Acceptanceofnomination.docVIP

Acceptanceofnomination steveon,adiaie.(1900-1965)u.s.statesman,borninlosangeles,calif.,receivedlawdegreefromnorthwesternuniversity1926,electedgovernorofiiiinoisin1948byalargemajorityvote,democraticcandidateforu.s.presidentin1952and,1956butdefeatedbythepopulardwightd.,eisenhower,knownasaneloquenteaker.******************** mr.president,ladiesandgentlemenoftheconvention,myfellowcitize,iacceptyournominationandyourprogram.ishouldhavepreferredtohearthosewordsutteredbya stronger,awiserabettermanthanmyself,butafterlisteningtothepresident?seech,ievenfeelbetteraboutmyselfnoneofyou,myfriends,canwholl