THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Charlotte, North Carolina) ______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 5, 1994 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE POOL Outside WCNC-TV Studios Charlotte, North Carolina 9:45 P.M. EDT Q Mr. President, have you heard about Justice Blackmun's resignation tomorrow? THE PRESIDENT: I can't comment on it. Let's let him speak for himself. Q Have you spoken to him in the last two days? THE PRESIDENT: I have not. Q Have you got a short list, Mr. President? THE PRESIDENT: Let Justice Blackmun speak for himself. I have not spoken to him. We have to let him speak for himself. Q Has he written to you? Has he notified you? THE PRESIDENT: No. I have not talked to him. I have not talked to him or, to the best of my knowledge, we have received no letter from him. Let's let him speak for himself -- some communication with him tomorrow. Q But given the recent shakeup at the White House, is the White House in a position to select a new justice? END9:50 P.M. EDT