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克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲President Clintons Remarks at Library Dedication 　　11月18日，美国第12个总统图书馆——克林顿图书馆正式向公众开放，克林顿政府要员、前总统老布什和现任总统小布什、演艺明星等人前往捧场，出席总人数估计达到了3万人。 该图书馆名为威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿总统中心，座落在美国前总统克林顿的家乡美国中南部阿肯色州的小石城。 按照美国政府的传统，军乐团奏起《向总统致敬》，克林顿在老布什、小布什和前总统卡特的陪同下走上台。早些时候他们的夫人已经上台。由于下着大雨，每人都撑着一把伞。 November 18, 2004?? PRESIDENT Clinton: 　　(Applause) Well, ladies and gentlemen, if my beloved mother were here, she would remind me that rain is liquid sunshine and that I shouldnt complain about this because the ground probably needs it and somebody is benefiting from it. 　　Mr. President and Mrs. Bush, President and Mrs. Carter, President and Mrs. Bush, members of the Eisenhower, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy and Carter families; to the vast number of members of Congress and former members of Congress here -- I dont know where they are because youre all in ponchos -- (cheers) -- but there they are; theres a huge group from Congress, and the president sent four planes down and I thank him for that; to all the guests from other countries; and my fellow Americans -- welcome to my rainy library dedication. (Laughter) 　　Thank you Skip Rutherford and all those on my staff and the volunteers from Arkansas and across America who work so hard to make this event just perfect -- ( he laughs) -- and except for one thing, it is. 　　I thank the previous speakers and those who have sung and entertained. Mr. President, I cant thank you enough for your generous words and for coming to the opening at all. I mean, after all, you just delayed your own library opening by four years. (Laughter.) I congratulate you on your election, and I wish you Godspeed, especially in a new and more hopeful time for peace in the Middle East. 　　I remember the first time I ever heard George W. Bush give a speech in Iowa, and I called a friend of mine and I said: My God, that guy can beat us. He is a good politician. He has been very kind and generous to my family, and I thank him for that. 　　Today were all red, white and blue.