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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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Feb 14, 1994

----and we've had so many reports from Henry Cisneros and Federico Pena and all the people I've had out there and all the people from California who work at the White House who have been out there. I couldn't believe that you sustained…

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Feb 14, 1994

Good morning. It must be inspiring. The courage, the determination demonstrated by the school's administration, faculty, and students to get the campus back in operation so quickly, just a month later, is very impressive. I want to…

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Feb 14, 1994

Hello, Michael, how are you? Mr. Jackson. I must tell you, Mr. President, when people heard that you were coming on this morning, their already broad beams grew broader. People are very, very delighted that you've taken the interest, sir…

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Feb 14, 1994

Well, we will need Japan. But the United States, Japan, and China all agree with South Korea on this policy, that we should be pursuing a nonnuclear Korean Peninsula. That is not going to change. I would call you back to the statements…

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Feb 14, 1994

When our talks stalled last week and it was clear we were at an impasse, I agreed with Prime Minister Hosokawa that we would undertake a period of reflection and give them a chance to do the same thing. So we are now reviewing all of our…

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Feb 14, 1994

We have to recognize that most laws, criminal laws, are State laws, and most criminal law enforcement is done by local police officials.

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Feb 14, 1994

I came here today because your work, all of you who are in law enforcement, is probably more important to most Americans today than it has ever been in the whole history of the country.

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Feb 14, 1994

I'm glad to be here with John Lenhart and Greg Merritt and my longtime friend Attorney General Lee Fisher.

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Feb 14, 1994

We know that a lot of these problems move in, almost pulled in by the vacuum created by the breakdown of family, community, and work.

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Feb 14, 1994

There is established, effective February 15, 1994, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute.

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Feb 13, 1994

The American economy is once again on the path to renewal, the path of rising output, increasing employment, and falling deficits.

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Feb 13, 1994

One of my highest national security priorities has been to ensure that the breakup of the former Soviet Union did not lead to the creation of new nuclear states.

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Feb 13, 1994

The short answer to your question is no, there was no quid pro quo.

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Feb 13, 1994

The goal is clear: To secure more jobs and a high and rising standard of living for the American people in an increasingly tough global environment.

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Feb 13, 1994

Last year our economy created almost 2 million jobs, 90 percent of them in the private sector.

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Feb 13, 1994

The whole idea of the Partnership For Peace is to give countries that are not in NATO... the opportunity to participate in military planning and exercises.

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Feb 12, 1994

We'll have to examine what our next step should be, and I will be turning to that next week. As I said, we worked until 4 o'clock in the morning the night before last hoping to get an agreement, and part of it de- pends upon whether the…

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Feb 12, 1994

No, it was a totally social visit. Mrs. Hosokawa came, I gave them a tour of the upstairs at the White House, and we talked about other things. We did talk a little bit about Latin America and a little about China, but otherwise there was…

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Feb 11, 1994

Well, I've enjoyed it very much. And I thank you all very much. I just want to try to encourage you. You know, I know California has been through so much. You went through an earthquake in the north a couple of years ago, the fires, the…

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