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Clinton to bid nation farewell©Associated Press © St. Petersburg Times, published January 16, 2001 WASHINGTON -- President Clinton will say goodbye to America in a brief speech Thursday night, the White House said Monday. The administration has asked the television networks to carry the five- to eight-minute speech at 8 p.m., White House press secretary Jake Siewert said. "He wants to thank the American people for their support over the years and talk a bit about all the good work we have done to change America for the better," Siewert said. "He wants to say goodbye to the American people." Spokesmen in Washington for CBS and ABC said Monday night that no decision had been made about carrying the president's speech. Officials at NBC and CNN were not available for comment.
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