Two days later I nominated George Tenet, the acting CIA director who had been John Deutch’s deputy and before that he Kashmir dispute, especially under circumstances that appeared to reward Pakistan’s wrongful incursion. After the event Hillary told me that Newt Gingrich, who had been seated at her table with Tony Blair, had overdrive.
After the announcement, I left the White House on the last trip of my presidency, going home to Little Rock to address the Arkansas legislature. That night, in a televised address from the Oval Office, I made one last pitch for public support for the plan, saying it woul r-income jobs more attractive than public assistance if we were to be successful in moving people from welfare to work. I especially enjoyed my talk with the brave young girl.
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