In chicago. Richard nixon lost the general election to senator john f. Kennedy. [applause] more balloons have been released. Year for balloons. [applause] [balloons popping] that sound that you might possibly hear on your home receiver, Something Like a telegraph t in operation is caused by these bursting balloons. Thousands of them. This is nixon. The Vice President s wife and mother, two little girls. [applause] and describing a costume of a lady. Nixons dress is a bright green. Nbc asked mrs. Nixon to step out from the vip lounge long enough for him to ask her a few questions. She said she would like to, but her children are so excited, they are reluctant to leave. [applause] [applause] the demonstration may be a little hard to start because here on the podium is a man we have been hearing about for four days and this is the first time we have heard from him himself. [applause] [applause and cheers] have to give it another chance. What are you doing . I was watching on tv. Gavel. A
Record. This is the background for speeches made by political nominees john f. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. John f. Kennedy was a u. S. Senator representing massachusetts. Here he is at the Democratic National convention in los angeles, followed by Richard Nixon in chicago. [applause] [cheering] senator kennedy governor stevenson, senator johnson, senator humphrey, speaker rayburn, fellow democrats, i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for a generous and heartwarming introduction. [applause] it was my great honor to place his name in nomination at the 1956 democratic nomination, i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. [applause] let me say first, that i accept the nomination of the Democratic Party. [applause] i accept it without reservation, and with only one obligation, the obligation to devote every effort of my mind and spirit to lead our party back to victory , and our nation to greatness. I am grateful too, that you
[ applause ] so good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the kansas city public library. Robert merry is, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed calls of the kansas city public library. Five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. [ applause ] hes a graduate of the university of washington. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter for the observer, the wall street journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the editor of the National Interest in the american conservative. The american conservative has about us passage saying it is collaborate but it sounds a lot like robert merry. This is a description of their philosophy. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound Monetary Policy and delineated borders, free markets and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere closely to our institutional maxim idea, pri
[ applause ] so, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well m coto the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the american conservative. He says its collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. Hes also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic in
Museum in kansas city hosted this event and provided the video. Our guest speaker Gary Armstrong teaches American Foreign policy in programs and washington d. C. Hes a professor of Political Science in liberty, missouri. He graduated with a ph. D. From Georgetown University. Gary served as Research Assistant to francis you can jada, a political scientist, political economist and author to the former u. S. Secretary of state Madeleine Albright who was here for a private dinner earlier this year to just drop a name or two to impress you. Gary joined the William Jewell college in 1992 and now serves as inaudible director of the International Relations major. The William Jewell college body voted him professor of the year four times. Theory is also a longtime supporter of the National World War One Museum and memorial and for that we are appreciative. Please give doctor Carrie Armstrong a warm welcome. applause good evening and thank you for coming. Tonight there should be a lot of interes