US Presidency
1993

please stand tip; and an early supporter of my campaign, Congressman Bob Clement from Tennessee, known to many of you; and a young man who's going to be coming back to the people of Tennessee and asking them to give him a promotion next year, Congressman Jim Cooper from Tennessee, and a good friend. Please welcome him. You know, in the last 10 months, I've been called a lot of things, but nobody's called me a bishop yet. When I was about 9 years old, my beloved and now departed grandmother, who was a very wise woman, looked at me and she said, You know, I believe you could be a preacher if you were just a little better boy. Proverbs says, A happy heart doeth good like medicine, but a broken spirit dryeth the bone. This is a happy place, and I am happy to be here. I thank you for your spirit. By the grace of God and your help, last year I was elected President of this great country.