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Bill Clinton: I think there was a moment when I realized I was going to be President, and it was different after that. And it was not…

On the recordFebruary 20, 1993
I think there was a moment when I realized I was going to be President, and it was different after that. And it was not at the election. It was a couple of weeks after the election when I was planning the Inaugural and they asked me what I wanted to do. And we decided that I would start at Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello and then go to the Lincoln Memorial, and then the next morning I would go to the graves of President Kennedy and his brother, Senator Robert Kennedy. And I realized, in describing that that's what I would do, that I was becoming a part of our history. Mr. Jennings. Well, you indeed--and these young boys and girls, between about 8 and 15, from Washington and other parts around the country, are very interested in you and history. Good morning, everybody. You welcome the President? Nice to have him, isn't it? Well, I think they have a lot of questions. Who wants to ask the first question? School Integration in Little Rock
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Bill Clinton
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