Bill Clinton: “Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, you know, I really appreciate that lesson in history from the Vice President.…”

“Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, you know, I really appreciate that lesson in history from the Vice President. [Laughter] I'll tell you one thing--you remember what John Nance Garner said about the Vice Presidency; he said it wasn't worth a warm--what--kettle of spit, or something like that. [Laughter] That's before Al Gore got ahold of it. Nobody will ever say that again--ever, ever, ever say that again. And just for your information, George Clinton of New York, doubtless a relative of mine--[laughter]--the only man in America ever to be the Governor of a State in excess of 20 years--he served for 21 years as Governor of New York. He served 4 years and then laid out and served 17 years, until he became Vice President. And that's a pretty good record. [Laughter] It just sort of runs in the family, you know. [Laughter] I want to tell you all--first to the White House staff and to all the appointees who are here; to the members of the Clinton/Gore campaign, from our wonderful campaign manager, Peter Knight, on down; and to the members of--the people who work for our Democratic Party campaign. I want to say a special word of thanks to Don Fowler and Chris Dodd; they did a wonderful job, all the people at the party. To our terrific Cabinet over here on the left--you know, they've labored for 4 years to uphold the dignity of our Government, and they sort of changed their image today.…”