CSPAN3 The Presidency Adlai Stevenson 1952 Democratic National Convention July 12, 2024
I accept your nomination and your program. [applause] i should have preferred to hear those words uttered by stronger, myself. Better man than [applause] but after listening to the president s speech, i even feel better about myself. [applause] none of you, my friends, can really appreciate what is in my heart. I can only hope that you understand my words. They will be few. I have not sought the honor you have done me. Because it seek it aspired to another office, which was the full measure of my ambition. And one does not treat the of the people of illinois as an alternative or a consolation ...
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