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John Shadegg: “We are trying to bring some light to this discussion and maybe some humor here, maybe we should do a national call-in…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
We are trying to bring some light to this discussion and maybe some humor here, maybe we should do a national call-in, where we put up a 1-800 number and ask the American people how many people think BC in that note refers to Bill Cosby or Boston College or the cartoon character BC or somebody other than Bill Clinton; and how many think maybe BC in that White House note refers to 15 to 20 calls raising $500,000 by BC, referring to Bill Clinton.
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John Shadegg
Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the interpretation of 'BC' in a White House note during a floor speech.

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