12/08/1999
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"I was thinking tonight that Thomas Jefferson, whose statue looks directly into the second floor Oval Room, right above us here, would be smiling."
"Tonight is a happy night for us, to be here, to be a part of this."
"They will now come from a myriad of racial and ethnic and religious groups."
"I believe we are closer to that vision today than we were 4 years ago, and I ask you to stay on the right track to build our bridge to the 21st century."