Bill Clinton: “Well, obviously, he's not around as much. We don't have lunch every week, and I miss that terribly. But he was there all…”

“Well, obviously, he's not around as much. We don't have lunch every week, and I miss that terribly. But he was there all day today. He had the meeting with President Kuchma. He knows that the future of Ukraine is very important to our interests and to what we're trying to accomplish in that part of the world. And he came to our meeting this morning, and then, after our meeting was over, he ran a whole series of meetings for several hours after that. So in his critical functions, he's still performing them. And I would say, first of all, I strongly support what he's doing. I think he has the right to run. I'm glad he's running, and you know I think he'd be a great President. But he--even having said that, whenever there's an important decision in an area that he's been very active in, I always call him; we still talk about it. And his role is probably still larger than that of any previous Vice President, even though he's out campaigning. But it's just less than it used to be, because he's not here all the time. But I have no criticism of it. I think he's doing what he ought to be doing, and I think it's in the best interests of the country for him to do it. Mara [Mara Liasson, National Public Radio]. Accomplishments and Disappointments of 1999”