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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).
He did not ask it just like that. He said that there needed to be mutual security guarantees, that Israel's security was not all that was at stake, that Damascus was closer to the Golan than Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, and that artillery would…
Well, he said, first of all, that he thought that--he agreed with me that there ought to be a peace in Lebanon--agreement that operated and was developed in parallel with the Syrian track and that the end of it ought to be a fully…
He's very smart and very tough and has a very clear view of what he thinks has happened in the Middle East in the last 25 years and what he thinks ought to happen. On the other hand, I think that he has reached the conclusion that it is in…
Oh, no, I think he's deeply emotional enough. But in the last election, keep in mind, he put all of his prestige and effort into passing the Constitution. And he prevailed. So a lot of people voted for Boris Yeltsin and his constitution…
All the days kind of run together. Yeltsin told me that--here's how he characterized it. I wasn't quite sure exactly how to--he told me that he thought there was a strong possibility that Gaydar would decide that he needed to devote all of…
First I raised that, and he raised it again. I can tell you that we have absolutely no evidence of it and that he flatly denied it. And he reminded us and me that a Syrian was killed on Pan Am 103 who was the only son of a woman from his…
Yes. I really just wanted to say that I think we had a good trip, and I'm sorry I put you through so much. You must be tired. I know I am. But I think it was really a good trip. And I appreciate how much work was done on it. I thought we…
Hafiz al-Asad of Syria in Geneva, Switzerland January 16, 1994 Q. President Clinton, are you going to talk about terrorist issues at this meeting today? President Clinton. We'll have a statement later when we finish. We just met. We…
It is our duty to continue the struggle that is not yet finished, to fight discrimination.
I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of California.
This program will provide opportunities for thousands of people in rural America.
We need to see and hear what it is the community wants to become over the next 10 years.
This is not a program that is dependent upon the charity of business.
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of California... is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Our most urgent task is to restore to young people like Arland all across this country the conviction that if they do work hard, they will be rewarded.
Racial and ethnic segregation, both in the private housing market and in public and assisted housing, has been well documented.
This is a federal government that comes and says, we don't know what needs to be done, but we know that we don't know.
We have all seen today on our own televisions the buildings that have collapsed.
Today, I am establishing a new Cabinet-level organization to focus the cooperative efforts of all agencies on fair housing.
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