Why We Love Concession Speeches: With Fellow Concession Speech Lovers Kirk Bado and Bob Cusack (part 1 of 2)
1962 … The California governor race … Here's the loser:
But as I leave you, I want you to know - just think how much you're going to be missing me. You don't have Nixon to kick around anymore because gentlemen, this is my last press conference and I hope that what I will have said today will at least make television, radio, the press recognize that they have a right and a responsibility, if they're against a candidate, give him the shaft, but also recognize if they give him the shaft put one lonely reporter on the campaign who will report what the candidate says now and then.
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