克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲

[克林顿总统第一次就职演说]克林顿总统第一次就职演说名人演讲稿 My fellow citizens: Today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal. This ceremony is held in the depth of winter, but by...+阅读

克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲

名人演讲稿

PRESIDENTClinton:

(Alause)Well,ladiesandgentlemen,ifmybelovedmotherwerehere,shewouldremindmethatrainisliquidsuhineandthatIshouldn'tplainaboutthisbecausethegroundprobablyneedsitandsomebodyisbenefitingfromit.

Mr.PresidentandMrs.Bush,PresidentandMrs.Carter,PresidentandMrs.Bush,membersoftheEisen

hower,Nixon,Johon,KeedyandCarterfamilietothevastnumberofmembersofCongreandformermembersofCongrehere--Idon'tknowwheretheyarebecauseyou'reallinponchos--(cheers)--buttheretheyare;there'sahugegroupfromCongre,andthepresidentsentfourplanesdownandIthankhimforthat;toalltheguestsfromothercountrieandmyfellowAmerica--weletomyrainylibrarydedication.

(Laughter)

ThankyouSkipRutherfordandallthoseonmystaffandthevolunteersfromArkaasandacroAmericawhoworksohardtomakethiseventjustperfect--(helaughs)--andexceptforohing,itis.

Ithankthepreviouseakersandthosewhohesungandentertained.

Mr.President,Ican'tthankyouenoughforyourgenerouswordsandforingtotheopeningatall.Imean,afterall,youjustdelayedyourownlibraryopeningbyfouryears.(Laughter.)Icongratulateyouonyourelection,andIwishyouGodeed,eeciallyinanewandmorehopefultimeforpeaceintheMiddleEast.

IrememberthefirsttimeIeverheardGeeW.BushgiveaeechinIowa,andIcalledafriendofmineandIsaid:"MyGod,thatguycanbeatus.Heisagoodpolitician."Hehasbeenverykindandgeneroustomyfamily,andIthankhimforthat.

Todaywe'reallred,whiteandblue.

IthankformerPresidentBushandMrs.Bushforingandfortheirservicetoournation.PresidentBush,Ilovedallthatstuffyousaid.ButIwanttothankyouforsomethingseriously.In1989,afterIhadbeengovernorforalongtime,youwerethepresidentwhofinallycalledustogetherandaskedustodevelopnationaleducationgoalsforAmericasothatallourchildrencouldgetagoodeducation.Itwasthebegiingofaseriousreformeffort,whichItriedtocarrythroughandwhichIknowPresidentBushhastriedtopush.Sothankyoufordoingthatandfivingmetheoortunitytoworkwithyou.

ThankyouPresidentandMrs.CarterforallyoudidintheWhiteHouseandallyou'vedoneintheyearssincetomaketheworldmorejustandpeaceful.JohnQuincyAdamsoncesaid,"Thereisnothinginlifesopatheticasaformerpresident."Well,heturnedouttobewrongbecauseofhisownservice,an12全文查看dPresidentCarterhasprovedthatnothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.

(Alause)

Hejusttoldyouwemet30yearsagowhenhewastryingtohelpme.Hedidn'ttellyouthat,lethanayearlaterandlethanamilefromhere,JimmyCarteraskedHillaryandmetojoininhiscampaignforthepresidency.Wedid,andasyoucanseefromthisday,itwasthebegiingofquitearide.

Irecentlyokewi

thPresidentFord,who,at91,isunabletoeand--withhisextraordinarywife,Betty.Buttheystillarestrong.YesterdayIreceivedawonderfulletterfromNancyReagan,whoremaiinourthoughtsandprayers.IthanktheFordsandNancyandthelatePresidentReaganfortheirservicetoourcountry.

IwanttothankallthevastnumbersofCongreandformermemberswhoareherewhoservedwithme.Icouldn'thedonemostofthegoodthingswedidwithout'em,andthey'renotreoibleforanyofthemistakesImade.

