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Bill Clinton: “You know, in a year and a half when I'm not President anymore, people will, all of a sudden, start treating me as an…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1999
You know, in a year and a half when I'm not President anymore, people will, all of a sudden, start treating me as an elder statesman or something, and they will all want my advice on various things. One of the things people ask me all the time is, isn't it hard to keep your feet on the ground and the sense of basic humility when, you know, the Secret Service are with you, you fly around on Air Force One, every need is just at your fingertips? And I think I will have two pieces of advice: One is, have regular press conferences; that'll cut you down to size. [Laughter] And the other is, always meet with the champions of the men and women's NCAA basketball tournament. They will make you feel very small. Thank you very much.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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