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Bill Clinton: “In the closing days of my Presidency, I want to come to do what I could in the White House to make a positive difference…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2001
In the closing days of my Presidency, I want to come to do what I could in the White House to make a positive difference in the schools of America.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at James Ward Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois

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