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Bill Clinton: I've often wondered how my own mother, when she was a young widow, would have been able to go away to train as a nurse…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2000
I've often wondered how my own mother, when she was a young widow, would have been able to go away to train as a nurse if my grandparents hadn't been there to take care of me.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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The President's Radio Address

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