These extraordinary and talented individuals have borne eloquent testimony to the enduring power of the arts and the humanities in our everyday lives. They have contributed profoundly to the richness and variety of our Nation's cultural life, and so it is with enormous gratitude that we pay them national tribute.
NOTE: This statement was included in a White House statement announcing the awards ceremony for the National Medal of the Arts and the Charles Frankel Prize scheduled for October 14. Biographies of the honorees were made available by the Office of the Press Secretary.
William J. Clinton, Statement on the Arts and Humanities Awards Recipients Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/218606