Bill Clinton: “I thought about it. But when I realized that they-- when I understood that they were willing to--wanted me to present a…”

“I thought about it. But when I realized that they-- when I understood that they were willing to--wanted me to present a videotape, I thought it was the responsible thing to do, because I thought I could do more good for the country by finishing this trip, and I think that was the right decision. I wanted to be there, not only because it was in my home State and it was a heartbreaking, mammoth, awful thing, but I have spent an inordinate amount of time in that part of Arkansas. The mayor in the town has been my friend a long time, the county judge, and all these people that I've known forever. I just--it was an awful thing for me personally, and I just grieve for those people. Mr. Donaldson. What can you say to them? What do you say to parents who have lost a child this way, or to the relatives of the teacher who was killed? Is there anything that can be said?”