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Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a collegiate and professional 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 the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Before entering politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years. He played briefly in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), but became a star in the American Football League (AFL). He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league's career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve.
A president is the leader of a country or a division or part of a country, typically a republic, a democracy, or a dictatorship. The title "president" is sometimes used by extension for leaders of other groups, including corporate entities.
Etymologically, a president is one who presides (from Latin prae- "before" + sedere "to sit"; giving the term praeses). Originally, the term referred to the presiding officer of a ceremony or meeting (i.e., chairman), but today it most commonly refers to an executive official. Among other things, "President" today is a common title for the heads of state of most republics, whether presidential republics, semi-presidential republics or parliamentary republics.
The title President is derived from the Latin prae- "before" + sedere "to sit." As such, it originally designated the officer who presides over or "sits before" a gathering and ensures that debate is conducted according to the rules of order (see also chairman and speaker). Early examples are from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge (from 1464) and the founding President of the Royal Society William Brouncker in 1660. This usage survives today in the title of such offices as "President of the Board of Trade" and "Lord President of the Council" in the United Kingdom, as well as "President of the Senate" (one of the roles constitutionally assigned to the Vice-President of the United States). The officiating priest at certain Anglican religious services, too, is sometimes called the "President" in this sense. However the most common modern usage is as the title of a head of state in a republic.
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Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an American politician who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. In the 1976 presidential election, Dole was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President and incumbent President Gerald Ford's running mate. In the presidential election of 1996, Dole was the Republican nominee for President, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent President Bill Clinton.
In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala as co-chairs of the commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dole is currently a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and special counsel at the Washington, D.C., office of law firm Alston & Bird.
Dole is married to former U.S. cabinet member and former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Hanford Dole of North Carolina.
Dole was born on July 22, 1923 in Russell, Kansas, the son of Bina M. (née Talbott; 1904–1983) and Doran Ray Dole (1901–1975). Dole's father, who had moved the family to Russell while Dole was still a toddler, earned money by running a small creamery. One of Dole's father's customers was the father of future Senator Arlen Specter. During the Great Depression, which severely impacted Kansas and its residents, the Dole family moved to the basement of their home and eventually rented out the upper floors to raise money. As a boy, Dole worked as a soda jerk in the local drug store.
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The RNC pays tribute to Jack Kemp, a standard-bearer within the Republican Party for economic conservatism and lower taxes, and a true Lincoln Republican who was a tireless advocate for civil rights.
Though Hannity has yet to renounce his own past association with neo-Nazi Hal Turner, Hannity was so obsessed with smearing Barack Obama as a racist that Hannity turned an interview with Jack Kemp, which was supposed to be about John McCain's candidacy, into an attack against Obama. Kemp was so disgusted, he wound up defending Obama more vigorously than the Democratic co-host, Susan Estrich. Estrich, in turn, sounded more like a McCain supporter than a Democrat. She not only avoided asking any tough questions about McCain's misconstrual of Sunni and Shia factions in Iraq, she actually spun it for him. From the 3/21/08 Hannity & Colmes.
English/Nat Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp has accepted his nomination with a spirited speech on the final night of the party convention in San Diego. Bob Dole's running-mate put the Democrats "on notice" that he would seek the votes of minorities and other traditionally Democratic constituencies, saying opportunities under the Republicans would be "boundless". After four days of impassioned speeches the climax to the Republican Convention lost none of its momentum Thursday night as Jack Kemp strode on stage to deliver his long-awaited address. Warming up the boisterous crowd for the main event, Kemp harkened back to the Republicans' founding father, evoking a sense of patriotism in voting for Dole. SOUNDBITE: "Abraham Lincoln believed that you serve your...
English/Nat The U.S. Vice Presidential debate took place in Florida Wednesday night with Democratic Incumbent Al Gore and Republican challenger Jack Kemp facing off. The economy, Medicare, taxes and the inner cities were just some of the issues the two candidates touched on during the hour and a half face off. A debate between the number two men in the United States presidential sweepstakes in Florida Wednesday night. Republican Jack Kemp and Democrat Al Gore first agreed at the outside to stay away from personal attacks. SOUNDBITE: (English) Q: Some supporters of Senator Dole have expressed disappointment over his unwillingness in Hartford Sunday night to draw personal and ethical differences between him and President Clinton. How do you feel about it? A: Mr. Kemp: "Wow...
