Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)
1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)
“There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2015, State of the Union Address (January 2015)
Context: You know, just over a decade ago, I gave a speech in Boston where I said there wasn’t a liberal America or a conservative America; a black America or a white America -- but a United States of America.
Context: There is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America — there's the United States of America.
Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)
Biden at the 2008 Vice Presidential debate. Biden-Palin Vice Presidential debates http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/, October 2, 2008 <br class="br">2000s
“I am the last President of the United States!”
James Buchanan (1791–1868) American politician, 15th President of the United States (in office from 1857 to 1861)
A statement he is reported to have made several times to others after the secession of South Carolina, or as early as after the election of Abraham Lincoln (1860), as quoted in Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief (2004) by Geoffrey Perret.
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2016, DNC Address (July 2016)
Context: You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. You can read about it. You can study it. But until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis, or send young people to war. But Hillary has been in the room; she’s been part of those decisions. She knows what’s at stake in the decisions our government makes — what’s at stake for the working family, for the senior citizen, or the small business owner, for the soldier, for the veteran. And even in the midst of crisis, she listens to people, and she keeps her cool, and she treats everybody with respect. And no matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits.
That is the Hillary I know. That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire. And that’s why I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, nobody — more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.
Ted Cruz (1970) American politician
Presidential declaration speech, Ted Cruz declaration speech: Full transcript http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ted-cruz-declaration-speech-full-transcript-10128614.html, Independant.co.uk (March 23, 2015) <br class="br">2010s
“I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president.”
Lindsey Vonn (1984) American alpine skier
Lindsey Vonn: I won't be representing US President at Winter Olympics
CNN
2017-12-07
Christina
Macfarlane
Ursin
Caderas
John
Sinnott
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/06/sport/lindsey-vonn-donald-trump-white-house/index.html
“Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.”
Michael Bloomberg (1942) American businessman and politician, former mayor of New York City
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/crucialdates/
Presidential Prospects
“When someone is president of the United States the authority is total.”
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Coronavirus task force press briefing, , quoted by * 2020-04-13
CNN reporter flat-out contradicts Trump to his face when he claims king-like authority
Cody Fenwick
RawStory
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/cnn-reporter-flat-out-contradicts-trump-to-his-face-when-he-claims-king-like-authority/
2020s, 2020, April
Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician
2016, Remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race