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Bill Clinton: One of the reasons that I was so excited about coming here is that I felt that if the Chancellor and I were to come here…

On the recordMay 13, 1998
One of the reasons that I was so excited about coming here is that I felt that if the Chancellor and I were to come here together and there would be widespread news coverage of our trip, then back in America, and indeed, in other places, there would be people who say, 'Well, maybe we should look at investing there.'
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion at the General Motors Opel Plant in Eisenach, Germany

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