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Bill Clinton: Well, on the second question, I think we're working hard. We love each other very much, and we're working at it. On the…

On the recordMarch 19, 1999
Well, on the second question, I think we're working hard. We love each other very much, and we're working at it. On the first question, I don't have any doubt that she would be a magnificent Senator. She told me--oh, I don't know--over a year ago, and long before this ever occurred to anybody, long before we even knew Senator Moynihan wouldn't run for reelection--that she thought we should move to New York when I left the White House, knowing that I would spend a lot of time at home in my library and with the work there, but that we would also establish a home in New York. I don't have any doubt that she really would be a terrific Senator. She knows so much about public policy; she cares so much about the issues, especially those that have a particular impact on New York, including the education and economic issues that would be very important to the people there. But I also have to tell you, the people she's talking to must know more than I do because I literally don't have a clue. If you ask me today whether I thought it was more likely or not that she would run or not run, I could not give you an answer. I just don't know. She's doing what I urged her to do, and what I think her instinct was, which is to talk to a lot of people. I think she was, at first, just immensely flattered that so many people wanted her to do it, but she couldn't really believe it. And I think now she's decided to take a look at it. But I don't have any idea what she's going to do. If she wants to do it, I will strongly support it. But I do not know and really have no idea what decision she will ultimately make.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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