Campaign 1992
Kerrey Announcement
1991-09-30T10:53:31-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWU4XC8xOTkxMDkzMDExMTMzNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture committees, entered the 1992 race for the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech before supporters in Lincoln, NE. Sen. Kerrey, a Vietnam veteran, criticized the Reagan and Bush administrations for “malignant neglect,” resulting in a country halted by inertia and cynicism. Sen. Kerrey called for leadership centering around “posterity,” not “popularity,” and labelled Americans' enemy as pessimism, not a specific Washington administration. Sen. Kerrey’s announcement made him the fourth major candidate for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination, following Paul Tsongas, Tom Harkin, and Douglas Wilder.
Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture committees, entered the 1992 race for the Democratic presi…
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Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture committees, entered the 1992 race for the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech before supporters in Lincoln, NE. Sen. Kerrey, a Vietnam veteran, criticized the Reagan and Bush administrations for “malignant neglect,” resulting in a country halted by inertia and cynicism. Sen. Kerrey called for leadership centering around “posterity,” not “popularity,” and labelled Americans' enemy as pessimism, not a specific Washington administration. Sen. Kerrey’s announcement made him the fourth major candidate for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination, following Paul Tsongas, Tom Harkin, and Douglas Wilder. close
Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture committees, entered the 1992 race for the Democratic presi… read more
Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture committees, entered the 1992 race for the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech before supporters in Lincoln, NE. Sen. Kerrey, a Vietnam veteran, criticized the Reagan and Bush administrations for “malignant neglect,” resulting in a country halted by inertia and cynicism. Sen. Kerrey called for leadership centering around “posterity,” not “popularity,” and labelled Americans' enemy as pessimism, not a specific Washington administration. Sen. Kerrey’s announcement made him the fourth major candidate for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination, following Paul Tsongas, Tom Harkin, and Douglas Wilder. close
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