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Bill Clinton: “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…”

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
Democratic · Arkansas

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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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