Bill Clinton: “I have tried for 5 years to put an African-American on the fourth…”

On the recordDecember 26, 2000

I have tried for 5 years to put an African-American on the fourth circuit—for 5 years.

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Remarks on the Recess Appointment of Roger L. Gregory to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and an...

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