Bill Clinton: “The United States cannot afford to relinquish the leadership of the…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1999

The United States cannot afford to relinquish the leadership of the world in the cause of nonproliferation.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada in Ottawa

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