Bill Clinton: “I didn't get on that bus to get arrested. I got on that bus to go…”

On the recordJune 14, 1999

I didn't get on that bus to get arrested. I got on that bus to go home.

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Remarks Honoring Rosa Parks at the Congressional Gold Medal Award Ceremony

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