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“I want to extend my sincere congratulations on your victory and thank you for your kind words about Bozo. I feel it’s an honor to have been so recognized. . . . You can count on me, the original Bozo, to continue bringing laughter to all America and the world, as I have done for 43 years . . . and remember what your ol’ pal Bozo always says: ‘Just keep laughin.’ ”

--Larry Harmon, creator of Bozo the Clown, in a telegram to President-elect Bill Clinton.