speaking to reporters in the Cabinet Room during the morning. President Clinton announces the nomination of Erskine Bowles for head of the Small Business Administration. March 18 – President Clinton addresses employees of Treasury Department in the department's Cash Room during the morning. President Clinton announces the nomination of Mortimer L. Downey for Deputy Secretary of Transportation. March 19 – President Clinton responds to the retirement of Associate Justice Byron R. White in a morning South Lawn appearance. President Clinton says the timing of the retirement announcement was explained to him by White over a conversation the pair had, with White stating that he wanted a Clinton appointee to be confirmed prior to the beginning of the next Supreme Court term in October. March 23 – President Clinton delivers an address to members of the Democratic Governors Association as well as state and business leaders in the State Dining Room during the afternoon. March 24 – President Clinton addresses the position of the administration on Russia in the State Dining Room during the afternoon. March 27 – President Clinton delivers a morning radio address in the Oval Office during the morning. Clinton reflects on his nine weeks in office and outlines the state of the country and the administration's efforts toward bettering the US. March 29 – President Clinton announces the nomination of Roger Johnson for head of General Services Administration. March 30 – President Clinton announces the nomination of Ruth Harkin for President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. April April 1 – President Clinton answers a question from a reporter on the status of the stimulus package during a morning appearance in the Cabinet Room. April 1 – President Clinton addresses midshipmen in Bancroft Hall of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. April 1 – President Clinton addresses the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Dahlgren Hall of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. April 1 – During a session with the American Society of Newspaper Editors, President Clinton answers questions on Bosnia, freedom of the press, trade negotiations and Russia, Ross Perot, partnership between the public and private sector, and media coverage in Dahlgren Hall. April 1 – President Clinton transmits the Comprehensive Child Immunization Act of 1993 to Congress in a message. President Clinton says the legislation "launches a new partnership among parents and guardians; health care providers; vaccine manufacturers; and Federal, State,