Keynote Speech Launches Clinton Book Tour [View All]

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By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

CHICAGO - Former President Clinton (news - web sites), kicking off the year's most anticipated book tour, told the country's publishing community Thursday night that his upcoming memoir will "tell the story of my life and how my small life interwove with the American life."


The keynote speaker at BookExpo America, publishing's annual national convention, Clinton noted that as a young man he had set himself the goal of writing a great book.


"I have no earthly idea if this is a great book, but it's a pretty good story," said Clinton, whose memoir, "My Life," comes out June 22 with a first printing of 1.5 million.


No BookExpo guest in memory was so eagerly awaited as Clinton, who received a standing ovation even though he began 30 minutes behind schedule. The line for his speech formed in the late morning and extended the length of several city blocks, winding through the lobby of the McCormick Place Convention Center. The crowd was standing room only in the convention center's ballroom, which has a seating capacity of around 2,700.

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