USA - Presidential campaign launched

(30 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:26:23 GS: 10:29:10 US President Bill Clinton's triumphant launch of the Presidential campaign at the Democratic convention in Chicago. Vice President Al Gore accepted his nomination for a second term on Thursday (29/8) and thanked the Democratic delegates and the host city of Chicago. Also addressing the Democratic National Convention Thursday was Kweisi Mfume, former Democratic Congressman and the newly elected leader of the NAACP. SHOWS: CHICAGO, USA, 29/8 Open shot podium WS united centre SOT Kweisi Mfume, President of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (naacp): "The very young, the very old, the poor and the disabled cannot be ignored, we must make room for them at the table, because in the end we will still be measured by how we treat the least of these and how we treat each other." CU sign with democratic party WS of convention centre SOT Edward Kennedy, Democratic Senator from Massachussetts: "We are proud of who we are, proud of where we stand and proud of who leads us. The extremists and the intolerant are not welcome here." WS of convention hall CA Mohammed Ali SOT Vice President Al Gore: "Thank you very much. With humility and gratitude for the confidence you have invested in me, I accept the nomination for Vice President CU convention hall CA wife Tipper Gore and family Clinton waves WS convention hall SOT Bill Clinton: "Mr chairman, mr vice president, my fellow democrats and my fellow americans thankyou for your nomination. i don't know if i can find an easy way to say this, but i accept." ws delegates applause cu hillary and chelsea SOT Clinton: "Here's the main idea: i love and revere the proud history of america. but i want us to build a bridge into the future and not the past. let us help parents, fight crime and poverty, protect the environment for generations to come." ca of gore and tipper SOT Clinton "there are times when only America can make the difference between war and peace, freedom and repression, between life and death" VS of balloon drop. Ends 4.30 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...