WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: This agreement is designed to rebuild trust and renew hope for peace between the parties.</s>WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Interestingly, on the Wye River Accord, it almost didn't happen because, at the last minute, it nearly exploded over the issue of the convicted Israeli spy Jonathan J. Pollard, who the Israelis wanted President Clinton to pardon. In the end, Pollard is still in prison, but there were a few hours there where it looked like that whole talk, that whole agreement could collapse over the issue of Jonathan Pollard. President Clinton's role was incredibly important. He showed an enormous amount of energy and knowledge about the issues. It was interesting, Netanyahu could make concession to Clinton that he couldn't make to Arafat, and Arafat could make concessions to Clinton that he couldn't make to Netanyahu. So he did play that vital intermediary role, the honest broker. And I remember, when they were all in the East Room of the White House, and they had that signing ceremony, looking at King Hussein, knowing he was suffering from cancer, someone I had interviewed many times and known for many years as a great statesman, as a real pioneer in the peace process. It was a sad moment, but one I am sure that he was very fond of -- very proud of, even in his last days as king of Jordan.
CNN 20: Wye River Memo Signed, October 23, 1998