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On the recordJanuary 13, 1997
It is my great privilege as President, as Commander in Chief, and as a grateful American citizen, to present William J. Perry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Secretary of Defense William J. Perry at Fort Myer

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