克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲

1、克林顿在总统图书馆发表致谢演讲President Clintons Remarks at Library Dedication11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, 2004PRESIIDENNT CCl

2、inntonn: (Appplaausee) WWelll, lladiies andd geentllemeen, if my belloveed mmothher werre hheree, sshe wouuld remmindd mee thhat raiin iis lliquuid sunnshiine andd thhat I sshouuldnnt commplaain aboout thiis bbecaausee thhe ggrouund proobabbly neeeds it andd soomebbodyy iss beeneffitiing froom iit.

3、Mr. Prresiidennt aand Mrss. BBushh, PPressideent andd Mrrs. Carrterr, PPressideent andd Mrrs. Bussh, memmberrs oof tthe Eissenhhoweer, Nixxon, Joohnsson, Keenneedy andd Caarteer ffamiiliees; to thee vaast nummberr off meembeers of Conngreess andd foormeer mmembberss off Coongrresss heere - I ddont k

4、knoww whheree thhey aree beecauuse youuree alll iin pponcchoss - (ccheeers) - buut ttherre ttheyy arre; theeres aa huuge grooup froom CConggresss, andd thhe ppressideent sennt ffourr pllanees ddownn annd II thhankk hiim ffor thaat; to alll thhe gguessts froom ootheer ccounntriies; annd mmy ffelllow

5、Ameericcanss - weelcoome to my raiiny libbrarry ddediicattionn. (Laugghteer) Thaank youu Skkip Ruttherrforrd aand alll thhosee onn myy sttafff annd tthe volluntteerrs ffromm Arrkannsass annd aacrooss Ameericca wwho worrk sso hhardd too maake thiis eevennt jjustt peerfeect - ( hhe llaugghs) - annd ee

6、xceept forr onne tthinng, it is. I tthannk tthe preevioous speeakeers andd thhosee whho hhavee suung andd ennterrtaiinedd. Mr. PPressideent, I cannt thaank youu ennouggh ffor youur ggeneerouus wwordds aand forr coominng tto tthe opeeninng aat aall. I meaan, aftter alll, yyou jusst ddelaayedd yoour o

7、wnn liibraary opeeninng bby ffourr yeearss. (Lauughtter.) II coongrratuulatte yyou on youur eelecctioon, andd I wissh yyou Goddspeeed, esspecciallly in a nnew andd moore hoppefuul ttimee foor ppeacce iin tthe Midddlee Eaast. I rremeembeer tthe firrst timme II evver heaard Geoorgee W. Buush givve aa

8、sppeecch iin IIowaa, aand I ccallled a ffrieend of minne aand I ssaidd: My Godd, tthatt guuy ccan beaat uus. He is a ggoodd poolitticiian. HHe hhas beeen vveryy kiind andd geenerrouss too myy faamilly, andd I thaank himm foor tthatt. Todday were alll reed, whiite andd bllue. I tthannk fformmer Prees

9、iddentt Buush andd Mrrs. Bussh ffor commingg annd ffor theeir serrvicce tto oour nattionn. PPressideent Bussh, I lloveed aall thaat sstufff yyou saiid. Butt I wannt tto tthannk yyou forr soometthinng sseriioussly. Inn 19989, affterr I hadd beeen govvernnor forr a lonng ttimee, yyou werre tthe preesi

10、ddentt whho ffinaallyy caalleed uus ttogeetheer aand askked us to devveloop nnatiionaal eeduccatiion goaals forr Ammeriica so thaat aall ourr chhilddrenn coouldd geet aa goood eduucattionn. IIt wwas thee beeginnninng oof aa seerioous refformm effforrt, whiich I ttrieed tto ccarrry tthrooughh annd ww

11、hicch II knnow Preesiddentt Buush hass trriedd too puush. Soo thhankk yoou ffor doiing thaat aand forr giivinng mme tthe oppporttuniity to worrk wwithh yoou. Thaank youu Prresiidennt aand Mrss. CCartter forr alll yyou didd inn thhe WWhitte HHousse aand alll yoouvve ddonee inn thhe yyearrs ssincce tt

12、o mmakee thhe wworlld mmoree juust andd peeaceefull. JJohnn Quuinccy AAdamms ooncee saaid, TTherre iis nnothhingg inn liife so patthettic as a fformmer preesiddentt. Welll, he turrnedd ouut tto bbe wwronng bbecaausee off hiis oown serrvicce, andd Prresiidennt CCartter hass prroveed tthatt noothiing

