He accepted the nomination at the Democratic party's national convention, which was held in Charlotte NC. His acceptance speech occurred on Thursday night, the 6th of September 2012.
that he would not seek reelection.
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Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921), was president of Princeton University from 1902 until 1910 - He resigned from Princeton in 1910 to accept the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey - He served as Governor of New Jersey from 1911 until 1913; and became President of the United States in 1914.
President Johnson told the nation on March 31st 1968 that he would not be running for re-election. He also announced that he will be devoting his last months of presidency to making peace in North Vietnam.
He does not have to be President, he earned the right to the position from a tough campaign and the most votes cast. He chose to accept the position and took the oath of office after he was elected by the majority of the votes in the democratic process.
Although he was eligible to run for another term as President, he announced that he would not accept his party's nomination for that year's November election.
No, a person can't be drafted to run for the U.S. president. Drafted is really the wrong word. A person can be NOMINATED by his party and without his permission or against his will but he can't be made to accept the nomination. In fact if he is nominated and is actually elected he can refuse to accept the job. This has never happened and most probably never will.
Presidential election campaigns technically extend between the moment the candidates accept their party's nomination until the allocation of Electoral College votes is certified. Between that time and Inauguration Day, the prevailing candidate is referred to as "President-elect".
Mrs.Chairman,and fellow Democrats I am so honored to be the Democratic candidate.My fellow Democrats I accept your nomination for president of the United States of America.Everyone here in this country had equal chances to devolp their talents.I believe that we need the federal government to spend up to a lot and lot of money.Thank you all and may God bless the United States of America.
If the Senate does not agree with the treaty presented to them by the President they do not have to accept it.
LBJ didn't resign. What you may be thinking of is his statement on March 31, 1968 when he said, "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president."