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Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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May 18, 1994

I think there's a sense of relief, perhaps, on both sides that what had become a sort of rigid misperception, that there was somehow some big problem in U.S.-Indian relations, I think they're both more relaxed that that is now behind us…

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May 18, 1994

I am looking forward to establishing a good working relationship with the Prime Minister.

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May 18, 1994

I think that the better course of action is for all of us to refrain from any kind of comment until we know what the facts are, because we will have the facts soon.

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May 18, 1994

We have a lot of other more dynamic issues that we're trying to discuss with them.

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May 18, 1994

I think it's very important that the United States and India have good relations and strong relations.

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May 18, 1994

We meet on a regular basis to discuss a number of national security issues.

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May 18, 1994

Overall relationship is much broader than Kashmir, human rights and nonproliferation and the issues which... have divided us in the past.

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May 18, 1994

No decision has been reached yet; we're still talking with them.

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May 17, 1994

There are some benefits to this job. [Laughter] [Mr. Green explained that he and the other eight students faced 2,000 white students and that fighting was not an option. He advocated nonviolence as a real and effective tool for resolving…

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May 17, 1994

One argument was that even though they were supposed to be separate but equal, they weren't really. Right? Okay, what else? What else is wrong with ``separate but equal''?

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May 17, 1994

That's right. If the facilities were equal, they could be separate without violating the 14th amendment, right? So the Brown decision overruled that. Now, why did they overrule that? What was the argument? Why was ``separate but…

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May 17, 1994

Then, after the Civil War was over, the 14th amendment to our Constitution was adopted, which declared that everybody had to be equal under the law. But there was still a lot of racial prejudice in the country and a lot of discrimination…

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May 17, 1994

I hope I'll be able to go back. I went to Norway once when I was a young man. I loved it. I'd love to be able to go back someday; one of the best trips I ever made in my life.

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May 17, 1994

What were you going to say, Mr. Vice President? The Vice President. I was going to say, we're opposed to commercial whaling. We have always been committed to good, sound science. And as the President said, we're working with Norway to work…

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May 17, 1994

Some environmental groups do. The most mainstream environmental groups have not joined these rather extreme claims that have been made against our country. Give us a chance to work through this. I think we'll come out in the right place.

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May 17, 1994

We are working on this whaling issue. You know, the United States has taken a position opposed to commercial whaling, and we're working through this with Norway. The Vice President and I had a conversation about it this morning. We are…

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May 17, 1994

Well, first of all, if it happens, it will be because we have growth. I mean, now let's get the fundamental facts out here. We have more jobs, lower inflation, and a lower deficit and expectations for high growth this year, good growth…

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May 17, 1994

The Endowment supports scholars, teachers, and students in their research and studies.

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May 17, 1994

It is my pleasure to present to you the twenty-eighth annual report of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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May 17, 1994

The bill would cut $1 billion in operations and maintenance (O&M) funds from the military services.

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May 17, 1994

The country can be proud of the role the Endowment has played as a catalyst for the support of excellent humanities scholarship and education in the United States over the past twenty-eight years.

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May 17, 1994

I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for Fiscal Year 1993.

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May 17, 1994

These humanities activities strengthen the cultural resources of the nation and provide insight into the problems that face our increasingly complex society.

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May 17, 1994

H.R. 4301 includes several provisions that would fail to approve authority to use funds for payments to the United Nations for peacekeeping activities.

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