2008 Presidential Campaign Blog

Pat Buchanan 1996 Announcement

Announcement Speech by Patrick J. Buchanan at the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences on Monday, March 20, 1995.

"In the history of nations, we Americans are the freedom party. We are the first people, the only nation dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And nothing can stop to stop us from going forward to a new era of greatness, in a new century about to begin, if we only go forward together, as one people, one nation, under God.

So to these ends, and for these purposes, I humbly, but proudly, declare my candidacy for the Presidency of the United States."

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Frank Church 1976 Announcement

Frank Church Announcement of Candidacy for President of the United States delivered in Idaho City, Idaho on March 18, 1976.

"The best roads in life lead home again.  Today, in the company of my wife and family, I come home again to Idaho City, where my grandfather first settled during the Gold Rush, and where my father was born before Idaho had yet become at State.

So it is for personal, as well as symbolic reasons, that I come back to this historic place, this frontier town which furnished most of the gold needed to preserve the Union.

The pioneers of the early West were men and women of uncommon strength and faith.  They had the strength to endure the hardships of life in the wilderness.  And they had faith enough in themselves and the future to overcome their fears.

In that spirit the West was won, and in that spirit I now declare my candidacy for President of United States."

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Steve Forbes 2000 Announcement

Presidential Campaign Filing Announcement Remarks by Steve Forbes On-line at Forbes2000, Tuesday, March 16, 1999

"Today, I'm happy to announce the beginning of my campaign for President of the United States of America.

This is going to be a new, Information-Age campaign about great ideas and enduring values.

I'm going to run the first full-scale presidential campaign in American history on the Internet - because I want you to be involved every step of the way.

So stay tuned to our on-line campaign headquarters - Forbes2000.Com - for daily updates and news of our formal campaign announcement coming up in a few months."

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Robert F. Kennedy 1968 Announcement

Robert F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president in Washington, D.C. on March 16, 1968.

"I am today announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States.

"I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and because I have such strong feelings about what must be done, and I feel that I'm obliged to do all that I can."

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Elizabeth Dole 2000 Announcement

Elizabeth Dole Exploratory Committee Announcement Speech, March 10, 1999.

"I look forward to being in  touch with all of you.  Don't forget now that website because I want to hear from you.  And many, many thanks, heartfelt thanks, for being with me today.  God bless you and God bless America.  Thank you very much."

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Bruce Babbitt 1988 Announcement

Governor Bruce Babbitt made his Statement of Candidacy on March 10-12, 1987 in Manchester/Des Moines/Atlanta/Phoenix.

"I began where we all began: with the town where I grew up, and the values I learned there, and the people and places I’ve known across the years.  My roots are in the canyon country of northern Arizona, a land staked out and settled by my grandparents when they pushed west from Ohio a hundred years ago. 

I come from a family of ranchers and frontier merchants.  They helped build schools and towns in the wilderness and they lived by simple truths.  You work hard.  You do what’s right.  You stand up for the things you believe in. 

That is what I take from the Arizona."

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Lamar Alexander 2000 Announcement

On March 9, 1999 Lamar Alexander made his Presidential Announcement Address in Nashville, Tennessee.

"Two centuries ago, the founding fathers arrived in Philadelphia to create a Constitution that would give life to two radical ideas: that ordinary men and women had the capacity for self-governance, and that government derived its power from the people, not the other way around.

As choices were being debated vigorously, Benjamin Franklin noticed a painting of the sun on the back of George Washington's chair. He wondered: Did the painting represent a rising or a setting sun? When the debate was done and the last of the delegates had signed the Constitution of the United States of America, Franklin said to those sitting by him that he now knew what kind of sun it was that was painted on that chair: It was a rising sun. "

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George W. Bush Exploratory Committee Announcement

George W. Bush Exploratory Committee Announcement in Austin, Texas on Sunday, March 7, 1999.
 
"Tomorrow, I will file papers forming an exploratory committee so I can take the next step in considering a campaign for President of the United States. This will allow my friends, some of whom are on the stage here today, to begin assessing the level of support for my candidacy and to begin raising funds. I am honored that they have traveled far and wide to be here and I hope they will travel farther and wider in the months ahead.

After the legislative session, Laura and I intend to begin traveling to meet with people, to listen to people and to explore on our own the prospect of a campaign for President."

George W. Bush 2000 Campaign Website Launch

This Press Release was issued to launch the 2000 George W. Bush website.

www.georgewbush.com SET TO LAUNCH ON SUNDAY
LIVE WEB BROADCAST SCHEDULED FOR NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

AUSTIN –On Sunday, March 7 at 12:01 a.m. the official website for the Governor George W. Bush Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc. will come on-line. Located at www.georgewbush.com , the site will serve as a guide to those interested in learning more about Governor Bush and his possible presidential campaign.

“The internet is an exciting and important way to communicate with potential voters,” said committee spokesman Mindy Tucker. “On this site people can find information ranging from the Governor's biography to background on his philosophy and policies to how to make a contribution to the exploratory committee.”

Also planned on Sunday is a live web broadcast of Governor Bush's national announcement event. Interested viewers can access the broadcast through the new website on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. CST.

Pat Buchanan 2000 Announcement

Republican Presidential Announcement Speech by Patrick J. Buchanan

"I have come here to make to the good people of New Hampshire a solemn promise:

God willing, from today to the nation's first primary, I will raise my voice on behalf of those Americans who are not being heard, and to offer my hand to those who were not allowed to march in the great parade of American prosperity...

...It is our calling to recapture the lost independence and sovereignty of our republic, to clean up all that pollutes our culture, and to heal the soul of America. And, to that end, I declare my candidacy for President of the United States."

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