Bill Clinton: “Most Americans think about politics in terms of putting bread on the…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1999

Most Americans think about politics in terms of putting bread on the table.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the Legislative Convention of the American Federation of State

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