13、couuld be furrtheer ffromm thhe ttrutth. (Appllausse) He jusst ttoldd yoou wwe mmet 30 yeaars agoo whhen he wass trryinng tto hhelpp mee. HHe ddidnnt telll yyou thaat, lesss tthann a yeaar llateer aand lesss tthann a mille ffromm heere, Jiimmyy Caarteer aaskeed HHilllaryy annd mme tto jjoinn inn hii

14、s ccamppaiggn ffor thee prresiidenncy. Wee diid, andd ass yoou ccan seee frrom thiis dday, itt waas tthe begginnningg off quuitee a ridde. I rreceentlly sspokke wwithh Prresiidennt FFordd, wwho, att 911, iis uunabble to comme aand - witth hhis exttraoordiinarry wwifee, BBettty. Butt thhey stiill are

15、e sttronng. Yessterrdayy I recceivved a wwondderfful lettterr frrom Nanncy Reaagann, wwho remmainns iin oour thooughhts andd prrayeers. I thaank thee Foordss annd NNanccy aand thee laate Preesiddentt Reeagaan ffor theeir serrvicce tto oour couuntrry. I wwantt too thhankk alll tthe vasst nnumbberss o

16、ff Coongrresss annd fformmer memmberrs wwho aree heere whoo seerveed wwithh mee. II cooulddntt haave donne mmostt off thhe ggoodd thhinggs wwe ddid witthouut em, annd ttheyyree noot rrespponssiblle ffor anyy off thhe mmisttakees II maade. I ccant ssee thrrouggh aall thee ummbreellaas aand alll thhe

17、pponcchoss orr whhateeverr yoou ccalll thhosee pllasttic thiingss thhat makke yyou alll loook so beaautiifull - (llaugghteer) - butt Im pprettty surre SSenaatorr Keerryys outt thheree. AAnd if he is, I wannt tto tthannk hhim andd Im ggladd hees bacck oon tthe jobb. (Appllausse) I wwantt too thhankk

18、thhe ppeopple of my belloveed hhomee sttatee foor yyourr suuppoort, foor yyourr loove, yoour friienddshiip, thee trrustt, tthe saccrifficees yyou so willlinnglyy maade wheen wwe wworkked toggethher herre aand wheen yyou carrrieed mme tto tthe Whiite Houuse. I tthannk tthe friiendds oof aa liifettime

19、e whho aalsoo maade inddisppenssablle cconttribbutiionss. IIvee saaid a llot of timmes I mmay be thee onnly guyy thhat eveer ggot eleecteed ppressideent beccausse oof hhis perrsonnal friiendds. I tthannk mmy ppasttor, Reex HHornne, andd alll tthe othher minnistterss heere whoo haave tauughtt mee, pp

20、rayyed witth mme, andd coounsseleed mme ooverr thhe yyearrs. I tthannk GGod forr myy faamilly aand Hilllarryss faamilly. A llot of theem aare herre ttodaay, andd I thaank youu foor mmakiing thiis wwholle llongg trrip. Likke II saaid, I do wissh mmy mmothher werre hheree. SShe wouuld havve eenjooyedd

21、 seeeinng aall of youu, eevenn inn thhe rrainn, aand I pprommisee yoou - (he lauughss) - yyou wouuld havve eenjooyedd seeeinng hher. Mosst oof aall, I wannt tto tthannk HHilllaryy annd CChellseaa. NNow Hilllarryss a sennatoor aand shee haas aall thee poowerr inn ouur ffamiily, buut sshes pprovvingg

22、whhat I aalwaays saiid. Shee haas tthe besst ccombbinaatioon oof mmindd annd hhearrt, connvicctioon aand commpasssioon IIvee evver enccounnterred, thhouggh II muust sayy Chhelssea is givvingg heer mmothher a ggoodd ruun. Cheelseea, youur llifee annd oour lovve ffor youu gaave meaaninng tto oour pubb

23、licc seerviice. Thhey madde tthe preesiddenccy tthe seccondd-moost impporttantt joob II evver hadd. I llovee yoou bbothh soo muuch. Thhankk yoou. Andd leet mme llasttly thaank thee peeoplle wwho havve cconttribbuteed tto aand buiilt thiis llibrraryy: tthe Schhooll off Puubliic SServvicee annd tthe f

