19 November, 2000. 12:30 am. Nguyen Van Troi Street, District Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Normally at midnight, Nguyen Van Troi St. would have been relatively quiet, just a motorbike or taxi passing by every now and then. This 12:30 am, both sides of the street were packed, as thousands upon thousands of Vietnamese, as far as you could see in both directions, jostled for a better view of the street. The street itself was shut off, disrupted only by the occasional police vehicle reminding the crowds to step back. The reason for the excitement: Pres. Clinton was scheduled to be arriving from Hanoi, and he would be traveling by this road.

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