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Bill Clinton: “No. There would be nothing--if something were to happen to me tonight, he could become President, and there would be…”

On the recordDecember 22, 1999
No. There would be nothing--if something were to happen to me tonight, he could become President, and there would be nothing he wouldn't know, no person he hadn't met, no issue he hadn't dealt with. Mr. King. We'll be right back with the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, at this Christmas season. Don't go away. [At this point, CNN took a commercial break.] Trade Debate and the Seattle Round Mr. King. Speaking of debates, it was Vice President Gore's idea, we just reminded each other, to debate Perot. And I understand you were the only one here that agreed with that.
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Bill Clinton
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