Bill Clinton: “Because I think under these circumstances we actually have a chance to get him confirmed. The Ambassador position to…”

“Because I think under these circumstances we actually have a chance to get him confirmed. The Ambassador position to Mexico was entirely different. And normally you don't appoint a recess--you don't make a recess appointment, for example, of an Ambassador unless there is some understanding that that person will actually be confirmed when the time comes for the confirmation. The facts were different.”