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Bill Clinton: I ask tonight, at this Pageant of Peace, that we pray in this Christmas season that we be given the wisdom and the…

On the recordDecember 8, 1993
I ask tonight, at this Pageant of Peace, that we pray in this Christmas season that we be given the wisdom and the courage, the heart, the renewed sense of common humanity, to do what we can to bring more peace to the streets, the homes, and the hearts of our own people and especially our children.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree

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