Bill Clinton: “Rock September 27, 1997 Thank you very much, Leta. Dr. and Mrs. Titus, members of the board, Tianka Mitchell, and…”

“Rock September 27, 1997 Thank you very much, Leta. Dr. and Mrs. Titus, members of the board, Tianka Mitchell, and students and faculty. Let me say, I thought Tianka did a fine job representing the students here and spoke very well. Hillary and I are delighted to be joined by a number of members of our administration, including Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater, Bob Nash, and Janis Kearney and Carroll Willis. And there may be others here, but I thank them all for coming. I know there are a lot of officials out there. I see Senator Walker and Mayor Hays, and I'm sure there are others. I thank you for coming. Thank you, Daisy Bates. Reverend clergy, thank you for coming. And especially, of course, to the Little Rock Nine, I'm delighted to see all of you. We're really getting to be old friends now. [Laughter] And you just heard an address from the person I have picked to be chief of the Presidential speechwriting division for the remainder of my term in office. That was a terrific job, not only because he spoke so well but because of what he spoke. And I want to come back to that in a moment. I love Philander Smith. I used to jog by here most every morning. If it wasn't too early, usually the students would be out walking around and say hello to me. I've seen the physical improvements in the campus, and they're very impressive, and I congratulate you on them.…”