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Bill Clinton: “I do not believe that the threat in the United States is sufficient that I could recommend that to people, to the public…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1999
I do not believe that the threat in the United States is sufficient that I could recommend that to people, to the public at large.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Interview With Judith Miller and William J. Broad of the New York Times

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