“He said he’d heard this was the best cup of coffee in Iowa,” she said.

Clinton was on his way to Mount Vernon where he spoke for nearly 45 minutes to about 600 people on the lawn at Cornell College about early voting and the importance of electing his wife, Democrat Hillary Clinton. Much of his remarks were about youth, aging and the future.

“Having lost it, I can tell you youth matters,” the 70-year-old Clinton joked.

He encouraged the students, many of whom weren’t born when he first ran for president in 1992, to take care of themselves because advances in science and medicine may make it possible for them to live healthy lives beyond 100.

He also talked about Bob Dylan, who received the Nobel award for literature earlier in the day, citing the folk singer’s song “Forever Young” as a guide to their future as well as the country’s.

“You don’t get old if your memories don’t outweigh your dreams,” he said.

America has always been a “tomorrow country,” Clinton said as he encouraged the students not to give up on their nation.

“You should be happy about the future. You should make it. You own it. It’s yours,” Clinton said.

More than 275 people cast ballots at the Cornell satellite voting site Thursday, according to the Linn County Auditor’s Office.

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