“I have never done an official act [as president] with a view to promote my personal aggrandizement, and don’t like to begin now.”

Without googling, any guess which president said this when praised with a public compliment?

14 responses to ““I have never done an official act [as president] with a view to promote my personal aggrandizement, and don’t like to begin now.””

  1. Jear77 says:

    I don’t know , but I know who it was NOT. It wasn’t Donald Trump.

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  2. Fletch says:

    I’ll take a guess:

    Harry S. Truman –

    ok I googled after. actually the answer was going to be in my top 3.

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  3. Spitfire3dC says:

    Sounds like the words of an educated man, but from a time long past; definitely pre-Kennedy. I can imagine Roosevelt saying it, but I’d go back further to a man proud of his humility, which is of itself a bit strange. Lincoln liked to use words that could set a tone that sounded presidential unlike the current tweettwerp. I’m a fan of Lincoln so I can also imagine him saying this as he is currently spinning in his grave at the antics of the current COTUS.

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  4. Charlie Sheen’s dad?

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