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Bill Clinton: Oh, what he's asking about--about 40 years ago, a lot of the schools, public schools, in our country were still…

On the recordFebruary 20, 1993
Oh, what he's asking about--about 40 years ago, a lot of the schools, public schools, in our country were still segregated by race. Virtually all the schools in the southern part of the United States were segregated by race. Young black and white children went to different schools. Forty years ago, the courts ruled that we could no longer segregate schools by race. In my hometown of Little Rock, in the capital city, the Governor and the local school board tried to keep them separate. President Eisenhower then ordered troops there to open the schools so that the schools could be integrated. He was asking me if I would do the same thing, and I said I would. Good for you. Great question. Mr. Jennings. There's a stool behind you, Mr. President, if you feel like sitting on it. Who else had got a--we kind of broke it down into fun questions and serious questions. Who had a fun question they wanted to start with? Chelsea Clinton
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