THE WHITE HOUSE

JUST CALL ME THE ANNIVERSARY PRESIDENT

Bill Clinton is anniversary crazy. He built major public spectacles around the 50th anniversary of D-day and V-J day. This spring he went to Europe to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Marshall Plan and to New York City to commemorate Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut with the Dodgers. He gave a radio address to honor the one-year anniversary of the Telecommunications Act, and is talking about bringing new countries into NATO by 1999, "the 50th anniversary of NATO's founding." Last week he celebrated the 25th anniversary of Title IX, which mandates equal opportunities for women in college sports.

So what's with...

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