Bill Clinton: “I wanted you to have a better future; I wanted your country to do…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1998

I wanted you to have a better future; I wanted your country to do better; and I wanted you to live in a safe world.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Saxophone Club Reception in East Hampton

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