[cheers and applause] >> chairman brown, mayor dinkins, our great host. my fellow delegates and my fellow americans, i am so proud of al gore. he said he came here tonight because he always wanted to do the warm-up for elvis. well, i ran for president this year for one reason and one reason only. i wanted to come back to this convention and finish that speech i started four years ago. [cheers and applause] well, last night is how a real nominating speech should be given. [cheers and applause] we also made it clear why we have to steer our ship of state on a new course. tonight i want to talk with you about my hope for the future, my faith in the american people, and my vision of the kind of country we can build together. i sa absolute -- i salute this man on the campaign trail, tom harkins. [cheers and applause] doug wilder. [cheers and applause] jerry brown. [cheers and applause] and paul tsongus. [cheers and appl

[applause] [chanting usa] governor richards, chairman brown, mayor dinkins, you have been a great hostlegates, and myellow fellow americans, i am so proud of al gore. he said he came here tonight because he always wanted to warm up for elvis. i ran for president this year for one reason -- i wanted to come back to this convention and finish up that speech i started four years ago. [applause] well, last night, mario taught us how a real nominating speech should be given. [applause] he also made it clear why we have to steer our sister stayed on a new course. tonight, i want to talk to you about my hope for the future, my faith in the american people, and my vision for the kind of country we can build together. i salute the good men who were by campaign companions on the campaign trail. tom harkins./ [applause] kerry. doug wilder. gary brown. [applause] and paul. [applause] 1 cents in the platform we built says it all -- one sentence says it all, the most important family policy, urban policy, minority policy, and policy of -- foreign policy american can have is and expanding entrepreneu