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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release January 11, 1999

                        REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT 
                    AND PRESIDENT MENEM OF ARGENTINA
                      AT CONCLUSION OF STATE DINNER

                             The East Room

10:50 P.M. EST

PRESIDENT CLINTON: Well, we want to say, first of all, thank you to our wonderful musicians, our magnificent dancers. I will never look at you again in quite the same way, Robert. (Laughter and applause.)

We are very grateful to you and I hope, Mr. President, you feel a little more at home. Thank you, again.

PRESIDENT MENEM: I thank you very much. It really has been a wonderful performance. And I want you to know that, as it is said in tango, I was made out of tango. Since I was a child I walked along the streets of Buenos Aires and all along my life I have been able to meet great musicians, great dancers, great tango singers. And I want you to know that I have enjoyed your performance tonight and that I hope that God will bless you and I thank you again. (Applause.)

END 10:52 P.M. EST