Bill Clinton actually said...

This magnificent artist whom we honor tonight had to live in the afterwash of the Civil War and our continuing struggle to come to grips with our obligations as a people, both moral and constitutional.

Context

Remarks on Receiving a Henry Ossawa Tanner Painting for the White House Collection

10/28/1996

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