“Honey, I just forgot to duck.”
Jack Dempsey (1895–1983) American boxer
To his wife on losing the world heavyweight title (September 23, 1926) - quoted by Ronald Reagan in 1981
“Honey, I forgot to duck.”
To his wife, Nancy, while in hospital shortly after he was shot in an assassination attempt (30 March 1981). Reagan is believed to have been quoting the words of boxer Jack Dempsey to his wife after he lost to Gene Tunney in 1926. http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26804 <br class="br">1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
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