Bill Clinton actually said...

"I'm working very hard on it, and I'll do my best not to disappoint you."

"If we received a request for assistance we would be prepared to help."

"We did not want him to fail to address the matter, if asked, but, at the same time, we also had a very strong recommendation that we don't want to say anything publicly for reasons that I don't think ..."

"We're very sensitive to that concern."