Bill Clinton: “in New Orleans September 27, 1999 Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I've had a wonderful day here. I don't…”

“in New Orleans September 27, 1999 Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I've had a wonderful day here. I don't think I've ever had a bad day in New Orleans. [Laughter] And I'm honored to be here with Bill and Andrea, with Vic and Fran Bussie. And Vic, you've done a lot of great things in your life, but you haven't given many better talks. That was very, very good. I'm honored to be here with your bright young mayor, who has established such a fine record and has recently joined the ranks of the happily married. [Laughter] We're proud of him for that, too. Let me say to all of you--I was just sitting here listening to what everybody else was saying, wondering if I could offer any unique perspective. I first came to New Orleans 50 years ago. I hate that. [Laughter] I was just a little boy. My mother was in nursing school here. And one of the most vivid memories of my lifetime was seeing my mother kneel by the side of the railroad tracks and cry when I went home with my grandmother, because she had been widowed early, before my father--before I was born. My father died 3 months before I was born. And she came down here to get some education so she could support me. I came back here when I was 15 and a budding musician. [Laughter] And they wouldn't let me in anyplace to hear anybody--[laughter]-- because I was so young.…”