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Clintons head for island vacation, escaping Washington tensions
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August 18, 1998
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- SANDRA SOBIERAJ Associated Press Writer
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SANDRA SOBIERAJ Associated Press Writer
AP Online
08-18-1998
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) _ Hand in hand in hand, President Clinton, his wife and his daughter retreated from the tensions of Washington on Tuesday to try to reclaim a private life made uncomfortably public in recent days.
With a jaunty wave to photographers, the president boarded Air Force One, settled down with an unlit cigar in his mouth and first dog Buddy at his feet. Daughter Chelsea gripped his hand, and then his arm, as they walked to the plane. Once inside, she grinned at reporters and nibbled on some grapes.
Arriving here, the family was immediately greeted by Vernon Jordan, a Washington power broker and long-time ...