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Bill Clinton: I would have gone with my heart and with the law of the United States, which was that the children had a right to go to…

On the recordFebruary 20, 1993
I would have gone with my heart and with the law of the United States, which was that the children had a right to go to the school without regard to their race. I would have done what President Eisenhower did. I would have sent troops there and done whatever it took to give the children the right to go to school. One of the people who was part of the Little Rock Nine, Earnest Green, is now a business executive here in Washington and a good friend of mine. And I'm glad he had a chance to do that. Mr. Jennings. Mr. President, excuse me, I don't think everybody knows who the Little Rock Nine were.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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