Bill Clinton: “Oh, no. Mr. Russert. You really thought you could win? The President Absolutely. I had--what I think is most important…”

“Oh, no. Mr. Russert. You really thought you could win? The President Absolutely. I had--what I think is most important, if you run for President, is you have to know what you want to do if you win. You have to have a passionate desire to change the direction of the country, and I did. I had some very definite ideas, and so I thought, I'm going to do this because I think it's important. If I win, fine. If I don't, I'll be proud I tried. Mr. Russert. Before you go, Mr. President, we have compiled a book, ``Fifty Years of History in the Making: Meet the Press,'' in which you are prominently mentioned as the third sitting President to join us on ``Meet the Press.''”