Bill Clinton: “I don't know that I hope the issue will go away. What I hope the issue--what I hope will happen is that the issue will…”

“I don't know that I hope the issue will go away. What I hope the issue--what I hope will happen is that the issue will not dominate all the other things that need to be discussed about the past, the present, and the future. And I gave it to the Advisory Board because I--after all, the Chairman is one of America's most eminent historians and as knowledgeable about this subject as anyone in the country. If I had no Advisory Board, I probably would have called him on the telephone and asked for his opinion when this subject came up. So that's the only reason I asked them to look at it. But let me say, I think they're doing a good job. We've got our Executive Director in Judy Winston now. We're staffing up. We're going to be moving out around the country. There will be dialog, there will be research and studies done, and there will be policies flowing. And you know, I've already announced the first major policy under this initiative, which is the $250 million program to give people--to defray the costs of college education for people who teach in underserved areas. Peter [Peter Maer, NBC Mutual Radio]. Middle East Peace Process”