Bill Clinton: “in Newark, New Jersey March 3, 1999 Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful welcome, and I want to congratulate everyone…”

“in Newark, New Jersey March 3, 1999 Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful welcome, and I want to congratulate everyone who had anything to do with building this magnificent Performing Arts Center. It's a fabulous place. I would like to thank the people whose presence brightened our night tonight. I thank Cissy Houston and my friend Kevin Spacey. I thank Gloria Gaynor. I was--when she was singing her songs, we were all back there singing offstage. And they said, now--they made me stand way back so no one could possibly take an embarrassing picture of me pretending that I was young again, and off key. And I was trying to decide whether I was--it was more appropriate for me to sing ``I Will Survive,'' or --[laughter]--actually, I sort of like ``I'm Never Going To Say Good-bye'' better. [Laughter] I say that because the people of New Jersey have been wonderful to me, and I am profoundly grateful. I remember so well my first big political event here--Bob Janiszewski had me there--and thank you, Bob, and all the people from that magnificent county Democratic organization. And I had lost my voice that night, and they stuck with me anyway, which I really appreciate. I'd like to thank Congressman Payne, Congressman Pallone, Congressman Holt, and Congressman Rothman for flying up on Air Force One with me tonight and for doing New Jersey proud every day in the United States Congress.…”