○  克林顿推销自传《我的生活》所发表的演讲  ○

edin,orcrawledinto,adrainageditchdugtoreclaimswampland.theditchheldthreefeetofwater.whenhewasfound,afteratwo-hoursearch,hishandwasgraingabranchabovethewaterline.hehadtriedbutfailedtopullhi

mselfout.hedrowned,onlytwenty-eightyearsold,marriedtwoyearsandeightmonths,onlysevenmonthsofwhichhehadentwithmother.
   thatbriefsketchisaboutallieverreallyknewaboutmyfather.allmylifeihavebeenhungrytofillintheblanks,clingingeagerlytoeveryphotoorstoryorscrapofpaperthatwouldtellmemoreofthemanwhogavemelife.wheniwasabouttwelve,sittingonmyunclebuddy''sporchinhope,amanwalkeduptheste,lookedatme,andsaid,you''rebillblythe''sson.youlookjustlikehim.?ibeamedfordays.

in1974,iwasruingforcongre.itwasmyfirstraceandthelocalpaperdidafeaturestoryonmymother.shewasatherregularcoffeeshopearlyinthemorningdiscuingthearticlewithalawyerfriendwhenoneofthebreakfastregularssheknewonlycasuallycameuptoherandsaid,"iwasthere,iwasthefirstoneatthewreckthatnight.?"hethentoldmotherwhathehadseen,includingthefactthatmyfatherhadretainedenoughcocioueorsurvivalitincttotrytoclawhimselfupandoutofthewaterbeforehedied.motherthankedhim,wentouttohercarandcried,thendriedhertearsandwenttowork.

in1993,onfather''sday,myfirstaspresident,thewashingtonpostranalonginvestigativestoryonmyfather,whichwasfollowedoverthenexttwomonthsbyotherinvestigativepiecesbytheaociatedpreandmanysmallerpapers.thestoriesconfirmedthethingsmymotherandiknew.theyalsoturnedupalotwedidn''tknow,includingthefactthatmyfatherhadprobablybeenmarriedthreetimesbeforehemetmother,andaarentlyhadatleasttwomorechildren.

myfather''sothersonwasidentifiedasleonritzenthaler,aretiredownerofajanitorialservice,fromnortherncalifornia.inthearticle,hesaidhehadwrittenmeduringthe?2campaignbuthadreceivednoreply.idon''trememberhearingabouthisletter,andcoideringalltheotherbulletsweweredodgingthen,it''spoiblethatmystaffkeptitfromme.ormaybetheletterwasjustmilacedinthemountaiofmailwewerereceiving.anyway,whenireadaboutleon,igotintouchwithhimandlaterm

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