Bill Clinton: “We must seize this rare moment in our Nation's history to build a…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2000

We must seize this rare moment in our Nation's history to build a society in which we accept our differences and honor our common humanity.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Proclamation 7268—Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2000

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