Bill Clinton: “I ran for President because I honestly believed our country was not…”

On the recordAugust 9, 1998

I ran for President because I honestly believed our country was not doing what was necessary to prepare for a new century, a new millennium.

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Remarks at a Unity '98 Dinner in Chicago, Illinois

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