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Bill Clinton: She took to heart what her Grandpa Patten told her when she was a little girl. 'You just trot your own horse, and don't…

On the recordJanuary 19, 1996
She took to heart what her Grandpa Patten told her when she was a little girl. 'You just trot your own horse, and don't get into the same rut as everyone else.'
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the Funeral Service for Barbara Jordan in Houston, Texas

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