Bill Clinton: “Thank you. Thank you so very much. My good friend Congressman Jefferson--I want to say more about him in a minute--and…”

“Thank you. Thank you so very much. My good friend Congressman Jefferson--I want to say more about him in a minute--and to his wonderful wife, Dr. Andrea Jefferson. Senator Landrieu, thank you for your friendship and support. Mayor Morial, you were very kind to talk about the role that we play in helping to lower the crime rate in New Orleans, but it never could have happened if we hadn't had a visionary mayor down here who made the most of the policies that were there. Colonel Davis, thank you for taking on the challenge of educating the children of this parish. To Gail Glapion, thank you very much for what you said. And Scott Shea, thank you. And Brenda Mitchell, the leader of our teachers, and especially to our principal, Charlotte Matthew, thank you for leading this school and for making me feel so welcome here. And I want to say a special word of thanks to all the people of Louisiana. As Congressman Jefferson said, in 1992 and 1996 you gave your electoral votes to Bill Clinton and Al Gore, and we are profoundly grateful, and we've tried to be worthy of them. I also want to thank the McDonogh High School Band. I want to thank them for being here. The rest of you are hot; they're in those band uniforms. I used to be in one, and I know how hot they are. And I want to thank them for being here. One other thing I'd like to say about this school, I want to compliment this school on your school uniforms. I like them, and I'm glad so many schools in this parish have them.…”