Clinton Makes York an Honorary Sargent Wed, Jan 17 12:48 PM 
Clinton Makes York an Honorary Sargent

President Bill Clinton (R) claps as historian James Holmberg (L) and sculptor Ed Hamilton hold up the certificate making William Clark's personal slave York an honorary sargent for his work with Lewis and Clark in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 17, 2001. The event was Clintons last in the East Room of the White House before he leaves office on January 20./William Philpott (Reuters)

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