24、ouundaatioon, my staaff, myy foormeer sstafff, thee booardd, tthe arcchittectts, thee exxhibbit dessignnerss, tthe lanndsccapeers, thhe cconttracctorrs, thee 1,5000 peeoplle wwho putt thhis buiildiing up, thhe ccityy annd sstatte ooffiiciaals whoo suuppoorteed iit. I tthannk eespeeciaallyy thhe aarc

25、hhiteectss, JJim Pollsheek aand Riccharrd OOlcoott; Raalphh Apppleebauum ffor thee woondeerfuul eexhiibitts; andd myy loongttimee frriennd, Billl CClarrk, whoose commpanny bbuillt tthiss buuilddingg. I aalsoo waant to sayy thhat I tthannk tthosse oof yyou whoo arre cconttinuuingg too heelp in thee w

26、oork of thee liibraary andd thhe ffounndattionn. Thiis llibrraryy teellss thhe sstorry oof AAmerricaa att thhe eend of thee 200th cennturry, of a ddrammatiicallly diffferrentt tiime in thee waay wwe wworkked andd liivedd. WWe mmoveed oout of thee Coold Warr innto an agee off innterrdeppenddencce wwi

27、thh neew pposssibiilittiess annd nnew danngerrs. We movved outt off ann innforrmattionn - I meaan, an inddusttriaal eeconnomyy innto an infformmatiion-agee ecconoomy. Wee moovedd ouut oof aa peeriood wwhenn wee weere obssesssed witth ooverrcommingg thhe llegaacy of slaaverry aand disscriiminnatiion

28、agaainsst AAfriicann- AAmerricaans to a ppoinnt wwherre wwe wweree chhalllengged to deaal wwithh ann exxploosioon oof ddiveersiity, off peeoplle ffromm alll rracees aand ethhnicc grroupps aand relligiionss frrom arooundd thhe wworlld, andd wee haad tto cchannge thee roole of govvernnmennt tto ddeall

29、 wiith thaat. Thaat wwholle sstorry iis hheree, iin 880 mmilllionn doocummentts, 21 milllioon ee-maailss - twwo oof tthemm miine - (laaughhterr) - 22 miilliion phootoggrapphs, annd 880,0000 arttifaactss. IIn tthe inttereestss off oppennnesss annd ppubllic acccesss, wwe aare askkingg moore thaan 1100

30、,0000 off thhesee doocummentts tto bbe oopenned earrly befforee thhe llaw reqquirres. I tthannk tthosse wwho aree woorkiing on thee Cllintton Schhooll off Puubliic SServvicee, bbecaausee I wannt mmoree yooungg peeoplle tto ggo iintoo puubliic sservvicee. I tthannk tthosse wwho aree woorkiing in Harr

31、lemm annd hheree onn myy foounddatiion or whoo viisitt uss onn thhe IInteerneet, as Hilllarry ssaidd, aat cclinntonnfouundaatioon.oorg, whho hhelpp uss too prromoote relligiiouss annd rraciial recconcciliiatiion, too addvannce cittizeen sservvicee, tto pprommotee ecconoomicc emmpowwermmentt foor ppo

32、orr peeoplle iin ppoorr coommuunittiess, aand to conntinnue thee fiightt aggainnst AIDDS. In thrree yeaars in Afrricaa, tthe Carribbbeann, IIndiia aand Chiina, wee haave succceeededd inn cuuttiing thee prricee off thhe ttesttingg eqquippmennt aand genneriic ddruggs bby 770 pperccentt, aand we hoppe

33、bby 220066, aand exppectt, tto sservve ooverr 2 milllioon ppeopple witth mmediicinne wwho werre nnot getttinng iit oon tthe dayy I lefft ooffiice. Noww thhis libbrarry, of couursee, iis pprimmariily aboout my preesiddenccy. I wwantt too saay aa sppeciial worrd oof tthannks to Al Gorre aand to Tipppe

34、rr foor tthe inddisppenssablle cconttribbutiion thaat ttheyy maade. Annd II toold Al todday thaat tthiss liibraary wonn ann innterrnattionnal envviroonmeentaal aawarrd, eveen tthouugh its ggot a llot of glaass. Beecauuse of sollar pannelss annd aa loot oof ootheer iimprroveemennts, wee cuut tthe ene

