Whenever we had a chance we took to the streets, shopping for Russian artifacts and buying bread at a small bakery. For one thing, the Republican cultural base of white voters with a deep reluctance to vote for any Democratic presidential candidate was about 45 percent of the electorate. I was afraid they’d get away with it, given their success at blaming me for the partisan divide in the ’94 election. Hillary and I attended all fourteen inaugural balls; at one of them I got to dance with my beautiful daughter, now a senior in high school.
Traditionally, the job of FEMA director was given to a political supporter of the President who wanted some plum position but who had had no experience with emergencies. When Arafat’s time came, he took a different tack. Sharon was not without sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians. Usually I marked the day by doing some community service work, but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the District of Columbia for being my home for eight years.
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