Bill Clinton: “Ultimately, I wanted to be here today... because you have taught me…”

On the recordApril 29, 1995

Ultimately, I wanted to be here today... because you have taught me that the vigilance of memory is our greatest defense.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors in New York City

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Bill Clinton: “Ultimately, I wanted to be here today... because you have taught me that the vigilance of memory is our greatest…”