Bill Clinton Quotes
There is one good thing about no longer being President. You can make your own notes and say what you want. Of course no one cares any more what you say.
William Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (Democrat, AR), Speech, National Governors Conference, February 28, 2006
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The ex-president was speaking at the 9-11 memorial park where American Heroes fought the hijackers who wanted to crash Flight 93 into the White House and crashed the plane with all onboard dead. The Department of the Interior and millions of Americans had planned a memorial, but after 10 years from 9-11, they were still $10 million short of the needed amount. Congress was polarized about spending any money for everything that was not military or security oriented. Millions of other Americans didn’t want the Federal Government to spend another dollar. Politicians were afraid to ask for funds at the time. Clinton endorsed the need for the money from private and public sources and told the politicians, the corporations and the public. He ended his urging with the words of the heroes of the hijacked plan heroes when the decided to fight back, knowing that they would probably die. Clinton’s audience found the speech inspiring and it was far from unpopular, but it was vintage Clinton, at that point, the most popular politician in the nation.
He was responding to criticism that the media was bashing the President.
Truman had no rich supporters and the radio networks, like most businesses, supported his Republican opponent, Thomas E. Dewey. They charged high rates for a campaign speech. Truman could not afford to pay for the radio speech which convinced most that he could not possibly win.
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is 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. Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III – he changed to his stepfather's name at age 15.
