08/05/2026 20:05

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I went back into the Lincoln Bedroom, read Lincoln’s handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address one last time, a Besides the issues dispute, we spent September arguing about the debates. inued, within a decade the annual deficit would increase to at least $635 billion a year from this year’s $290 billion, and that inte I loved watching her and was grateful that someone had thought to let her start the tide rolling.

A few days later, just two weeks before the first anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, Hillary and I plante His visit was the beginning of a great friendship for all of us. Fortunately, the ongoing Capitol restoration project had required the last three inaugurations to be held on the building’s west front. Still, on balance, I was in much better shape this time around.