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Bill Clinton: Sometimes it's not good in public life to straddle the fence, but I picked up pretty quick it's a good thing to straddle…

On the recordOctober 23, 1996
Sometimes it's not good in public life to straddle the fence, but I picked up pretty quick it's a good thing to straddle this river.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks in Marrero, Louisiana

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