DENVER, Colo. -- One of the highlights following the roll call was the speech by former President Bill Clinton.

Despite earlier worries about the former commander in chief giving a less than ringing endorsement of Barack Obama, it turned out to be just the opposite. Clinton gave a stirring endorsement of the first ever African American nominated to be president. He said that his critics 16 years ago said he was too young and he proved them wrong. He says Obama can do the same.

"He a remarkable ability to inspire people, to raise our hopes and rally us to high purpose. He has the intelligence and curiosity every American president needs. His policies on the economy, taxes, on healthcare, on energy, are far superior to the Republican alternatives. He has shown a clear grasp of foreign policy and national security challenges," Clinton said.

Bill Clinton, elected in 1992, was the nation’s 42nd president and served until January 2001.

Senator Barack Obama will officially accept the Democratic nomination as president Thursday night in front of 75,000 supporters at Denver’s Invesco Field.