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Bill Clinton: Give him another hand. That was great. [Applause] You were great. Jason, you might be interested to know that earlier…

On the recordMay 11, 1999
Give him another hand. That was great. [Applause] You were great. Jason, you might be interested to know that earlier today when we were meeting in the White House, a lot of these business leaders--and many of them have thousands and thousands of employees--but they repeatedly said to us, ``Look, what we've got to do is to get capital out there to folks. They need that more than anything else. If they can get that first investment money-- because you can't borrow it all unless you're able to put something up-- that will make a big difference.'' And you're living proof of it. The way I figure it, if you can keep growing at this rate, by the time I'm ready to draw Social Security you will be a billionaire, and you can hire me to sort of work in my off hours. [Laughter] I accept right now in advance. I'll be here. You get ready. That's great. Would you like to talk a little bit about the role of your bank here and what you're trying to do? [NationsBank representative Sally Adams Daniels stated that the bank had opened its community development operation in 1993 and had redeveloped over 4,200 units of affordable housing in Atlanta through partnerships with local community development corporations.]
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Bill Clinton
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