Former White House foes Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have stood united in Unity to bury their differences in public and urge Democrats of every faction to take back America.
The senators paid each other fulsome tribute at their first joint rally, in speeches that were heavy on the need for reconciliation and laced with humorous asides about their bruising fight for the Democratic nomination.
Barack Obama said he is proud to call Hillary Clinton a friend and he added that he knows how much the Democratic Party and the US need both Bill and Hillary Clinton in the months and years to come.
While former president Bill Clinton has given only tepid backing to Obama, his wife upbraided any of her disaffected supporters who may be considering a vote for Republican John McCain in November's election.
Senator Clinton drew laughs for remarking, with considerable understatement, that her bitter five-month primary fight with Obama had generated spirited dialogue.
However, the New York senator said that from pulling out of the Iraq war to guaranteeing universal healthcare, the choice could not be starker.
In a gesture of reconciliation, Senator Obama gave Hillary Clinton a personal check for the legal maximum of $2,300 to help his defeated rival pay off her campaign debt of $22.5m.
The Obama campaign meanwhile announced that it was adding Neera Tanden, Clinton's former campaign policy director, to serve as his domestic policy director.
Meanwhile, Republican Senator John McCain, tried to gatecrash the party by announcing a new group called New Hampshire Democrats for McCain, led by two state party luminaries who say Barack Obama is too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief.
