克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲
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presidentclinton:
(alause)well,ladiesandgentlemen,ifmybelovedmotherwerehere,shewouldremindmethatrainisliquidsuhineandthatishouldn''tcomplainaboutthisbecausethegroundprobablyneedsitandsomebodyisbenefitingfromit.
mr.presidentandmrs.bush,presidentandmrs.carter,presidentandmrs.bush,membersoftheeisenhower,nixon,johon,keedyandcarterfamilietothevastnumberofmembersofcongreandformermembersofcongrehere--idon''tknowwheretheyarebecauseyou''reallinponchos--(cheers)--buttheretheyare;there''sahugegroupfromcongre,andthepresidentsentfourplanesdownandithankhimforthat;toalltheguestsfromothercountrieandmyfellowamerica--welcometomyrainylibrarydedication.
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thankyouskiprutherfordandallthoseonmystaffandthevolunteersfromarkaasandacroamericawhoworksohardtomakethiseventjustperfect--(helaughs)--andexceptforonething,itis.
ithankthepreviouseakersandthosewhohavesungandentertained.
mr.president,ican''tthankyouenoughforyourgenerouswordsandforcomingtotheopeningatall.imean,afterall,youjustdelayedyourownlibraryopeningbyfouryears.(laughter.)icongratulateyouonyourelection,andiwishyougodeed,eeciallyinanewandmorehopefultimeforpeaceinthemiddleeast.
irememberthefirsttimeieverheardgeorgew.bushgiveaeechiniowa,andicalledafriendofmineandisaid:"mygod,thatguycanbeatus.heisagoodpolitician."hehasbeenverykindandgeneroustomyfamily,andithankhimforthat.
todaywe''reallred,whiteandblue.
ithankformerpresidentbushandmrs.bushforcomingandfortheirservicetoournation.presidentbush,ilovedallthatstuffyousaid.butiwanttothankyouforsomethingseriously.in1989,afterihadbeengovernorforalongtime,youwerethepresidentwhofinallycalledustogetherandaskedustodevelopnationaleducationgoalsforamericasothatallourchildrencouldgetagoodeducation.itwasthebegiingofaseriousreformeffort,whichitriedto