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Bill Clinton: As I once said to a friend of mine about three days before the election -- and I heard all these terrible things -- I…

On the recordNovember 17, 2004
As I once said to a friend of mine about three days before the election -- and I heard all these terrible things -- I said, You know, am I the only person in the entire United States of America who likes both George W. Bush and John Kerry, who believes they're both good people, who believes they both love our country, and they just see the world differently?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Bill Clinton expresses his admiration for both George W. Bush and John Kerry despite political differences.

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