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"President of the U.S.A., saxophonist Bill
Clinton," by Bill Potts, Denver, Colorado,
ca. 1993
Gift of Mr. Potts
Wood, 23 x 11 x 11 1/2 inches
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An
amateur jazz
saxophonist,
President Clinton
donned dark
glasses to
perform for
a national
television
audience on
the Arsenio
Hall Show during
the 1992 Presidential
campaign and
played at several
of his inauguration
parties. Americans
responded warmly
with many saxophone-related
gifts.
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Socks in the Oval Office, by Michele
Weston Relkin, Thousand Oaks, California, ca. 1993
Gift to Chelsea Clinton from Ms. Relkin
Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 2 inches
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Americans
love Presidential
pets, and the
Clinton family's
pet cat, Socks,
was no exception.
Soon after
his election,
President-elect
Clinton had
to ask that
a relentless
media leave
Socks alone
to give both
the First Cat
and the First
Family some
privacy.
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