Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kempwas an American politician and a professional gridiron football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 July 1935
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
There's only one race - it's human. We are all brothers and sisters.
People want opportunity so they can earn security.
We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
I can't hide my feelings.
I don't use labels a lot.
The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.
The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted.
Quarterbacks are always ready.
We want peace with all our hearts. But peace cannot be achieved through weakness.
The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
Lately the First Amendment has been interpreted to deny equal protection of the law to those who believe in God. The Constitution established freedom for religion, not freedom from religion!