Bill Clinton: “The thing that makes us want to be here for John tonight is not just…”

On the recordApril 13, 2000

The thing that makes us want to be here for John tonight is not just that he got his brains beat out, nearly, 35 years ago for all our freedom but that he let it go.

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Bill Clinton

Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Dinner for Representative John Lewis in Atlanta

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Bill Clinton: “The thing that makes us want to be here for John tonight is not just that he got his brains beat out, nearly, 35 years…”

Editor's note · Context