“I do not choose to run for President in 1928.”
Statement to reporters (2 August 1927); cited in Bartlett's Famous Quotations, 16th ed. (1992).
1920s
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Calvin Coolidge 412
American politician, 30th president of the United States (i… 1872–1933Related quotes

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Senator McCain's announcement speech for his 2008 presidential bid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain_presidential_campaign,_2008 (25 April 2007)
Full text of the speech can be found here on The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/us/politics/26mccain_text.html
2000s, 2007

“I have absolutely no interest in running for president again.”
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Secretary of State (2009–2013)

Speech before the Republican Party convention in New York. August 30, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3613480.stm

“I do not choose to choose what I choose.”
Source: 2010s, Free Will (2012), p. 39

“I am running (for president) because I think the world is falling apart.”
As quoted in "Lindsey Graham announcing at CBS “This Morning” interview his presidential bid" https://www.yahoo.com/politics/lindsey-graham-i-am-running-because-the-world-is-119274762516.html (18 May 2015), by Dylan Stableford, "YAHOO Politics"
2010s

Daily Telegram #1538, The First Good News of the 1928 Campaign! Mr. Rogers Says He Will Not Run For Anything (28 June 1931)
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