Charles Krauthammer provided this introduction for the 2nd Jack Kemp dinner hosted by the Erie County Conservative party on Saturday March 14 in Buffalo. Newsmax will cover the event and it will run the week of March 16.
Had there never been a Reagan Revolution, there might well have been a Kemp Revolution. Jack Kemp established himself as one of the conservative policy movement's most articulate speakers and defenders of personal liberty and responsibility. The public first knew of Kemp for his exploits on the gridiron. Kemp played in all three major professional football leagues, the NFL, the AFL and the Canadian Football League. Schooled in supply-side economics, the second part of his life found Kemp serving nine terms in Congress and then as Housing Secretary under President George H.W. Bush, Kemp was a 1988 Republican candidate for President and he was the Republican 1996 nominee for Vice President. Kemp spoke to the Public Policy Foundation on October 20, 1993. Jack Kemp died May 2, 2009 and ...
Former Secretary Jack Kemp talked about his life and career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). In 1996 he was Senator Dole's vice-presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. Topics included the controversy in the Republican Party over supply-side economics. This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.
Dr. Gail Gross interviews Jack Kemp, former Housing Secretary of President George H. W. Bush. Dr. Gail Gross is a nationally recognized expert, author and lecturer on juvenile education, behavior and development issues. For more information, please visit http://www.drgailgross.com/.
Acclaimed journalists Morton Kondracke and Fred Barnes sat down with the Richard Nixon Foundation to discuss Jack Kemp and President Nixon.
Though Hannity has yet to renounce his own past association with neo-Nazi Hal Turner, Hannity was so obsessed with smearing Barack Obama as a racist that Hannity turned an interview with Jack Kemp, which was supposed to be about John McCain's candidacy, into an attack against Obama. Kemp was so disgusted, he wound up defending Obama more vigorously than the Democratic co-host, Susan Estrich. Estrich, in turn, sounded more like a McCain supporter than a Democrat. She not only avoided asking any tough questions about McCain's misconstrual of Sunni and Shia factions in Iraq, she actually spun it for him. From the 3/21/08 Hannity & Colmes.
Recorded on October 8, 2015 Drawing on never-published papers and more than one hundred Kemp Oral History Project interviews, journalists Morton Kondracke and Fred Barnes trace Kemp’s life, from his childhood through his professional football career to his influential years as a congressman and cabinet secretary. They illuminate his role in a pivotal period in American history which offers lessons for the politics of today. Jack Kemp didn’t just challenge the Democratic establishment.
Best viewed "Original Size." This is the first of several parts to an Interview of Jack B. Kemp, where he and his nephew, Paul R. Kemp reminisced about the history of the Kemp family. Jack B. Kemp is the father of Carolyn and Lori, brother of Paul Kemp Sr., and the Uncle of Paul, Tom, Jack, & Dick Kemp. Hummel Kemp Productions Interviewer: Paul R. Kemp Editor & DVD Authoring: Rob Hummel & Anne Kemp Hummel
The RNC pays tribute to Jack Kemp, a standard-bearer within the Republican Party for economic conservatism and lower taxes, and a true Lincoln Republican who was a tireless advocate for civil rights.
In this 2007 oral history interview with Richard Norton Smith, Kemp talks about the rise of supply-side economics, John F. Kennedy's tax cuts over Republican objections, and Newt Gingrich's government shutdown. Kemp was a professional football star who was the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate for Bob Dole's 1996 presidential run. He also served as a U.S. Representative from New York (1971-1989) and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989-1993). This interview is part of the Dole Institute Oral History Project. Visit the Dole Archives to see other interviews from this series: http://dolearchives.ku.edu/oralhistory
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain reflects on the late Jack Kemp, his political mentor.
Morton Kondracke discussed the life and political career of Jack Kemp. Kemp served nine terms in Congress as a representative from New York and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the George H.W. Bush administration. He is known as a leading advocate of supply-side economics, and co-sponsored the law that resulted in the 1981 tax cuts under President Ronald Reagan. Kemp was the first lawmaker to popularize "enterprise zones" to encourage development in underserved urban neighborhoods. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5564.
