REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AT PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS OF FREEDOMTHE EAST ROOM, THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC9:57 A.M. EST THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1997TRANSCRIPT BY: FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE 620 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20045FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE IS A PRIVATE FIRM AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.COPYRIGHT 1998 BY FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, INC., WASHINGTON, DC, 20045, USA. NO PORTION OF THIS TRANSCRIPT MAY BE COPIED, SOLD, OR RETRANSMITTED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, INC.TO RECEIVE STATE, WHITE HOUSE, DEFENSE, BACKGROUND AND OTHER BRIEFINGS AND SPEECHES BY WIRE SOON AFTER THEY END, PLEASE CALL CORTES RANDELL AT 202-347-1400.COPYRIGHT IS NOT CLAIMED AS TO ANY PART OF THE ORIGINAL WORK PREPARED BY A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AS A PART OF THAT PERSON'S OFFICIAL DUTIES.THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. -------------------------...