Enduring and beloved institutions. The United States Postal Service. Entitiese few specifically mentioned by our founders in the constitution. The Postal Service delivers more than 470 million pieces of mail each day to every home and business across the United States. Lifelinees a critical to using critical medicine, supplies, and mail for every american, no matter where you live. Words. I will not mince the Postal Service is under attack. Newspapers from every corner of the country have seen the stories and pictures. Mail is being delayed by day and sometimes even weeks. Sorting equipment is being ripped out of postal facilities and thrown into dumpsters. Are being removed from street corners. Overtime is being denied for our postal carriers, who are some of our most essential workers during the coronavirus crisis. This didnt happen by accident. It was intentional. This happened because President Trump has been blocking critical funding for the Postal Services now four months. Hishe
President. General eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but four years later, he decided to accept the republican president ial nomination in chicago. The next president of the United States. [applause] general eisenhower mr. Chairman, my fellow republicans [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. Eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome . For us both, this is our first entry into a Political Convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. Thank you very much. [applause] and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vicepresident . [cheers and applause] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but has a special talent, an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found and the strength and persistence to get rid of it. [cheers and applause] ladies and gent
To take a message to as many members as i could wreck lead me with. The president is committed to making sure our postal workers have the assets and Financial Resources necessary to make sure that we have on time deliveries, but more importantly, that if we really want to solve this problem, since they are here for a saturday vote, i would encourage a targeted l that may include postal, and hopefully businesses,small maybe augmenting enhanced unemployment issues, things we can agree upon as democrats and republicans, but also reiterating the president s support for the post office, and doubling down on the offer that we made before, which was to assist with 10 billion in funding, which would meet the budget shortfall for this year, and also look at some of the other issue, prefunding issues and the like that may be more of a longerterm issue the post office. Did the president make this aboutovertly political mailin ballots . I think there has been a lot of can nation of issues. I worke
When eisenhower decided to run for president , he was already a fivestar general and a war hero. Eisenhower planned and supervised the invasion of normandy. After the war, in 1948, both parties asked him to run for president. General eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time. Four years later, he decided to accept the president ial nomination in chicago. May i first thank you on behalf of misses eisenhower and myself. For the warmth of your welcome. First entry into a Political Convention. It is a most heartwarming one. Thank you very much. , i want tooceed congratulate this convention. A man who has shown qualities and is a special talent. Ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america and freedom in the world. I know something of the solemn responsibility of leading a crusade. I have led one. [cheers and applause] i take up this task, therefore, in a spirit of deep obligation, mindfu
Back. Taking it easy and waiting for the speech to begin. President , ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my accept yourens, i nomination and your program. [applause] preferred to hear those words uttered by stronger, wiser, a better man than myself. But after listening to the president speak, i even feel better about myself. None of you can really appreciate what is in my heart. I can only hope that you understand my words. They will be few. Honor you sought the have done me. I could not see get because seek it because i aspire to another office, which was the full measure of my ambition. One does not treat the highest of the office within the gift of the people of illinois as an alternative or as a consolation prize. Nomination seek your because theidency duties of that office decker the imagination. If potential for good and evil now in the years of our lives. Ations convert vanity to prayer. I have asked the merciful father , the father of us all, to let this cup pass from me.