Clinton, Dole Sit, Chat in Oval Office Meeting
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WASHINGTON — President Clinton and former Republican rival Bob Dole met Friday, making good on an election-night agreement to sit and chat.
Meeting alone in the Oval Office, the two men talked for about an hour--a visit the president described as “fascinating and fun,” White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry told reporters.
Clinton and Dole “compared notes on the election, and probably agreed on how miserable their staffs were,” McCurry joked.
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