In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was living large. He could repeatedly congratulate a Confederate group for building upon the “wonderful legacy” of their founders — all the while being heralded as the so-called first black president.

In 1994, Clinton — the former governor of Arkansas — congratulated the United Daughters of the Confederacy not once, not twice but in three official communications.

In 2008, theblackcommentator.com posted several letters from President Clinton that were published by the group.

It features this image, taken from the UDC’s September magazine:

“For 100 years, the United Daughters of the Confederacy has maintained and built upon the wonderful legacy of your founders. The strength of your organization today is a testament of the vision of your founders and to your commitment to your shared goals,” the president wrote.

He wrote a similar note of praise to the group’s Georgia chapter in September of the same year, saying over the group’s 100 years, they have “built upon those ideals of understanding and mutual respect.”

In August 1995, Clinton wrote to them again to mark the group’s convention in Washington, D.C.

“Congratulations on beginning the second century of your organization — your long history is a tribute to your dedication to and respect for the ideals of your founders.

“This week marks a special time for the members of your organization to share memories, traditions, and goals,” according to the president’s letter.

Theblackcommentator.com points to a Time magazine article from 2003, which reported President Clinton sent a wreath to the Confederate Monument in Arlington Cemetery each year while president.

It concludes:

If Senator Hillary Clinton is going to be viewed as ready on “day one” partially because of her eight years at 16-hundred Pennsylvania Avenue it would be reasonable to find out if elected President will she continue the tradition of support and praise of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Now, Hillary is doing her best to ignore this legacy and instead utter acceptable statements for the times.

“It shouldn’t fly there. It shouldn’t fly anywhere,” Mrs. Clinton said of the Confederate flag while campaigning in South Carolina, the New York Times reports.