Bill Clinton: “Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan October 21, 1996 Thank you. Thank you very much. When Al Checchi…”

“Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan October 21, 1996 Thank you. Thank you very much. When Al Checchi started telling that story about Herb Kelleher, who is a mutual friend of ours, meeting the head of Wild Turkey whiskey company, I couldn't tell whether he was comparing Ed McNamara to God, to whiskey, or to a wild turkey. [Laughter] But I have--I will pay for that at a later point. [Laughter] Ladies and gentlemen, many people have been thanked today, but I want to say a special word of thanks to the Members of Congress who have personally lobbied me in behalf of this project and, in particular, your friend Senator Carl Levin, Congressman John Dingell, who has a way of being insistent himself--[laughter]--Congressman John Conyers and Congressman David Bonior, who are here, and one who is not here, Congresswoman Lynn Rivers. I thank them very much for the work they did personally with me in Washington. I want to thank Alfred Checchi for the brilliant job he has done in turning Northwest Airlines around, along with John Dasburg and others, and the work they did to make this possible. It's a real tribute to the ability of American enterprise to compete in the areas that will dominate the 21st century.…”