Bill Clinton: “I once went to Marvin and Barbara Davis's home and I said, 'You know…”

On the recordMay 2, 1998

I once went to Marvin and Barbara Davis's home and I said, 'You know, this place makes the White House look like public housing.'

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Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Dinner in Beverly Hills, California

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