Bill Clinton: “I ask you to turn away from the spectacle of the past 7 months, to…”

On the recordAugust 17, 1998

I ask you to turn away from the spectacle of the past 7 months, to repair the fabric of our national discourse.

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Encouraging a shift in focus from personal issues to national challenges.

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