thankyoupresidentandmrs.carterforallyoudidinth
ewhitehouseandallyou''vedoneintheyearssincetomaketheworldmorejustandpeaceful.johnquincyadamsoncesaid,"thereisnothinginlifesopatheticasaformerpresident."well,heturnedouttobewrongbecauseofhisownservice,andpresidentcarterhasprovedthatnothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.
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hejusttoldyouwemet30yearsagowhenhewastryingtohelpme.hedidn''ttellyouthat,lethanayearlaterandlethanamilefromhere,jimmycarteraskedhillaryandmetojoininhiscampaignforthepresidency.wedid,andasyoucanseefromthisday,itwasthebegiingofquitearide.
irecentlyokewithpresidentford,who,at91,isunabletocomeand--withhisextraordinarywife,betty.buttheystillarestrong.yesterdayireceivedawonderfulletterfromnancyreagan,whoremaiinourthoughtsandprayers.ithankthefordsandnancyandthelatepresidentreaganfortheirservicetoourcountry.
iwanttothankallthevastnumbersofcongreandformermemberswhoareherewhoservedwithme.icouldn''thavedonemostofthegoodthingswedidwithout''em,andthey''renotreoibleforanyofthemistakesimade.
ican''tseethroughalltheumbrellasandalltheponchosorwhateveryoucallthoseplasticthingsthatmakeyoualllooksobeautiful--(laughter)--buti''mprettysuresenatorkerry''soutthere.andifheis,iwanttothankhimandi''mgladhe''sbackonthejob.
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iwanttothankthepeopleofmybelovedhomestateforyoursuort,foryourlove,yourfriendship,thetrust,thesacrificesyousowillinglymadewhenweworkedtogetherhereandwhenyoucarriedmetothewhitehouse.
ithankthefriendsofalifetimewhoalsomadeindieablecontributio.i''vesaidalotoftimesimaybetheonlyguythatevergotelectedpresidentbecauseofhispersonalfriends.
ithankmypastor,rexhorne,andalltheotherministersherewhohavetaughtme,prayedwithme,andcoueledmeovertheyears.
ithankgodformyfamilyandhillary''sfamily.alotofthemareheretoday,andithankyouformakingthiswholelongtrip.
likeisaid,idowishmy