Bill Clinton: “Our country is a much, much better place because of the road John…”

On the recordAugust 27, 1998

Our country is a much, much better place because of the road John Lewis has walked.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the 35th Anniversary of the March on Washington in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

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