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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 5, 1993

I hope they--I'm waiting for a call from Secretary Christopher right now. Let me go take the call, and I'll give you----

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May 5, 1993

No, I talked to him several times since he's been on the trip. I'm pretty pleased, actually, with the progress he's made. We're in a much different place and much nearer agreement than we were 10 or 12 days ago.

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May 5, 1993

I don't know. I hope they'll not only vote for it, I hope they'll observe it, which is two different issues. We have to start our meeting here in a minute, but I think one of the things that we have to discuss is that we want an agreement…

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May 5, 1993

We're here consulting about Bosnia today, and I have been extensively consulting, and no decision has been made by this administration about this yet. So when I do, then we'll continue to have proper process.

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May 5, 1993

Without expanding our exports, this country cannot grow, cannot grow economically and cannot create more jobs.

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May 5, 1993

I am pleased that an agreement between the United States and Mexico has been concluded to ensure fair and reciprocal treatment for charter and tour bus interests on both sides of the border.

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May 5, 1993

I would very much like to see a successful completion of the Uruguay round of the GATT by December the 15th.

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May 4, 1993

There aren't any. I saw the report, Ron [Ron Fournier, Associated Press]. I don't know what the basis of it is. I have not authorized that at all.

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May 4, 1993

Hello, Mayor. [New York City Mayor Dinkins complimented the President on members of the administration, discussed the success of New York City's community policing effort, and stated his support for the empowerment initiative. David Jones…

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May 4, 1993

The first night I spent on my bus trip was York, Pennsylvania. [Mayor Althaus, chairman of U.S. Conference of Mayors, endorsed the President's urban strategy. Robert Simpson, executive director, Christmas Addicts Neighborhood Association…

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May 4, 1993

Are you really at the Parks Sausage Company? Mayor Schmoke. Absolutely. And Ray Haysbert, the chairman of Parks Sausage, is sitting right here next to me.

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May 4, 1993

It was immensely gratifying after it, to see the way people sort of dumped on our State back in the forties and fifties and said we were all a bunch of back-country hayseeds, and we had a guy in the Senate who doubled the IQ of any room he…

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May 4, 1993

Senator Fulbright looked at him and said, 'Albert, if you behave yourself, you'll make it, too.'

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May 4, 1993

He believed in reason and argument, and he believed in the end democracy could only prevail if we knew enough and were thoughtful enough to face the truth and try to search it out.

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May 3, 1993

----Prime Minister Mulroney. We have agreed that we're going to keep the pressure up and have a united front and move forward, and we're developing a policy now. China

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May 3, 1993

I talked to Christopher, Prime Minister Major, President Mitterrand, the Prime Minister-designate of Italy, to President Yeltsin, and to Chancellor Kohl. I've talked to a lot of people----

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May 3, 1993

No, it depends entirely on what happens between now and then. And before I agree to put one American soldier there, we're going to watch events, and I will obviously speak not only to you but directly to the American people about it.

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May 3, 1993

We said several weeks ago that the United States would be prepared to support a United Nations effort, heavily engaged in by the Europeans, to help to enforce a peace if a peace was made that we would have no interest in. We were not…

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