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Bill Clinton: First--in the beginning, only my mother and my wife thought we were going to win. [Laughter] Even my daughter and I had…

On the recordSeptember 27, 1997
First--in the beginning, only my mother and my wife thought we were going to win. [Laughter] Even my daughter and I had doubts. [Laughter] But it's part of something bigger. It's got to be part of something bigger. You have to understand, there are fundamental differences about how we view the future. So that if you like what we've done, keeping Marion and Vic in office is a part of it; electing people to these vacancies in the legislature is a part of it; holding Senator Bumpers' Senate seat is a part of it. You have to see this as a part of our life's work. This is part of what we are as citizens. Three years from now, I'm going to come home. We're going to have a library. We're going to have a lot of fun. I'm still going to be a citizen. I'm still going to care about this. And I want you to care about it. Audience member. We all want to hammer 'em----
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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