General Wes Clark introduces Senator Hillary Clinton at Reno Rally

January 18, 2008
transcript by Reg NYC

One of the most important states in America.

(cheering)

Tomorrow, you're caucusing.

(cheering)

Your vote in that caucus, your voice, is going to be heard around the world, as you pick the next Commander in Chief for the Armed Forces and the next President of the United States.

(cheering and applause)

I'm Wes Clark. I'm a retired Army General.

(cheering)

And I'm a proud Democrat.

General Wes Clark and Hillary Clinton Rally in Elko, NV!

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., applauds as she is introduced by retired Gen. Wesley Clark during a campaign event in Elko, Nev., Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.

General Wesley Clark in Douglas County, Nevada

January 27, 2007
Transcription by Melange

Introduction (joined in progress): General Wesley Clark who was born in Chicago and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He distinguished himself early as an athlete and as a scholar, graduating first in his class from West Point. After that he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. During 34 years of service in the United States Army, Wesley Clark rose to the rank of 4-star general as NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. It’s really impressive, isn’t it? In his final military command, General Clark commanded Operation Allied Force, NATO’s first major combat action, which saved 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing in Kosovo without the loss of a single American life and he’s responsible for peace-keeping in Bosnia.

After his retirement in 2000, he became an investment banker, author, commentator and businessman. In September 2003, he answered the call to stand as a Democratic candidate for the President of the United States where his campaign won the state of Oklahoma and launched him to national prominence before he returned to the private sector in February of 2004. He’s the author of the best-selling book Waging Modern War and more recently, Winning Modern War: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire. In the fall of 2006, General Clark was brought on as a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Affairs. He currently serves in leadership roles within a number of non-profit public service organizations – way too many to enumerate, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, um the Center for American Progress and the National Endowment for Democracy.

General Clark’s awards and honors are far too many to list, but they include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Service awards from the US Army, the State Department and the Defense Department, the Silver star, the Bronze star, the Purple Heart and honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments. We’re proud to have General Wesley Clark with us here tonight, a potential presidential candidate and you’re about to hear from him. Please join me in a warm welcome for General Clark.