I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.
About George Smathers
George Armistead Smatherswas an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 and the United States Senate from 1951 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
The pilot came back and said he had just heard that Kennedy was shot.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here was my dear friend, personal friend, Kennedy, and they’re going to go into my state and ruin it. What am I going to do?
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
Of the fellows least likely to be president, you’d have to vote Jack No. 1.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
The outcome can truly determine whether our homes will be destroyed, whether our children will be torn from their mothers, trained as conspirators and turned against their parents, their home and their church.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
I don’t believe in social equality, and they know it.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)
Don’t look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
American politician, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (1913-2007)