Clinton Combines Politics, Personal Affairs in Silicon Valley Trip
Proclaiming himself pleased to escape Washington for the “real world,” President Clinton came to Silicon Valley on Friday to spotlight the role of technology in the nation’s economic boom.
“Computer technology has revolutionized every aspect of American labor,” Clinton told sheet metal workers at Therma Inc., a maker of air-conditioning and heating equipment whose biggest customers are in California’s computer industry.
Clinton was mixing policy, politics and personal business in a California weekend packed with fund-raising events for the Democratic Party. After his visit to the sheet metal plant, he was attending a dinner for the Democratic National Committee at the home of California developer Walter Shorenstein. At $25,000 per couple, the dinner was expected to raise $500,000.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was flying here to join the president for a private visit today with their daughter, Chelsea.
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