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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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Jul 15, 1992

We're losing our farms at a rapid rate, and he has no commitment to keep family farms in the family, but I do.

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Jul 15, 1992

We have gone from first to 13th in the world in wages since Ronald Reagan and Bush have been in office.

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Jul 15, 1992

When I am your President, the rest of the world will not look down on us with pity but up to us with respect again.

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Jul 15, 1992

He's talked a lot about drugs, but he hasn't helped people on the front line to wage that war on drugs and crime. But I will.

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Jul 15, 1992

For too long those who play by the rules and keep the faith have gotten the shaft, and those who cut corners and cut deals have been rewarded.

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Jul 15, 1992

I proudly accept your nomination for President of the United States.

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Jul 15, 1992

I am a product of that middle class, and when I am President, you will be forgotten no more.

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Jul 15, 1992

This election is about putting power back in your hands and putting government back on your side. It's about putting people first.

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Jul 15, 1992

I believe this difficult and painful decision should be left to the women of America.

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, there were lots of different solutions offered. But one of the things--Helmut Kohl is a very wise man, I think, and one of the things he said that was interesting was that if we could come to grips with this in the same way we try to…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, there were lots of different solutions offered. But one of the things--Helmut Kohl is a very wise man, I think, and one of the things he said that was interesting was that if we could come to grips with this in the same way we try to…

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Jul 9, 1992

The discussions that I had at this meeting about Bosnia were almost all, not all but almost all, one-on-one with other leaders. And frankly, I counseled against raising hopes unnecessarily and focusing more on what we might do and saying…

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Jul 9, 1992

The discussions that I had at this meeting about Bosnia were almost all, not all but almost all, one-on-one with other leaders. And frankly, I counseled against raising hopes unnecessarily and focusing more on what we might do and saying…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, I don't want to make the argument against keeping Russia out of the G-7. I do believe that you will see him here every time we meet as long as he is President of Russia, which I think will be quite a while. And I think that's a very…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, first of all, I don't answer hypothetical questions, especially as they relate to national security, for obvious reasons. But the message should be clear. Even as we move into and through the 6th year of defense cuts, we are not…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, we don't--North Korea has not yet declined to comply. And we're going to have to--let us continue the negotiations. Until there is a rupture that seems final, I don't think we should talk about what would happen at that point…

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Jul 9, 1992

First of all, I think it is serious. And secondly, the response should be a multilateral one. The action we took in response to the plot to assassinate President Bush was a unilateral one, and it should have been, clearly provided for…

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Jul 9, 1992

No, she did what she wanted to do. She thought about it quite a lot, and I've been, frankly, impressed and gratified by the response that she's gotten from just the people in the street, especially the young working women as well as the…

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Jul 9, 1992

No, she did what she wanted to do. She thought about it quite a lot, and I've been, frankly, impressed and gratified by the response that she's gotten from just the people in the street, especially the young working women as well as the…

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Jul 9, 1992

Absolutely. We did the right thing there, and I don't really think we had any choice, given the way it began. And I think the years and the aftermath have certainly validated the decision which was made to contest the forces of communism…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, it certainly ought to strengthen the resolve of the Congress to carry through on this. There's no question that the other countries were very much encouraged by the determination of the United States to reduce its deficit, that they…

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Jul 9, 1992

Well, it certainly ought to strengthen the resolve of the Congress to carry through on this. There's no question that the other countries were very much encouraged by the determination of the United States to reduce its deficit, that they…

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Jul 9, 1992

Absolutely. We did the right thing there, and I don't really think we had any choice, given the way it began. And I think the years and the aftermath have certainly validated the decision which was made to contest the forces of communism…

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Jul 9, 1992

Actually, we talked about it today at some great length. And there were two issues raised. The first is, President Yeltsin thanked the West for the assistance which has already been given to try to help them make those plants either safer…

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