September 18, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
With both John McCain and Barack Obama promising to expand national service, a former president applauds their efforts.
In an interview with The Chronicle, Bill Clinton said the next president should make volunteerism an integral part of citizenship.
“In an interdependent world, being a good citizen involves more than being an informed voter and paying your legal taxes,” he said. “You should make contributions, not just of money, but of time.”
Mr. Clinton said that expanding AmeriCorps — the national service program he founded while in office — would be a good way to encourage philanthropy.
Listen to The Chronicle’s interview with the former president, in which he discusses the upcoming Clinton Global Initiative meeting, the controversy about anonymous donors to his presidential library, and why he enjoys philanthropy more than politics.
