” On Wednesday night, in the address to Congress, I explained the strategy behind the plan and outlined the specifics. Often, given the long hours I worked, the only time I had to visit with people in an informal way was late at night. The four of us went to two small villages, Mukono and Wanyange, to highlight the importance of education and of American-financed micro-credit loans. As I told Strobe, Newt was trying to “out-Russia” me, which I was only too happy to have him do.
He refused; I suspected that he wanted to send the videotape to Congress, where it could be released without getting him into more hot water. We now had a better idea of each side’s bottom line and I still believed we had a chance to reach an agreement before the year was out. They were also especially good at defending Hillary from the anti-family attacks, comparing the Republicans’ treatment of her to their Willie Horton tactics against Dukakis four years earlier. All along the way, people were standing by the road to show their respect.
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