Bill Clinton: “I have pledged to the Republicans—I gave my word, and I was raised in…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996

I have pledged to the Republicans—I gave my word, and I was raised in an old-fashioned home in an old-fashioned time.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to Senior Citizens at St. Monica's Episcopal Church

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