>> Sitting presidents by tradition DO NOT PUBLICLY ENDORSE any candidate until the nomination is assured. <<
Truman endorsed Stevenson in the primaries. It really pissed off his sitting V.P., Alben Barkley, who had to drop out of the race because his campaign was DOA after that.
230 posted on 12/04/2005 11:14:01 AM PST by BillyBoy
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240 posted on 12/04/2005 11:23:08 AM PST by wagglebee
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