By Jake Whitman

Jul 24, 2007 3:59am

Bill Clinton Watches Debate from Tanzania

ABC News’ Kate Snow reports: Even in the middle of nowhere, Bill Clinton can still be a supportive spouse.  Last night the former President pulled an all-nighter to watch the entire debate on CNN International, live at 2am local time in Arusha, Tanzania.

President Clinton spoke with the Senator right before the debate to wish her good luck and say "I love you".

Just a couple of hours after the debate ended, he hopped on a small plane to fly to the Ngoro Ngoro crater in northern Tanzania.  The crater, about 18 miles in diameter, is what’s left of the mouth of a volcano that was active millions of years ago.  Now it’s filled with forest, plainlands and a large lake and home to lions, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, 24 endangered black rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, monkeys and elephants– among other species.

President Clinton said he was as excited as a kid to see it all.  Hillary and Chelsea Clinton visited the crater in the early 90s on a formal First Lady trip and raved about it.  But this is President Clinton’s first visit to the crater.

User Comments

Who CAres!!!!

Posted by: dale | July 24, 2007, 8:24 am 8:24 am

we all support Bill and Hill

Posted by: jackson kalikumtima | July 26, 2007, 9:43 am 9:43 am

Godddddd, I hope we have a Clinton back in the White House in 2008!!!

Posted by: luckyduck63 | July 26, 2007, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm

I actually saw him in Ngorongoro Crater (which you spelled incorrectly) disturbing a pride of lions who were hunting some buffalo. I was on safari with my grandchildren Bree and Ed and Allison and Philip.
connie

Posted by: connie | July 27, 2007, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm

I saw him too in the Ngorongoro Crater. He was extremely polite – allowed us to take pics – and seemed thrilled to be watching a lion and an elephant 100 yards away.
Apart from his secret service, he was ‘safari-ing’ like any other regular guy.

Posted by: Laurie | July 31, 2007, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm

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