Bill Clinton: “Massachusetts June 30, 1997 Thank you. This is a pretty rowdy group today. [Laughter] And if you weren't rowdy before…”

“Massachusetts June 30, 1997 Thank you. This is a pretty rowdy group today. [Laughter] And if you weren't rowdy before Senator Kennedy talked, you must be now. [Laughter] Let me say to the mayor, to Senator Kerry, Senator Kennedy, to all the Members of the Congress that I have been with today, the State officials, Steve Grossman, Alan Solomont, Governor Mike Dukakis and Kitty, who are here, and all of you--Joan Menard--I've probably forgotten somebody behind me; I'm testing my memory, which is deteriorating rapidly here. [Laughter] I'm delighted to be back in Boston, and I'm glad to have the chance to say again, thank you for being the number one State in America in the support for Bill Clinton and Al Gore in 1996. I'm very grateful to you all. Thank you. Thank you for being here for us in 1995, when everyone said that the days of our administration were numbered, the Democratic Party was on the downhill. You know all that stuff they said. You were right, and they were wrong, and I thank you for that. But most importantly, I thank you because you have helped us to prove that it's good for America to give opportunity to everybody who's responsible enough to work for it. You've helped us to prove that it's good for America to think about the future. You've helped us to prove that it's good for America to give everybody a chance, without regard to race or gender or any other thing that divides us, if we are united by our shared values and our willingness to be good citizens.…”