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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).
Thank you, Antonio. Welcome to the White House. We're very glad to have you here. Every year the First Lady and I love to meet with some children about this time and read the night before Christmas story, because Christmas is really a time…
That's not a--how am I coping? [Laughter] It's not a problem. If you haven't done anything wrong and a problem comes up, you fix it and you go on. I cope by thinking about the 11 million jobs we created and the millions more we have to…
There is simply no better way to serve your country and your community than by helping children and adults to read.
We have not forgotten the 270 victims who perished in that cowardly act of terrorism.
I urge all of America's parents, make sure there are books beneath your Christmas tree.
I'm proud that we're increasing the assistance we give to States for adult education and literacy by more than 50 percent, the largest increase in more than 30 years.
Literacy is about opportunity, giving people the tools to make the most of their God-given potential.
Every American child should be able to read on his or her own by the third grade.
Like I said before, you know, this is a partnership between us. It's Christmas; it's down time. I need to give you something else to do and help you do your job, and it will help me do mine to get it out of the way. So I'm working on it. I…
Well, we have, I think, four more announcements to make, and I think we will be making them in a timely fashion. But I don't want to go beyond that. We're working very hard on that, you know, every day we're working on it, and there's more…
Well, obviously, we are keeping up with it very closely, and we're very concerned about it. We're concerned about all those who are held hostage. But it's been my experience in matters like this that--first of all, the Peruvian Government…
I have been trying to prevail upon the Congress to consolidate training programs and pass the 'GI bill' for America's workers.
I think it is not too much to say that he is clearly the finest HUD Secretary who has ever held the position.
That all the little children in our country will feel that they are very, very special.
And a time when we give gifts to each other and to our children to say how important you are.
I thought the era of big Government was over, and then I saw all of these people here.
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