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Bill Clinton: “Yes, although I developed--all I had to do to have a good chemistry with Senator Dole was just spend some more time with…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 1997
Yes, although I developed--all I had to do to have a good chemistry with Senator Dole was just spend some more time with him. In the first 2 years of my Presidency before he became majority leader, when he was minority leader, I think he had an understandable reluctance to be at the White House very much and to spend a lot of time with me or with our people, because he knew he was going to run for President and because he thought it didn't matter so much because he was a minority leader. Once he became majority leader he understood that we had to meet and work together, and we fairly quickly established a pretty good rapport. Part II Professional and College Basketball Mr. Hunt. Let me turn to a couple of sports questions. We are in Chicago right now.
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