Bill Clinton actually said...

"We end this century and the millennium with soaring optimism."

"It is an honor to turn this page in history with you because so many of you, each in your own way, have contributed so indelibly to the narrative of this American century."

"To President Yeltsin, let me convey my appreciation for the work we have done together."

"We must never forget the meaning of the 20th century or the gifts of those who worked and marched, who fought and died for the triumph of freedom."