35、ergyy ussagee heere by 34 perrcennt. So Al, thhankks ffor thee innspiirattionn, aand Imm sttilll trryinng tto mmeassuree upp too thhe cchalllennge youu seet ffor me so lonng aago. I bbeliievee thhe jjob of a ppressideent is to unddersstannd aand expplaiin tthe timme iin wwhicch hhe sservves, too see

36、t ffortth aa viisioon oof wwherre wwe nneedd too goo annd aa sttrattegyy off hoow tto gget theere, annd tthenn too puursuue iit wwithh alll hhis minnd aand heaart - benndinng oonlyy inn thhe ffacee off errrorr orr neew ccirccumsstanncess annd tthe criisess whhichh arre uunfooresseenn, aa prrobllem t

37、haat aaffeectss alll oof uus. Wheen II beecamme ppressideent thee woorldd waas aa neew aand verry ddifffereent plaace, ass I saiid. Andd I thooughht aabouut hhow we ougght to connfroont it. Ammeriica hass twwo ggreaat ddomiinannt sstraandss off poolitticaal tthouughtt; wwerre rreprreseenteed uup hhe

38、ree onn thhis staage: coonseervaatissm, whiich at itss veery besst ddrawws llinees tthatt shhoulld nnot be croosseed; andd prrogrresssiviism, whhichh att itts vveryy beest breeakss doown barrrieers thaat aare no lonngerr neeedeed oor sshouuld nevver havve bbeenn errectted in thee fiirstt pllacee. It

39、 seeemedd too mee thhat in 19992 wwe nneedded to do botth tto pprepparee Ammeriica forr thhe 221stt ceentuury - to be morre cconsservvatiive in thiingss liike eraasinng tthe defficiit aand payyingg doown thee deebt, annd pprevventtingg crrimee annd ppuniishiing criiminnalss, aand prootecctinng aand

40、suppporrtinng ffamiiliees, andd ennforrcinng tthinngs likke cchilld ssuppportt laaws, annd rrefoormiing thee miilittaryy too meeet thee neew cchalllenngess off thhe 221stt ceentuury. Annd wwe nneedded to be morre pproggresssivve iin ccreaatinng ggoodd joobs, reeduccingg pooverrty, inncreeasiing thee

41、 quualiity of pubblicc edducaatioon, opeeninng tthe dooors of colllegge tto aall, inncreeasiing acccesss too heealtth ccaree, iinveestiing morre iin sscieencee annd ttechhnollogyy, aand buiildiing neww allliaancees wwithh ouur fformmer advverssariies, annd wworkkingg foor ppeacce aacrooss thee woorl

42、dd annd ppeacce iin AAmerricaa, aacrooss alll thhe llinees tthatt diividde uus. Noww whhen I ppropposeed tto ddo bbothh, wwe ssaidd thhat alll off thhem werre cconssisttentt wiith thee grreatt Ammeriicann vaaluees oof ooppoortuunitty, ressponnsibbiliity andd coommuunitty. We labbeleed tthe appproaac

43、h Neew DDemoocraat. Itt thhen beccamee knnownn ass tthe Thiird Wayy. It wass - ass itt waas eembrraceed bby pproggresssivve pparttiess accrosss tthe worrld. Buut II liike thee sllogaan wwe hhad wayy baack in 19992, puuttiing peooplee fiirstt, beccausse iin tthe endd, II allwayys kkeptt sccoree byy a

44、 simmplee meeasuure: Weere orddinaary peooplee beetteer ooff wheen II sttoppped thaan wwhenn I staarteed? I ggreww upp inn thhe ppre-telleviisioon aage, inn a fammilyy off unneduucatted butt smmartt, hhardd-woorkiing, caarinng sstorryteelleers. Thhey tauughtt mee thhat eveeryoone hass a stoory. Annd

45、 tthatt maade pollitiics inttensselyy peersoonall too mee. IIt wwas aboout givvingg peeoplle bbettter stooriees. Thaatss whhy II asskedd thhosee siix ppeopple to tallk hheree toodayy. WWhenn I thiink of thee Faamilly LLeavve LLaw, I thiink of thaat ggoodd maan wwho brooughht hhis dyiing dauughtter t

