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Bill Clinton: “Well, you mean should I go from five or six down to zero a year? Maybe so. But I don't think that's the point. The point…”

On the recordAugust 10, 1995
Well, you mean should I go from five or six down to zero a year? Maybe so. But I don't think that's the point. The point I want to make is, number one, cigars and pipes were not found by the FDA to be part of this. Did you know that? Number two, the issue is, for me--I try to set a good example. I try never to do it when people see. I admitted that I did do it when Captain O'Grady was found because I was so happy. It was a form of celebration. But I don't think you should let that become the issue. The issue is whether the children are smoking cigarettes in this country. Nuclear Testing by France
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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