"But to make a long story short, I……" — George Smathers
"But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state."
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George Smathers
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10 Quotes by George Smathers
George Smathers has 10 quotes on this site.
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Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
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I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier
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Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.
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I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.
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The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.
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The outcome can truly determine whether our homes will be destroyed, whether our children will be torn from their mothers,…
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The pilot came back and said he had just heard that Kennedy was shot.
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Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip,…
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Of the fellows least likely to be president, you'd have to vote Jack No. 1.
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