"When we were vacationing on Martha's Vineyard on two different occasions we went sailing off Martha's Vineyard, and James Taylor was a member of the crew. It wasn't such a great thing watching him work the ropes and the sails , although that was truly impressive -- though when we go to a calm sea-- he sang for us. And the stars were out, there was a moon out, and the water calm. It was something that none of us will ever forget."

Ah, summertime on Martha's Vineyard… Just as President Bill Clinton remembered – in 1997.

When he was president, Bill Clinton and his family often went to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacations.

Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly."

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