Bill Clinton: “Center in Storrs, Connecticut October 15, 1995 Thank you very much, President Hartley. Governor Rowland; Senator…”

“Center in Storrs, Connecticut October 15, 1995 Thank you very much, President Hartley. Governor Rowland; Senator Lieberman, Members of Congress, and distinguished United States Senators and former Senators who have come today; Chairman Rome; members of the Diplomatic Corps; to all of you who have done anything to make this great day come to pass; to my friend and former colleague Governor O'Neill; and most of all, to Senator Dodd, Ambassador Dodd, and the Dodd family: I am delighted to be here. I have so many thoughts now. I can't help mentioning one. Since President Hartley mentioned the day we had your magnificent women's basketball team there, we also had the UCLA men's team there. You may not remember who UCLA defeated for the national championship-- [laughter]--but I do remember that UConn defeated the University of Tennessee. And that made my life with Al Gore much more bearable. [Laughter] So I was doubly pleased when UConn won the national championship. I also did not know until it was stated here at the outset of this ceremony that no sitting President had the privilege of coming to the University of Connecticut before, but they don't know what they missed. I'm glad to be the first, and I know I won't be the last. I also want to pay a special public tribute to the Dodd family for their work on this enterprise and for their devotion to each other and the memory of Senator Thomas Dodd.…”