U.S. President Bill Clinton shakes hands with his wife Hillary, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat from New York, next to their daughter Chelsea (L) during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, August 14, 2000. Today's speech was Clinton's fourth to a Democratic convention, going back to when he made his debut in 1988 when he was governor of Arkansas. Vice President Al Gore is expected to officially accept the Democratic presidential nomination on August 17.

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