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John Kasich Announcement Speech
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler May 13, 2006 07:03am |
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| News Date | Monday, February 15, 1999 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Wow? Isn't this something? Beyond my wildest dreams and expectations.
I want to first of all thank all of my friends from Central Ohio. You know, you allowed a kid to come from McKees Rocks, a mailman's son, to go to this great University, Ohio State, and it is a great University.
And then you gave me the honor and the privilege of being able to represent you at the State Capitol. Can you imagine what that was like? My mother and father never quite understood it.
And then you gave me the greatest honor, which was to send me to the Nation's Capitol at the age of 30, and I had so many great memories of what happened in that Capitol. One of the great moments was when Ronald Reagan came back from Reykjavik. When he said to the Russians that we're going to stand up and we're going to make it America's way, that we're going to be for freedom for people all over the world. I showed up early to sit on the aisle, and I wish all of you had been there, too. But maybe in a sense you all were. When Reagan walked down that aisle and I shook his hand and thanked him for all of us.
You see, I always carry our Central Ohio values with me wherever I go. I try to carry Central Ohio hopes, and dreams, and the values that flow from the most important institution right here in Columbus, and that is our families... |
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