Bill Clinton: “Illinois September 23, 1994 Thank you very much. Senator Graham, Senator Simon, Senator Moseley- Braun, Senator Biden…”

“Illinois September 23, 1994 Thank you very much. Senator Graham, Senator Simon, Senator Moseley- Braun, Senator Biden, Senator Leahy, Mrs. Daley, Secretary Babbitt, Secretary Shalala. Joe Cari, thank you for doing such a wonderful job tonight. Let me say a special word of thanks to David Wilhelm for his heroic efforts over the last 2 years on behalf of the Democratic Party. David and I were flying in tonight on the helicopter, and we flew across the lake and we were coming in, and I said--I looked at him, and I said, ``Lord, I love Chicago, and I miss being here.'' And we went through all of our history together. And I remember so well the night at the Navy Pier when I named him my campaign manager and all the things that happened and the night of St. Patrick's Day in 1992, when the votes in Illinois and Michigan pretty well ensured the nomination of our campaign in the election. I am so glad to be back here, and I want to say a special word of thanks to David and to Degee, who is also here. And I wish them well. They're about to give us one more Democrat in a couple of months--[laughter]--which is the most important thing of all. We're looking forward to being back here for the convention as well, and I know you'll be a good host. And we will show Chicago to the world in a way that is very, very good. Let me say--I want to say some political things.…”