Bill Clinton: “He was born in Anoka, Minnesota, but we know him as the man from Lake Wobegon: a town with a name derived, he tells us…”

“He was born in Anoka, Minnesota, but we know him as the man from Lake Wobegon: a town with a name derived, he tells us, from the Native-American phrase meaning, ``We sat in the rain all day waiting for you,''--[laughter]--a place he confesses, settled by pioneers who had stopped a little short, having misread their map but refused to admit it. [Laughter] Well, Garrison Keillor has never stopped short. Just ask the Governor of Minnesota. [Laughter] Millions of listeners plan their weekends around his ``Prairie Home Companion.'' It's always blaring on the radio in the White House. No one wants to miss a minute of his homespun humor, homegrown music, and stories of hometown America. And he never leaves it behind. Today when I shook hands with Garrison he said, ``Well, I understand that you had a cancellation and had to put me in at the last minute.'' [Laughter] I didn't have the heart to tell him how sorry I was that Rush Limbaugh couldn't make it today. [Laughter] With imagination and wit, but also with a steel-trap mind and deep conviction, Garrison Keillor has brought us together and constantly reminds us how we're all connected and how it ought to keep us a little humble. We all have a little Lake Wobegon in us, and our homes will always have a place for Garrison Keillor, our modern-day Mark Twain. Colonel, read the citation. [Lieutenant Colonel Everhart read the citation, and the President presented the medal.]”