Ican'tseethroughalltheumbrellasandalltheponchosorwhateveryoucallthoseplasticthingsthatmakeyoualllooksobeautiful--(laughter)--butI'mprettysureSenatorKerry'soutthere.Andifheis,IwanttothankhimandI'mgladhe'sbackonthejob.

(Alause)

Iwanttothankthepeopleofmybelovedhomestateforyoursuort,foryourlove,yourfriendship,thetrust,thesacrificesyousowillinglymadewhenweworkedtogetherhereandwhenyoucarriedmetotheWhiteHouse.

Ithankthefriendsofalifetimewhoalsomadeindieablecontributio.I'vesaidalotoftimesImaybetheonlyguythatevergotelectedpresidentbecauseofhispersonalfriends.

Ithankmypastor,RexHorne,andalltheotherministersherewhohetaughtme,prayedwithme,andcoueledmeovertheyears.

IthankGodformyfamilyandHillary'sfamily.Alotofthemareheretoday,andIthankyouformakingthiswholelongtrip.

LikeIsaid,Idowishmymotherwerehere.Shewouldheenjoyedseeingallofyou,evenintherain,andIpromiseyou--(helaughs)--youwouldheenjoyedseeingher.

Mostofall,IwanttothankHillaryandChelsea.NowHillary'sasenatorandshehasallthepowerinourfamily,butshe'sprovingwhatIalwayssaid.Shehasthebestbinationofmindandheart,convictionandpaionI'veeverencountered,thoughImustsayChelseaisgivinghermotheragoodrun.Chelsea,yourlifeandourloveforyougemeaningtoourpublicservice.Theymadethepresidencythesecond-mostimportantjobIeverhad.

Iloveyoubothsomuch.Thankyou.

Andletmelastlythankthepeoplewhohecontributedtoandbuiltthislibrary:theSchoolofPublicServiceandthefoundation,mystaff,myformerstaff,theboard,thearchitects,theexhibitdesigners,thelandscapers,thecontractors,the1,500peoplewhoputthisbuildingup,thecityandstateofficialswhosuortedit.Ithankeeciallythearchitects,JimPolshekandRichardOlcott;RalphAlebaumforthewonderfulexhibitandmylongtimefriend,BillClark,whosepanybuiltthisbuilding.

IalsowanttosaythatIthankthoseofyouwhoarecontinuingtohelpintheworkofthelibraryandthefoundation.

ThislibrarytellsthestoryofAmericaattheendofthe20thcentury,ofadramaticallydifferenttimeinthewayweworkedandlived.WemovedoutoftheColdWarintoanageofinterdependencewithnewpoibilitiesandnewdangers.Wemovedoutofaninformation--Imean,anindustrialeconomyintoaninformation-ageeconomy.WemovedoutofaperiodwhenwewereoeedwithoveringthelegacyofsleryanddiscriminationagaitAfrican-Americatoapointwherewewerechallengedtodealwithanexplosionofdiversity,ofpeoplefromallracesandethnicgrouandreligiofromaroundtheworld,andwehadtochangetheroleofgovernmenttodealwiththat.

Thatwholestoryishere,in80milliondocuments,21millione-mails--twoofthemmine--(laughter)--2millionphotographs,and80,000artifacts.Intheinterestsofopeeandpublicacce,weareaskingmorethan100,000ofthesedocumentstobeopenedearlybeforethelawrequires.

IthankthosewhoareworkingontheClintonSchoolofPublicService,becauseIwantmoreyoungpeopletogointopublicservice.

