THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President and Secretary General Solana in exchange of toasts.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Remarks by the President and Secretary General Solana in exchange of toasts (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:230499 8:30 p.m. The East Room THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the White House and, again let me say, welcome to Washington and to the NATO Summit.

Some of you know that I am quite a fan of music. And I found a little-known bit of history related to the founding of NATO 50 years ago. When the original North Atlantic Treaty was signed, the United States Marine Band, which was in the auditorium playing for us today, was in the auditorium then, playing a group of songs from George Gershwin's famous opera, Porgy and Bess. The two songs they played...