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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

I don't run for the office of the Presidency promising that if you elect me life will be easier.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

In many ways, this is the most important election since the election of Lincoln 100 years ago.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

We are running in this campaign train not only toward the city of Los Angeles, but we are running this campaign train all the way to Washington.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 7, 1960

I can assure you that if we are successful in January of 1961, that we are going to move ahead in this country

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 7, 1960

I don't run for the office of the Presidency promising you that if I am elected that life will be easy and the problems all solved

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 7, 1960

I want to make it clear that if we are successful in this election, we are going to reverse the policy of no new starts, and move ahead to make sure that those who follow in our trail have the same advantages that we have.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Oct 16, 1956

I hope sincerely that you advance your Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Anderson, to the Governor's chair.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Aug 14, 1952

We have an honorable man and a progressive man as the candidate for the election by the Democrats.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Aug 6, 1952

Everybody is talking about the November election these days, but it seems to me they are putting the cart before the horse.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 6, 1949

The General Assembly adopted a resolution on November 14, 1947, calling for an election, under the observation of a United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea.

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Franklin Roosevelt
@franklinroosevelt· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 1942

I accept as a fact that I can count on full cooperation and unity between the conduct of the affairs of New York State and those of the national Government if you are elected.

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Rutherford Hayes
@rutherfordhayes· Republican · OH· May 28, 1879

The framers of the Constitution regarded the election of members of Congress in every State and in every district as in a very important sense justly a matter of political interest and concern to the whole country.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Dec 5, 1858

A wiser and better spirit seemed to prevail before the first Monday of January last, when an election was held under the constitution.

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