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Bill Clinton: I urge them not to turn this meeting, literally, into a smoke-filled room—to protect the children and not the tobacco…

On the recordJune 16, 1998
I urge them not to turn this meeting, literally, into a smoke-filled room—to protect the children and not the tobacco lobby.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the 21st Century Community Learning Center Initiative and an Exchange With Reporters

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