GEORGE ROMNEY SAYS JFK NOT DOING ENOUGH FOR BUSINESS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy held a news conference in the State Department Auditorium here in the Nation's Capital. The President was asked the following question...
"Mr. President, a businessman and politician named George Romney* has accused your administration of not doing enough for business and your party of being dominated by labor unions. Would you take this opportunity to reply to those charges?"
President Kennedy answered...
"No, I think that I'll just let Mr. Romney--I saw the program and the statement. I think that he said that neither this administration nor the previous one had done enough for business, and I think that we'll have to wait and see what--as Mr. Romney's positions evolve I think there may be a time for an appropriate comment--but I think it's still too early." {Laughter}
*George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) was born in Mexico to Mormons who returned to U.S. in 1912. GWR became CEO of American Motor Company (1954) & served as Governor of Michigan (1963-1969), Secretary of HUD (1969-1973), & was a candidate for POTUS in 1968. His son, Mitt is currently a United States Senator (R-Utah).
JFK+50 NOTE:
Mitt Romney made history this week by becoming the first U.S. senator to vote for the conviction of a member of his own party in a presidential impeachment trial. All other Senate Republicans voted "not guilty" resulting in the acquittal of the 45th POTUS. Senator Romney said that his (Mormon) religious beliefs were the primary motivation in his decision to vote "guilty".
SOURCE
"The President's News Conference of February 7, 1962," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, January 1 to December 31, 1962, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1963.
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy held a news conference in the State Department Auditorium here in the Nation's Capital. The President was asked the following question...
"Mr. President, a businessman and politician named George Romney* has accused your administration of not doing enough for business and your party of being dominated by labor unions. Would you take this opportunity to reply to those charges?"
President Kennedy answered...
"No, I think that I'll just let Mr. Romney--I saw the program and the statement. I think that he said that neither this administration nor the previous one had done enough for business, and I think that we'll have to wait and see what--as Mr. Romney's positions evolve I think there may be a time for an appropriate comment--but I think it's still too early." {Laughter}
*George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) was born in Mexico to Mormons who returned to U.S. in 1912. GWR became CEO of American Motor Company (1954) & served as Governor of Michigan (1963-1969), Secretary of HUD (1969-1973), & was a candidate for POTUS in 1968. His son, Mitt is currently a United States Senator (R-Utah).
JFK+50 NOTE:
Mitt Romney made history this week by becoming the first U.S. senator to vote for the conviction of a member of his own party in a presidential impeachment trial. All other Senate Republicans voted "not guilty" resulting in the acquittal of the 45th POTUS. Senator Romney said that his (Mormon) religious beliefs were the primary motivation in his decision to vote "guilty".
SOURCE
"The President's News Conference of February 7, 1962," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, January 1 to December 31, 1962, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1963.
George Romney
1964 Republican National Convention
San Francisco, California
Photo by Warren K. Leffler
