America not ready to greet millennium.(Culture, Et Cetera)

The Washington Times | May 4, 1998| | Copyright

The world is about ready to pass from one era into another, but America is poorly prepared for it, some participants said at a symposium on the millennium at the Cosmos Club.

Convened by Cosmos Foundation President Priestley Toulmin, the gathering Friday was keynoted by Chevy Chase author James Reston Jr., who said a Clinton administration mired in scandal is underprepared to lead America's millennial celebrations. "Bill Clinton will be remembered for all time for being the most important leader of the most important nation in the whole world during this time," Mr. ...

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