[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
[January 20, 1999]
[Page 72]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Remarks to an Overflow Crowd in Buffalo, New York
January 20, 1999

    Thank you. Wow! Good morning. Good afternoon. [Laughter] I want to 
say, first of all, how very grateful that Hillary and Al and Tipper and 
I are that you all came out to see us today to make us feel so welcome. 
I want to thank your mayor, your county 
executive, Mrs. Eve, and especially Congressman John LaFalce for being here with us. He is a great man.
    You know, we don't want to put you through the speeches and 
everything because you have the monitors here, and you're going to see 
them. But let me say that Buffalo has been wonderful to me and to 
Hillary, to Al and Tipper. We are so grateful. We remember when we came 
here together in 1992. And I'm always glad to come back, even in the 
snow. Yes, that's right. This guy says, ``This ain't nothing.'' 
[Laughter] And we had some buffalo wings in the holding room.
    And we just want you to know how much we appreciate you, how much we 
appreciate the support that you've given us in two elections, how 
grateful we are for the chance to serve, and how committed we are to the 
agenda that I outlined last night. Let me also--we want you to be 
committed to it, too.
    We want to get out here and shake a few hands, and we don't want to 
keep those other 20,000 people waiting. And you'll see the movie. And 
thank you very much. We're glad to be here.
    God bless you.

Note: The President spoke at noon in the Harbor Room at the Marine 
Midland Arena. In his remarks, he referred to Mayor Anthony M. Masiello 
of Buffalo; Erie County Executive Dennis T. Gorski; and Constance B. 
Eve, chairperson and founder, Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Inc. 
The transcript released by the Office of the Press Secretary also 
included the remarks of Vice President Al Gore.