Read her speech in full below:

“Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Thank you. I’m just going to quit while I’m ahead! Oh, my goodness, goodness, goodness. This is very exciting. I thought the biggest, most exciting night I had ever had, I’m talking to [producer] Lorne Michaels now, was the night that he gave me an honour. But boy, you topped yourself tonight, Lorne.

[White pauses to let Alec Baldwin kiss her hand]. You think I’m going to miss a chance when I get it?

Somebody said something the other day about ‘First Lady of Television.’ And I took it as a big compliment. And then I heard her talking to her daughter a little later, she said, ‘First lady, yes, she’s that old, she was the first one, way, way back.’ But little did I dream then that I would be here. It’s incredible that I’m still in this business, that I’m still – and you are still putting up with me.

No, I’m thanking you. It’s incredible that you can stay in a career this long and still have people put up with you. I wish they did that at home. I want to thank Lorne Michaels for doing not only this tonight, but all the wonderful things he’s done with me – no, for me. And all I can say is, it’s such a blessed business to be in, and how lucky can I be, and how much I say, thank you to each and every one of you. Thank you so much.”

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