46、o seee mee inn thhe WWhitte HHousse oon aa Suundaay mmornningg, aand whoo grrabbbed me as I wwalkked awaay aand saiid, Thhe ttimee I gott too taake offf frrom worrk wwas thee moost impporttantt tiime in my liffe. I tthinnk oof ppeopple likke tthatt fiine womman whoo woorkeed hhersselff ouut oof wwel

47、ffaree annd nnow runns hher ownn buusinnesss. II reememmberr thhe ffirsst wwomaan II evver tallkedd too whho wwentt frrom wellfarre tto wworkk. II saaid, WWhatts thee beest thiing aboout it? SShe saiid, Whhen my boyy gooes to schhooll annd ttheyy saay, Whhat doees yyourr maama do forr a livvingg, he

48、 cann giive an ansswerr. Thoose aree thhe tthinngs thaat mmakee poolitticss reeal to me, att hoome andd arrounnd tthe worrld. Thee reecorrd iis aall in theere - whaat wwe ddid at homme, whaat wwe ddid abrroadd. II thhankk Boono forr siingiing aboout Norrtheern Ireelannd aand Preesiddentt Buush forr

49、meentiioniing thee Baalkaans. Thheree weere manny ootheer pplacces we triied to hellp. Butt thhe rrecoord is theere. Evven wheere we felll sshorrt, we pusshedd foorwaard. Annd wwhatt I wannt tto ssay is, iff yoou tthinnk oof tthe bigggesst ddisaappoointtmennt aarouund thee woorldd too mee, II trried

50、d soo haard forr peeacee inn thhe MMidddle Easst. I tthannk SShimmon Perres andd thhe cchilldreen oof YYitzzhakk Raabinn annd EEhudd Baarakk foor bbeinng hheree toodayy, aand thee cuurreent forreiggn mminiisteer oof IIsraael forr beeingg heere todday. I didd alll II coouldd. Butt whhen we hadd seeve

51、nn yeearss off prrogrresss toowarrd ppeacce, theere wass onne wwholle yyearr whhen, foor tthe firrst timme iin tthe hisstorry oof tthe staate of Isrraell, nnot onee peersoon ddiedd off a terrrorristt atttacck, wheen tthe Pallesttiniianss beegann too beelieeve theey ccoulld hhavee a shaaredd fuuturre

52、. Andd soo, MMr. Preesiddentt, aagaiin, I ssay: I hoppe yyou gett too crrosss ovver intto tthe proomissed lannd oof MMidddle Easst ppeacce. We havve aa goood oppporttuniity, annd wwe aare alll prrayiing forr yoou. (Appllausse) Finnallly, lett mee saay tthiss. QQuitte aaparrt ffromm alll tthe dettail

53、ls, thee thhingg I wannt mmostt iss foor ppeopple whoo coome to thiis llibrraryy, wwhettherr thheyre Reppubllicaans or Demmocrratss, llibeeralls oor cconsservvatiivess, tto ssee thaat ppubllic serrvicce iis nnoblle aand impporttantt, tthatt thhe cchoiicess annd ddeciisioons leaaderrs mmakee afffecct

54、 tthe livves of milllioons of Ameericcanss annd ppeopple alll accrosss tthe worrld. I wwantt yooungg peeoplle tto wwantt too seee nnot onlly wwhatt I didd wiith my liffe, butt too seee wwhatt thhey couuld do witth ttheiir llivees. Beccausse tthiss iss moostlly tthe stoory of whaat wwe, thee peeoplle

55、, cann doo whhen we worrk ttogeetheer. Yess, tthiss liibraary is thee syymbool oof aa brridgge, a bbriddge to thee 211st cennturry. Its bbeenn caalleed oone of thee grreatt acchieevemmentts oof tthe neww agge, andd a Briitissh mmagaazinne ssaidd itt loookeed llikee a glooriffiedd hoousee trrailler. Annd II thhougght, weell, thhats aabouut mme, youu knnow? Im aa liittlle rred andd a litttlee bllue. (Laugghteer) Whaat iit iis tto mme iis tthe symmboll off noot oonlyy whhat I ttrieed tto ddo bbut whaat II waant to do witth tthe resst oof mmy llifee - buuilddingg brridgges