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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.

(Laughter)

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,whichItriedtocarrythroughandwhichIknowPresidentBushhastriedtopush.Sothankyoufordoingthatandforgivingmetheoortunitytoworkwithyou.

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