John Dickerson - In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for i...

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In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve. Decades later, his successors were also expected to sit by the phone.

John Dickerson

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Zu ihrer Zeit würde sich kein Mann, der der Präsidentschaft würdig ist, jemals dazu drängen, dafür zu kämpfen. George Washington wurde gebeten, zu dienen. Jahrzehnte später sollten seine Nachfolger auch am Telefon sitzen.

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