Word: speech
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Roosevelt's speech was tame until he quoted Commissioner Wickersham...
...Governor of South Carolina, after a speech by Maryland's Albert Cabell Ritchie, who was the sole Wet spokesman present, arose and thundered Bryan-esquely...
...Roosevelt, who had carefully avoided Prohibition in his own speech, characterized the Wickersham proposal as "speculative" and moved across the ballroom to take a seat among the Dry Southern Governors. Observers got the impression that, as a Presidential candidate for 1932, he had already commenced to "play safe" on this issue...
...Walker was 25 minutes late for the City Hall ceremony. When he arrived, telegrams were stacked before him congratulating him on the acceptance he had not yet given. Mr. Heckscher, wearing a large bow tie, arose, adjusted his spectacles, placed himself before the nest of microphones to read his speech. So faint was his voice that .Mayor Walker had to cup his ears and lean forward. Nominator Heckscher gave "40 indictments" (reasons) why Mayor Walker should be renominated. He praised his administration as "brilliant." recalled the "goodwill" the Mayor had spread by junketing through Europe...
Proud was he of that "snapper" on the end of his acceptance speech. He said afterward: "I suppose I've gone Cal one better with that 'Who could say no?' I'll pay for that. Some wag will follow me to my grave...