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Bill Clinton: He will take his place beside Faulkner and Welty in the pantheon of the South's greatest writers.

On the recordAugust 2, 1999
He will take his place beside Faulkner and Welty in the pantheon of the South's greatest writers.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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