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Chapter Three
"Senator Buckley, unlike some of the other candidates, you have not campaigned so much (yet, at least). So, could you explain to the voters what is the overall theme of your campaign?"
"Well, you caught me by surprise-but if I have to compose one message, I'd have to say it's courage to not be bound by constraints of politics, and such, and speak to the American people the truth as I see it, and I have to say-the truth as I see it is that this country needs a new type of leadership if it wants to get out of the present crisis."
-James Buckley (1979)
"Governor Connally, if the Iranian terrorists who took the [Tehran] embassy employees hostage would return to you all hostages in exchange for a couple million dollars, would you agree?"
"Well, no, I don't-see, I don't believing in negotiating with terrorists, even though they have innocent Americans on the table. Fact of the matter is, it'll say that we'll surrender if they use force. Besides, they're not about to spend whatever money we pay them on anything harmless, now."
-John Connally (1979)
"Well, you caught me by surprise-but if I have to compose one message, I'd have to say it's courage to not be bound by constraints of politics, and such, and speak to the American people the truth as I see it, and I have to say-the truth as I see it is that this country needs a new type of leadership if it wants to get out of the present crisis."
-James Buckley (1979)
"Governor Connally, if the Iranian terrorists who took the [Tehran] embassy employees hostage would return to you all hostages in exchange for a couple million dollars, would you agree?"
"Well, no, I don't-see, I don't believing in negotiating with terrorists, even though they have innocent Americans on the table. Fact of the matter is, it'll say that we'll surrender if they use force. Besides, they're not about to spend whatever money we pay them on anything harmless, now."
-John Connally (1979)
- Israel
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