For Immediate Release
Office of the Vice President
November 4, 2004
Remarks by the Vice President Introducing the President for His Acceptance Speech
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.c.
November 3, 2004
3:00 P.M. EST
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) It's an honor for
me to be here, along with Lynne and our whole family, on this very
special afternoon. This was an historic election ?- and once again, I
have delivered the state of Wyoming for the Bush-Cheney ticket.
(Laughter and applause.)
This campaign has been a tremendously uplifting experience. We
have carried the President's message of hope and optimism across this
continent ?- even to the Aloha State. (Applause.) We have worked hard
and gained many new friends, and the result is now clear: A record
voter turnout, and a broad, nationwide victory. (Applause.)
We are deeply grateful to every person who joined in the effort.
Thanks to you, we have gained seats in the House of Representatives.
(Applause.) Thanks to you, I will be presiding over a larger
Republican majority in the United States Senate. (Applause.) Thanks
to you, President George W. Bush won the greatest number of popular
votes of any presidential candidate in history. (Applause.)
This has been a consequential presidency -? which has revitalized
our economy and reasserted a confident American role in the world. Yet
in the election of 2004, we did more than campaign on a record.
President Bush ran forthrightly on a clear agenda for this nation's
future, and the nation responded by giving him a mandate. Now --
(Applause.) Now we move forward to serve and to guard the country we
love.
It has been my special privilege to serve as Vice President
alongside this exceptional American. He's a man of deep conviction,
and personal kindness. His leadership is wise, and firm, and
fearless. Those are qualities that Americans like in a President -?
and those are the qualities we will need for the next four years. If
ever a man met his moment as leader of this country, that man is George
W. Bush. (Applause.)
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the President of the United
States.
END 3:06 P.M. EST
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