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Bill Clinton: “This is an example of what we can do when we stop talking and start acting and when we reach across the lines that…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1996
This is an example of what we can do when we stop talking and start acting and when we reach across the lines that divide us and join hands and agree on things that we all agree on.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks in Marrero, Louisiana

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