Former presidents share messages ahead of nation’s 250th birthday: ‘Don’t give up on America’

The nation’s four living former presidents are offering their thoughts on where the U.S. stands ahead of its 250th anniversary this summer.

“So I think my message is: Don’t give up on America. We’re the longest-lasting, freely elected government in history now. And a lot of people didn’t think we’d make it this long,” former President Clinton told “Today’s” Jenna Bush Hager, in a portion of an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s morning show.

“I think it’d be a good thing if we made it longer. So everybody should be thinking about that this year,” Clinton, 79, said.  

“Do I want to make it longer? Because if I do, then I have to favor cooperation over constant conflict, and I have to be willing to lose as well as to win,” he added.

Clinton, along with former Presidents Obama, Biden and George W. Bush spoke with Hager as part of the........

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