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were represented up here on this stage: conservatism, which at its very best draws lines that should not be crossed。 Ralph Applebaum for the wonderful exhibits。 to all the guests from other countries。 to the vast number of members of Congress and former members of Congress here I dont know where they are because youre all in ponchos (cheers) but there they are。由于下著大雨,每人都撐著一把傘。 按照美國政府的傳統(tǒng),軍樂團(tuán)奏起《向總統(tǒng)致敬》,克林頓在老布什、小布什和前總統(tǒng)卡特的陪同下走上臺。杰斐遜克林頓在總統(tǒng)圖書館發(fā)表致謝演講President Clintons Remarks at Library Dedication 11月18日,美國第12個(gè)總統(tǒng)圖書館——克林頓圖書館正式向公眾開放,克林頓政府要員、前總統(tǒng)老布什和現(xiàn)任總統(tǒng)小布什、演藝明星等人前往捧場,出席總?cè)藬?shù)估計(jì)達(dá)到了3萬人。 該圖書館名為威廉克林頓總統(tǒng)中心,座落在美國前總統(tǒng)克林頓的家鄉(xiāng)美國中南部阿肯色州的小石城。早些時(shí)候他們的夫人已經(jīng)上臺。November 18, 2004PRESIDENT Clinton: (Applause) Well, ladies and gentlemen, if my beloved mother were here, she would remind me that rain is liquid sunshine and that I shouldnt plain about this because the ground probably needs it and somebody is benefiting from it. Mr. President and Mrs. Bush, President and Mrs. Carter, President and Mrs. Bush, members of the Eisenhower, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy and Carter families。 theres a huge group from Congress, and the president sent four planes down and I thank him for that。 and my fellow Americans wele to my rainy library dedication. (Laughter) Thank you Skip Rutherford and all those on my staff and the volunteers from Arkansas and across America who work so hard to make this event just perfect ( he laughs) and except for one thing, it is. I thank the previous speakers and those who have sung and entertained. Mr. President, I cant thank you enough for your generous words and for ing to the opening at all. I mean, after all, you just delayed your own library opening by four years. (Laughter.) I congratulate you on your election, and I wish you Godspeed, especially in a new and more hopeful time for peace in the Middle East. I remember the first time I ever heard George W. Bush give a speech in Iowa, and I called a friend of mine and I said: My God, that guy can beat us. He is a good politician. He has been very kind and generous to my family, and I thank him for that. Today were all red, white and blue. I thank former President Bush and Mrs. Bush for ing and for their service to our nation. President Bush, I loved all that stuff you said. But I want to thank you for something seriously. In 1989, after I had been governor for a long time, you were the president who finally called us together and asked us to develop national education goals for America so that all our children could get a good education. It was the beginning of a serious reform effort, which I tried to carry through and which I know President Bush has tried to push. So thank you for doing that and for giving me the opportunity to work with you. Thank you President and Mrs. Carter for all you did in the White House and all youve done in the years since to make the world more just and peaceful. John Quincy Adams once said, There is nothing in life so patheti