IthankthosewhoareworkinginHarlemandhereonmyfoundationorwhovisitusontheInter,asHillarysaid,atclintonfoundation.,whohelpustopromotereligiousandracialreconciliation,toadvancecitizenservice,topromoteeconomicempowermentforpoorpeopleinpoormunities,andtocontinuethefightagaitAIDS.InthreeyearsinAfrica,theCariean,IndiaandChina,wehesucceededincuttingthepriceofthetestingequipmentandgenericdrugsby70percent,andwehopeby2006,andexpect,toserveover2millionpeoplewithmedicinewhowerenotgettingitonthedayIleftoffice.

Nowthislibrary,ofcourse,isprimarilyaboutmypresidency.IwanttosayaecialwordofthankstoAlGoreandtoTierfortheindieablecontributionthattheymade.AndItoldAltodaythatthislibrarywonaninternationalenvironmentalaward,eventhoughit'sgotalotofgla.Becauseofsolarpanelsandalotofotherimprovements,wecuttheenergyusagehereby34percent.SoAl,thanksfortheiiration,andI'mstilltryingtomeasureuptothechallengeyousetformesolongago.

Ibelievethejobofapresidentistounderstandandexplainthetimeinwhichheserves,tosetforthisionofwhereweneedtogoandastrategyofhowtogetthere,andthentopursueitwithallhismindandheart--bendingonlyinthefaceoferrorornewcircumstancesandthecriseswhichareunforeseen,aproblemthataffectsallofus.

WhenIbecamepresidenttheworldwasanewandverydifferentplace,asIsaid.AndIthoughtabouthowweoughttoconfrontit.Americahastwogreatdominantstrandsofpoliticalthought;we'rerepresenteduphereonthisstage:coervatism,whichatitsverybestdrawslinesthatshouldnotbecroed;andprogreivism,whichatitsverybestbreaksdownbarriersthatarenolongerneededorshouldneverhebeenerectedinthefirstplace.

Itseemedtomethatin1992weneededtodobothtoprepareAmericaforthe21stcentury--tobemorecoervativeinthingslikeerasingthedeficitandpayingdownthedebt,andpreventingcrimeandpunishingcriminals,andprotectingandsuortingfamilies,andenforcingthingslikechildsuortlaws,andreformingthemilitarytomeetthenewchallengesofthe21stcentury.Andweneededtobemoreprogreiveincreatinggoodjo,reducingpoverty,increasingthequalityofpubliceducation,openingthedoorsofcollegetoall,increasingaccetohealthcare,investingmoreinscienceandtechnology,andbuildingnewallianceswithourformeradversaries,andworkingforpeaceacrotheworldandpeaceinAmerica,acroallthelinesthatdivideus.

NowwhenIproposedtodoboth,wesaidthatallofthemwerecoistentwiththegreatAmericanvaluesofoortunity,reoibilityandmunity.Welabeledthearoach"NewDemocrat."Itthenbecameknownas"theThirdWay."Itwas--asitwasembracedbyprogreivepartiesacrotheworld.ButIlikethesloganwehadwaybackin1992,"puttingpeoplefirst,"becauseintheend,Ialwayskeptscorebyasimplemeasure:WereordinarypeoplebetteroffwhenIstoedthanwhenIstarted?

Igrewupinthepre-televisionage,inafamilyofuneducatedbutsmart,hard-working,caringstorytellers.Theytaughtmethateveryonehasastory.Andthatmadepoliticsinteelypersonaltome.Itwasaboutgivingpeoplebetterstories.That'swhyIaskedthosesixpeopletotalkheretoday.WhenIthinkoftheFamilyLeeLaw,IthinkofthatgoodmanwhobroughthisdyingdaughtertoseemeintheWhiteHouseonaSundaymorning,andwhograedmeasIwalkedawayandsaid,"ThetimeIgottotakeofffromworkwasthemostimportanttimeinmylife."

Ithinkofpeoplelikethatfinewomanwhoworkedherselfoutofwelfareandnowruherownbusine.IrememberthefirstwomanIevertalkedtowhowentfromwelfaretowork.Isaid,"What'sthebestthingaboutit?"Shesaid,"Whenmyboygoestoschoolandtheysay,'Whatdoesyourmamadoforaliving,'hecangiveanawer."Thosearethethingsthatmakepoliticsrealtome,athomeandaroundtheworld.

