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Bill Clinton: “No. I think--I knew there would be a lot of people there. I was surprised the first night at the level of violence. I…”

On the recordDecember 22, 1999
No. I think--I knew there would be a lot of people there. I was surprised the first night at the level of violence. I didn't know that there would be so many, basically, creeps there who would try to---- Mr. King. Who instigated it, you mean?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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