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Bill Clinton: “As for me, I'll leave the Presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived, and more confident than…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2001
As for me, I'll leave the Presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived, and more confident than ever that America's best days lie ahead.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Farewell address from the Oval Office as President.

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