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
Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.
The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.
We must win the war on poverty by enlisting the greatest weapon ever invented - free enterprise
All too often the Democratic Party has taken the black vote for granted, and all too often the Republican Party has written it off.
Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.
I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.
anxious to talk about race and related issues, but you can't have a dialogue on race behind closed doors.
The federal government is the only one that can provide immediate assistance.
If you're here legally, if you're here lawfully, you ought to be able to contribute to the candidate of your choice.
If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
I know that these are the words that express the true spirit of the Trent Lott who has been my friend for 40 years.
I know that Jim Gibbons as governor of Nevada will represent all the best of this state. I really believe that Jim - as a war hero, as a legislator, as a member of Congress - has spent his whole life preparing for this effort.
Pro football gave me a good perspective. When I entered the political arena, I had already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded, and hung in effigy.
There's no way you can compare a modest contribution from a so-called Hong Kong businessman with China trying to influence U.S. foreign policy and the sale of the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House,