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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 23, 1966

The American Red Cross has earned the respect, affection and gratitude of the American people.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 20, 1965

Further, the American people are entitled to a dollar's worth of defense for every dollar spent.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· May 31, 1965

The American people want their government to be not only strong but compassionate.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 8, 1964

The issue of this campaign is whether the American people are going to continue to move forward or whether they are going to stand still.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 8, 1964

We are going to have a government of all the people, and your President is going to protect the constitutional rights of every American.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 27, 1964

The American people are going to win one of their finest victories this November.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Nov 5, 1960

I am confident that on Tuesday, November 8, the American people will not take the old, tired, wornout road, but instead will turn and decide to move forward into the wind, and demonstrate what this country can really do.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 24, 1960

Only the President of the United States can place before the American people the unfinished business of our society.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 24, 1960

I think it is time to trust the American people - to face up to the facts - and to decide what we must do.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 24, 1960

There are no facts here the Russians do not know - but there are facts here the American people deserve to know.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 23, 1960

Mr. Nixon has sown the seeds of negation. Time after time, he has said 'No' to the American people.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 23, 1960

I think the American people will well be able to judge which candidate has been guilty of distortions in this campaign.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 23, 1960

I still find it impossible to understand why Mr. Nixon wants to limit the debate to one subject where there are so many important problems facing the American people.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jan 24, 1956

I would like to see the intent on the part of the American people, after their attention is drawn to this thing, to cut it down somewhat each year

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jul 14, 1955

This legislation will do much to vouchsafe to the American people and the free world the gains which will accrue from continuation of the enlightened trade policy provided for in H.R. 1.

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