1.   And the president credited Gore with helping him to guide economic prosperity that has flourished under his administration.

2.   But the president credited Brennan for inspiring him and his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who also attended the service, into studying the law.

3.   The president credited cooperation by federal, state and local officials with putting aside partisanship to deal with the disaster.

4.   The two presidents credited NAFTA for spurring non-economic benefits such as focusing new attention on worker rights and labor conditions in both countries.

5.   From Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, presidents have credited their mothers for the support that laid the foundation of their rise to the White House.

6.   The former president credited Haitian President Emile Jonassaint for showing the courage and power to force peace on the military regime.

7.   The president credited Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself a decorated Vietnam veteran, with persuading Congress to award the highest medal to Freeman.

8.   The president credited Woolsey with transforming U.S. intelligence in the aftermath of the Cold War.