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Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of… — Lloyd Bentsen

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Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.

Lloyd Bentsen
1988
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In response to Dan Quayle's claim to have "as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy had when he sought the presidency."

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American politics
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1988
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Lloyd Bentsen
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Bentsen, Lloyd. Speech in Nebraska. Vice-Presidential Debate. 5 Oct. 1988, Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA.

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