Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clintonis an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy...
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth19 August 1946
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I think many people would be disappointed to learn that. But I think there is such a deep appreciation for the many contributions that President Clinton has made ... that there would also be a sense of proportion about it.
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If a president of the United States ever lied to the American People, he should resign.
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There's a lot of emergency things that have to be done, and I was glad to hear the president finally say today the situation is unacceptable, because it is.
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There may come a time when we elect a president at age 45 or 50, and then 20 years later the country comes up against the same kind of problems the president faced before. People would like to bring that man or woman back but they would have no way to do so.
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As have other Presidents and their families before us, we received gifts over the course of our eight years in the White House and followed all of the gift rules. While we gave the vast majority of gifts we received to the National Archives, we reported those gifts that we were keeping.
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In the years ahead, America may have presidents who do this job better than I have, but I really doubt we'll ever have another one who enjoyed it more.
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In the last energy bill they finally gave a 25 percent tax credit for the purchase of new solar equipment and other clean energy equipment. I tried for three years to pass that as president and could not do so. So I am thrilled that it passed. This will mean that a lot of these products are now far more cost effective and will off a lot sooner than they would before.
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We're doing 60 Minutes because we're too old for ""Survivor"" and ""Star Search.
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I've reached an age now where it doesn't matter whatever happens to me. I just don't want anyone to die before their time. I've asked you here because I think all of us have an unprecedented power to solve problems, save lives and help people see the future.
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These projects are going on very well, I think you just need to extend it, keep serving for more people,
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it would have been impossible for characters to go to parties and not meet Clinton.
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The world's poor cannot be led by people like Mr. bin Laden who think they can find their redemption in our destruction. But the world's rich cannot be led by people who play to our short-sided selfishness and pretend that we can forever claim for ourselves what we deny to others.
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The violence does not demonstrate that the quest for peace has gone too far -- but that it has not gone far enough. And it points not to the failure of negotiations -- but to the futility of violence and force.
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And though you have given too much, you still have so much to give.