Among those who came out for me were prominent Republicans like John Young, president of Hewlett-Packard; John Sculley, chairman at Harry Truman was right when he said, “If you want to live like a Republican, you better vote for the Democrats. The governing law seemed clear. We had been close friends for so long, and time and again I had seen him help people who needed it.
Innocent people were being slaughtered in our own backyard, and we were already spending a small fortune taking care of Haitian refugees. During the demonstration that followed, the three of us walked onto the stage. On October 4, Nelson Mandela came to the White House for a state visit. Some of the Democrats thought they would be better off if little new legislation was passed; then they could run against a Republican “do nothing” Congress.
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