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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 06:45 AM Jul 2020

Presidential Trivia: On This Day, JFK, Jimmy Carter and Harry Truman accept their nominations



Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1960, JFK accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. “It is a time, in short, for a new generation of leadership--new men to cope with new problems and new opportunities.” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-senator-john-f-kennedy-accepting-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-the



6:20 AM · Jul 15, 2020




Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1976, Jimmy Carter accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. “It is time for America to move and to speak not with boasting and belligerence but with a quiet strength...” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/our-nations-past-and-future-address-accepting-the-presidential-nomination-the-democratic



6:18 AM · Jul 15, 2020




Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1948, Harry Truman accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. “The United States has to accept its full responsibility for leadership in international affairs.” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-philadelphia-upon-accepting-the-nomination-the-democratic-national-convention



6:17 AM · Jul 15, 2020


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