Therecordisallinthere--whatwedidathome,whatwedidabroad.IthankBonoforsingingaboutNorthernIrelandandPresidentBushformentioningtheBalka.Thereweremanyotherplaceswetriedtohelp.

Buttherecordisthere.Evenwherewefellshort,wepushedforward.AndwhatIwanttosayis,ifyouthinkofthebiggestdisaointmentaroundtheworldtome,ItriedsohardforpeaceintheMiddleEast.IthankShimonPeresandthechildrenofYitzhakRabinandEhudBarakforbeingheretoday,andthecurrentforeignministerofIsraelforbeingheretoday.IdidallIcould.

Butwhenwehadsevenyearsofprogretowardpeace,therewasonewholeyearwhen,forthefirsttimeinthehistoryofthestateofIsrael,notonepersondiedofaterroristattack,whenthePalestiniabegantobelievetheycouldheasharedfuture.Andso,Mr.President,again,Isay:IhopeyougettocrooverintothepromisedlandofMiddleEastpeace.Weheagoodoortunity,andweareallprayingforyou.

(Alause)

Finally,letmesaythis.Quiteapartfromallthedetails,thethingIwantmostisforpeoplewhoetothislibrary,whetherthey'reRepublicaorDemocrats,liberalsorcoervatives,toseethatpublicserviceisnobleandimportant,thatthechoicesanddecisiol

eadersmakeaffectthelivesofmillioofAmericaandpeopleallacrotheworld.

IwantyoungpeopletowanttoseenotonlywhatIdidwithmylife,buttoseewhattheycoulddowiththeirlives.Becausethisismostlythestoryofwhatwe,thepeople,candowhenweworktogether.

Yes,thislibraryisthesymbolofabridge,abridgetothe21stcentury.It'sbeencalledoneofthegreatachievementsofthenewage,andaBritishmagazinesaiditlookedlikeaglorifiedhousetrailer.AndIthought,well,that'saboutme,youknow?I'malittleredandalittleblue.

(Laughter)

WhatitistomeisthesymbolofnotonlywhatItriedtodobutwhatIwanttodowiththerestofmylife--buildingbridgesfromyesterdaytotomorrow,buildingbridgesacroracialandreligiousandethnicandineandpoliticaldivides.

Buildingbridges.

Ibelieveourmiioninthisnewcenturyisclear.Foodorill,weliveinaninterdependentworld.Wecan'tescapeeachother.Andwhilewehetofightourenemies,wecan'tpoiblykill,jailoroccupyallofthem.Therefore,wehetoendourlivesbuildingaglobalmunityandanAmericanmunityofsharedreoibilities,sharedvalues,sharedbenefits.

Whatarethosevalues?AndIwanttosaythis.Thisisimportant.Idon'twanttobetoopoliticalhere,butitbothersmewhenAmericagetsasdividedasitwas.Ioncesaidtoafriendofmine,aboutthreedaysbeforetheelection--Iheardalltheseterriblethings--Isaid,"Youknow,amItheonlypersonintheentireUnitedStatesofAmericawholikesbothGeeW.BushandJohnKerry,whobelievesthey'rebothgoodpeople,whobelievestheybothloveourcountryandtheyjustseetheworlddifferently?"

Whatshouldoursharedvaluesbe?Everybodycounts.Everybodydeservesachance.Everybody'sgotareoibilitytofulfill.Wealldobetterwhenweworktogether.Ourdifferencesdomatter,butourmonhumanitymattersmore.

SoItellyouwecancontinuebuildingourbridgetotomorrow.ItwillrequiresomeredAmericanline-drawingandsomeblueAmericanbarrier-breaking,butwecandoittogether.

ThankyouandGodbleyou.(Alause)

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