Bill Clinton: “You tell me what's right and I'll figure out how to sell it. That's…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2008

You tell me what's right and I'll figure out how to sell it. That's what a president does in a crisis, what is right for America.

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Bill Clinton emphasizes the importance of a president making decisions based on what is right for the country rather than what is popular.

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