know what's going to happen to him or me tomorrow. I have confidence in him; I want to work with him as long as I can.

Q What about Janet Reno?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm elated by that. I told -- I had some senators in the office, and I said, that may be the only vote I carry 98 to 0 this year. (Laughter and applause.) She's a very good person, and I think she will do well.

Q When is she going to be sworn in?

THE PRESIDENT: When?

Q When?

THE PRESIDENT: Soon, I hope. I've been waiting for someone to -- (laughter.)

THE PRESS: Thank you.

END4:20 P.M. EST