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Bill Clinton: Well, I don't know how much longer we have on the commercial break, and I don't own this network, so I could really get…

On the recordOctober 23, 1999
Well, I don't know how much longer we have on the commercial break, and I don't own this network, so I could really get the hook. [Laughter] But let me thank you and thank all the artists. And I've got all this stuff to say on the teleprompter at the end, but I just want to tell you why I did this. I still remember Miss Lucille Rutherford, who taught me to sing, and George Grey, who taught me to play the clarinet and the saxophone; my two junior high school band directors; and my wonderful high school band director, Virgil Spurlin. And I don't think I would have become President if it hadn't been for school music. And that's why I did this. And I thank you. Thank you. [At this point, the program continued.]
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