    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [September 19, 1996]
    [Page 1625]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks in Woodland, Washington
    September 19, 1996

        Hello. Thank you. It's a lot drier than it was the last time I was
    here, on Valentine's Day. I'm glad to see you all. And I am so thankful
    that you're out here. I don't know if you can hear, but the Vice
    President and I are glad to be here, and we're glad to be here with Gary
    Locke and Mona Lee Locke, and I hope--[applause].
        Thank you so much for coming out. Where's Brian Baird? Is he here?
    Democratic nominee for Congress, Brian Baird.
        Folks, when I was here after the flood, I was so impressed with all
    of you--is this better? Is it better? [Applause]
        When I was here after the flood, I was so impressed with all of you
    I talked about it for months and months and months. And I wrote a book
    to prepare for the campaign to tell the American people what I wanted to
    do in 4 more years and where I wanted our country to go. And I have a
    couple of mentions in that book of the day I spent here with you, the
    people I met, and the impression you made on me. So I came back here to
    thank you for what you did in demonstrating the best of America.
        I want to introduce the Vice President. He wants to say a word or
    two. And we want to get out and shake hands, but in 6 weeks and 5 days
    we're going to elect the last President of the 20th century, the first
    President of the 21st century. We have worked hard to put this country
    on the right track. We are better off than we were 4 years ago, but
    we've got a lot left to do. Will you help us build that bridge to the
    21st century? [Applause]
        We need you. Thank you. God bless you. We're glad to be here. Say
    hello to Vice President Gore.

    Note: The President spoke at 7:03 p.m. at Horseshoe Park. In his
    remarks, he referred to Gary Locke, Washington gubernatorial candidate,
    and his wife, Mona Lee Locke; and Brian Baird, candidate for
    Washington's Third Congressional District. A tape was not available for
    verification of the content of these remarks.