Bill Clinton: “I thank you, Lawton, for teaching us that public service is not a…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1999

I thank you, Lawton, for teaching us that public service is not a position, it's a mission; that our job is not to posture, but to produce.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Memorial Service for Lawton Chiles

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