Bill Clinton: “Because I was elected President, and I didn't make any secret of my…”

On the recordDecember 14, 1997

Because I was elected President, and I didn't make any secret of my position on affirmative action.

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Remarks Announcing the Appointment of Bill Lann Lee as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and an Exchange...

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