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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_KerryJohn Kerry - Wikipedia

    John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama.

  2. Apr 25, 2006 · Following is a transcript of John Kerry's statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 22, 1971, in which he criticized the Vietnam War.

  3. Feb 20, 2004 · On October 9, 2002, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry stood on the Senate floor and spoke in favor of the invasion of Iraq. The next day he voted to authorize President Bush to go to war....

    • Opening Statement
    • Statement of John Kerry, Vietnam Veterans Against The War
    • Questions by The Committee

    The Chairman:The committee will come to order. The committee is continuing this morning its hearing on proposals relating to the ending of the war in Southeast Asia. This morning the committee will hear testimony from Mr. John Kerry and, if he has any associates, we will be glad to hear from them. These are men who have fought in this unfortunate w...

    Mr. Kerry:Thank you very much, Senator Fulbright, Senator Javits, Senator Symington, Senator Pell. I would like to say for the record, and also for the men behind me who are also wearing the uniforms and their medals, that my sitting here is really symbolic. I am not here as John Kerry. I am here as one member of the group of one thousand, which is...

    The Chairman:Mr. Kerry, it is quite evident from that demonstration that you are speaking not only for yourself but for all your associates, as you properly said in the beginning. You said you wished to communicate. I can't imagine anyone communicating more eloquently than you did. I think it is extremely helpful and beneficial to the committee and...

  4. John Kerry, Statement of Vietnam Veterans Against the War to the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations, April 22, 1971. [John Kerry, Vietnam veteran and spokesman for the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, gained national attention for his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.] ...I would like to talk on behalf of all those ...

  5. Protests, rallies, and demonstrations by a variety of groups convinced American politicians that the American public no longer supported the war. The VVAW's influence declined after 1972, but its most notable spokesman, John Kerry, went on to enjoy a distinguished political career.

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  7. Mar 4, 2024 · Kerry was in his first Senate term in 1988 when congressional testimony by James Hansen and other scientists landed climate change on the national agenda; decades later, U.S. emissions are...