(Andrew Gombart / European Pressphoto Agency)

It has been nearly a year since Hillary Clinton formally launched her second White House bid from an island with sweeping views of the New York skyline.

But as Clinton prepares to accept the mantle of presumptive nominee Tuesday with a similar backdrop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, her campaign staffers are looking at another speech eight years ago to the day as they try to put a sometimes-bitter Democratic primary race behind them.

“When I started this race, I intended to win back the White House and make sure we have a president who puts our country back on the path to peace, prosperity and progress. And that's exactly what we're going to do, by ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the Oval Office on January 20, 2009,” Clinton said on June 7, 2008, days after the final votes were cast in the race.