On the recordSeptember 23, 1996
We signed an agreement with the Dole campaign when it was obvious that there would be no debates if Mr. Perot was involved. And I thought the American people were entitled to a debate between Senator Dole and me, so eventually, the people that were negotiating for me told me--I told them to go ahead and make the agreement. President Boris Yeltsin of Russia
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