The RNC pays tribute to Jack Kemp, a standard-bearer within the Republican Party for economic conservatism and lower taxes, and a true Lincoln Republican who was a tireless advocate for civil rights.
Though Hannity has yet to renounce his own past association with neo-Nazi Hal Turner, Hannity was so obsessed with smearing Barack Obama as a racist that Hannity turned an interview with Jack Kemp, which was supposed to be about John McCain's candidacy, into an attack against Obama. Kemp was so disgusted, he wound up defending Obama more vigorously than the Democratic co-host, Susan Estrich. Estrich, in turn, sounded more like a McCain supporter than a Democrat. She not only avoided asking any tough questions about McCain's misconstrual of Sunni and Shia factions in Iraq, she actually spun it for him. From the 3/21/08 Hannity & Colmes.
English/Nat Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp has accepted his nomination with a spirited speech on the final night of the party convention in San Diego. Bob Dole's running-mate put the Democrats "on notice" that he would seek the votes of minorities and other traditionally Democratic constituencies, saying opportunities under the Republicans would be "boundless". After four days of impassioned speeches the climax to the Republican Convention lost none of its momentum Thursday night as Jack Kemp strode on stage to deliver his long-awaited address. Warming up the boisterous crowd for the main event, Kemp harkened back to the Republicans' founding father, evoking a sense of patriotism in voting for Dole. SOUNDBITE: "Abraham Lincoln believed that you serve your...
English/Nat The U.S. Vice Presidential debate took place in Florida Wednesday night with Democratic Incumbent Al Gore and Republican challenger Jack Kemp facing off. The economy, Medicare, taxes and the inner cities were just some of the issues the two candidates touched on during the hour and a half face off. A debate between the number two men in the United States presidential sweepstakes in Florida Wednesday night. Republican Jack Kemp and Democrat Al Gore first agreed at the outside to stay away from personal attacks. SOUNDBITE: (English) Q: Some supporters of Senator Dole have expressed disappointment over his unwillingness in Hartford Sunday night to draw personal and ethical differences between him and President Clinton. How do you feel about it? A: Mr. Kemp: "Wow...
Charles Krauthammer provided this introduction for the 2nd Jack Kemp dinner hosted by the Erie County Conservative party on Saturday March 14 in Buffalo. Newsmax will cover the event and it will run the week of March 16.
Had there never been a Reagan Revolution, there might well have been a Kemp Revolution. Jack Kemp established himself as one of the conservative policy movement's most articulate speakers and defenders of personal liberty and responsibility. The public first knew of Kemp for his exploits on the gridiron. Kemp played in all three major professional football leagues, the NFL, the AFL and the Canadian Football League. Schooled in supply-side economics, the second part of his life found Kemp serving nine terms in Congress and then as Housing Secretary under President George H.W. Bush, Kemp was a 1988 Republican candidate for President and he was the Republican 1996 nominee for Vice President. Kemp spoke to the Public Policy Foundation on October 20, 1993. Jack Kemp died May 2, 2009 and ...
Jack Kemp Foundation— is named for the late U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, a Republican who promoted conservative proposals to fight poverty. Some of the GOP candidates echoed Kemp's ideas such as "enterprise zones," impoverished areas where businesses are offered tax breaks and other incentives to move in...... blah blah blah
Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan together gave a speech today December 4 2012 at the Jack Kemp awards banquet.
At the Washington Research Council's annual dinner in Bellevue on May 19, 2016, Morton Kondracke speaks on "This Perilous Election: How Did We Get Here?" Mr. Kondracke offers a sharp critique of the presidential candidates, and contrasts them with the late Jack Kemp, about whom he co-wrote (with Fred Barnes) a book in 2015. For more information on the Washington Research Council, visit researchcouncil.org. To purchase Kondracke and Barnes' book on Kemp, "Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America," click here: http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Kemp-Bleeding-Heart-Conservative-Changed/dp/1591847435/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1464286668&sr;=1-1&keywords;=jack+kemp+the+bleeding-heart+conservative+who+changed+america