    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [August 29, 1993]
    [Pages 1402-1403]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks Prior to Departure From Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
    August 29, 1993

        The President. Can you hear me? Good. Well, first of all, let me
    thank you all for coming. I'm astonished by this crowd, but it is what
    we have seen all week. I can't thank you enough on behalf of all of us
    for the wonderful hospitality we've had here. My family never needed a
    vacation more, and it's hard to imagine how this one could have been
    better. We are going home immensely grateful to all the people who have
    been here, for your hospitality, your warmth, your understanding of the
    problems we caused on occasion and very much refreshed, renewed, and
    ready to go back to work for the American people.
        We have a lot of work to do. We're going to take up the health care
    issue, which I think is the most important thing out there facing our
    country right now and any number of other

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    things that you will read about in the days ahead.
        I don't want to give a political talk tonight. I just want to tell
    you that, at a very personal level, this was a wonderful 10 days for us,
    and we are grateful to all of you. This has been a great time. This is a
    great family place. I wish everyone in America could see it, but at
    times I thought everyone in America was here already. [Laughter]
        I'd like to ask Hillary to come up and say a word on behalf of our
    family, and I want to thank you again. And we want to get out here and
    shake a few hands before we leave, but I want Hillary to say a word or
    two.

    [At this point, Hillary Clinton expressed her thanks.]

        The President. Thank you very much. Bless you. I hope we'll see you
    again. Thank you so much.

    Note: The President spoke at 9:36 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Airport.