In His Words
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Browse featured speeches and remarks given by President Clinton from 2001 - present. - Transcripts
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Read op-eds authored by President Clinton for a variety of publications. - Travel Diaries
Read travel diaries written by President Clinton.
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Op-Ed: Pedro’s Story Still Relevant Today
Fifteen years ago, when Pedro Zamora appeared on MTV’s The Real World, he changed the face of HIV/AIDS in America. For the first time, viewers saw an openly gay, HIV-positive young person on national television. As we followed his story each week, Pedro humanized the growing epidemic, reducing our ignorance and... -
Op-Ed: How We Can Work Together to Create a Stronger World
If we want to build a stronger, more sustainable world for future generations, one with more partners and fewer enemies, we have to work together. The challenges of our day transcend politics, religion, geography and gender -- and in turn, so must we. This has been a month of historical calamities, natural and man-made,... -
Op-Ed: A Shining Light for a World Weary of War
I will always be grateful for the opportunity I had to work for peace with the people and leaders of Northern Ireland, along with the leaders of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, writes Bill Clinton. I watched the troubles unfold while I was a student at Oxford University in England from 1968 to 1970. My interest... -
Op-Ed: Beyond Payday Loans
The American dream is founded on the belief that people who work hard and play by the rules will be able to earn a good living, raise a family in comfort and retire with dignity. But that dream is harder to achieve for millions of Americans because they spend too much of their hard-earned money on fees to cash... -
Op-Ed: Boris the Fighter
As I walked behind Boris Yeltsin’s coffin at Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, I found myself thinking about the man I worked with closely for nearly eight years and the role he played in changing the world, mostly for the better. Every time I met with him, Mr. Yeltsin left no doubt that he had two objectives ... -
Op-Ed: I was Grateful for Gerald Ford's Counsel
Thirty-two years ago, when President Ford took the oath of office, I was running for Congress in Arkansas. When he pardoned President Nixon on Sept. 8, just two months before the November election, it was an unpopular decision that many did not agree with, including me. It was also a stroke of luck for my campaign. I hit... -
Op Ed: Recovering from Tragedy, Lessons of Tsunami Reconstruction after Two Years
Today marks two years since the 2004 tsunami unleashed untold suffering and devastation upon Indian Ocean coastal communities. The tragic toll still resonates: more than 200,000 dead; 2 million people displaced; 370,000 homes destroyed or damaged; some 5,000 miles of coastline devastated; and 2,000 miles of roads ... -
Op Ed: In Katrina, Compassion Met Adversity
Next week will mark one year since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and cut a swath of destruction that was truly of biblical proportions. Together, our nation watched in helpless horror as the winds and the waters surged — killing more than 1,000 loved ones and wiping away once-vibrant communities. In... -
Op-Ed: How We Ended Welfare, Together
Ten years ago today I signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. By then I had long been committed to welfare reform. As a governor, I oversaw a workfare experiment in Arkansas in 1980 and represented the National Governors Association in working with Congress and the Reagan administration to... -
Op-Ed: We Know What Needs to Happen to Beat This Disease
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton reflects on the opportunities afforded by the gathering of scientists, doctors and world leaders at the XVI International AIDS Conference, which began in Toronto Sunday, Aug. 13. This week in Toronto, the global community will find itself poised before a remarkable... -
Op Ed: My Quest to Improve AIDS Care
Around the world: the cost of treating AIDS has fallen in recent years, but millions still die for the lack of medicine. My goal is to change that. For the past 14 years, I've had a photo of a young man named Ricky Ray in my office. I met Ricky and the rest of the Ray family on the campaign trail in 1992. Ricky and... -
Op-Ed: One Year Later
One year ago, as many of us were spending time over the holidays with our families, the earth shook for eight terrifying minutes, unleashing a gigantic wave that struck 12 countries across the Indian Ocean. Over the next 24 hours, more than 230,000 people died, 2 million were displaced, and thousands of children were ... -
Op Ed: The Fight Against a Human Tragedy Has Just Begun
When I left office in 2001, more than 33 million people around the world were living with HIV, with 95 percent of these cases concentrated in developing countries. Since then, despite considerable international effort to combat the problem, that number has grown to more than 40 million even as 15 million men, women and...
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