Bill Clinton: “Arkansas State University in Jonesboro April 3, 1995 Thank you very much. I think Molly Mayer did a great job, don't…”

“Arkansas State University in Jonesboro April 3, 1995 Thank you very much. I think Molly Mayer did a great job, don't you? [Applause] I am delighted to be here today with so many old friends. I look out across this crowd and see a great portion of my life looking back at me, and I'm glad to see you all here. I'm delighted to be back at ASU. I got myself a list from my staff-- as I get older my memory begins to fade--I got my staff to pull up a list of all the times I have been here, at least in official capacity, to this campus as Governor, and we found--or as attorney general--we found a dozen times. I've been here a dozen more times, I know, just to see students and have meetings. But it is wonderful to be back here. I was glad to see Gene Smith giving his speech. And I'm kind of glad you didn't let him retire. [Laughter] He looks young enough to keep working to me, and he's certainly done a wonderful job. I thank my friend John Trout for what he said. I cannot even begin to recount all the instances in which I worked with people from Craighead County and indeed from all of northeast Arkansas in trying to generate more economic opportunities here. I was very glad to be accompanied here today by two of your former presidents, Carl Whillock and, of course, Congressman Thornton. And Rodney Slater and Mack McLarty and I all came up on a helicopter. We didn't mean to interrupt your ceremony, but anyway, it's not a bad sight to see us coming down.…”