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Bill Clinton: I will leave the White House more idealistic and optimistic about America and its promise and its young people than the…

On the recordJanuary 8, 2001
I will leave the White House more idealistic and optimistic about America and its promise and its young people than the day I took office.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Interview With Allison Payne of WGN-TV in Chicago

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