Standing in this very place, i proudly accepted your nomination for president of the United States. And with your help and with the votes of millions of americans, we won a great victory in 1968. Tonight, i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. And let us pledge ourselves to win an even greater victory this november, in 1972. [applause] i congratulate chairman ford, i congratulate chairman dole, and armstrong and the hundreds of others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. Our platform is a Dynamic Program for peace in the world. And speaking in a very personal sense, i express my deep gratitude and this convention for the tributes you have paid to the best campaigner in the nixon family, my wife pat. In honoring her, you have honored millions of women in america who have contributed in the past, and will contribute in the future, so very much to better government in this country. And again, as i did las
[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers ] and we will never stay the honor of the United States of america. I realize many, particularly this Political Year wonder why we insist on an honorable peace in vietnam. From a political standpoint, they suggest if i was not in office when over a half million american men were sent there it will encourage our enemies to engage in aggression. In areas like the mideast, which are danger areas, small relations rely on the United States. To our friends and allies in europe, asia, the mideast, and latin america, i say the United States will continue its great bipartisan tradition by standby our friends and never to desert them. I have noted in this election year, theres been a great deal of talk about providing amnesty for those few hundred americans who chose to desert their country rather than serve in vietnam. I think its time. It that we put the emphasis where it belongs. The real heros are 2. 5 million Young Americans who chose to serve their country
The president of the United States [ cheers and applause ] mr. Chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow americans, four years ago standing in this very place i proudly accepted your nomination for president of the United States. [ cheers and applause ]. And with your help and with the votes of millions of americans we won a great victory in 1968. Tonight, i again, proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. [ cheers and applause ] and let us pledge ourselves to win an even greater victory this november in 1972. [ cheers and applause ] i congratulate chairman thorn, i congratulate chairman dole and armstrong, the hundreds of others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. Our platform is the Dynamic Program for progress for america and for peace in the world. [ applause ] and speaking in a very personal sense, i express my deep gratitude to this convention for the tributes that you have paid to the best campaig
Duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutesa™ three minutes duration. In between the candidates will answer, or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents. The subject matter has been agreed will be restricted to internal or domestic american matters. For the first Opening Statement, by senator john f. Kennedy. Kennedy mr. Smith, mr. Nixon. In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist have slave or have furry. Or half free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist halfslave or halffree, whether it will move in the direction of freedom, in the direction of the road that we are taking, or whether it will move in the direction of slavery. I think it will depend in great measure upon what we do here in the United States, on the kind of society that we build, on the kind of strength that we maintain. We discuss tonight domestic issues, bu
Pres. Nixon mr. Chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow americans, four years ago, standing in this very place, i proudly accepted your nomination for president of the United States. With your help and with the votes of millions of americans, we won a great victory in 1968. Tonight, i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. [applause] let us pledge ourselves to win an even greater victory this november in 1972. I congratulate chairman ford. I congratulate chairman dole, Anne Armstrong and the hundreds of others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. Our platform is a Dynamic Program for progress for america and for peace in the world. Speaking in a very personal sense, i express my deep gratitude to this convention for the tribute you have paid to the best campaigner in the nixon family, my wife pat. [applause] in honoring her, you have honored millions of women in america who have contributed in