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And Clinton was like that - he saw the whole playing field. He didn't just see the event that he was at or the circumstances of that week or that month. He saw the whole playing field all the time.

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Dee Dee Myers
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 1
Former White House Press Secretary
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