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On the recordNovember 18, 2008
Yes. I don't think he'd make these concessions unless he thought that she might really want it and he wanted to clear the way to make sure if that's what she has wanted, that's what they would do.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the concessions made by Bill Clinton to facilitate Hillary Clinton's potential role as Secretary of State.

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