“I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.” ShouldSchoolLawPresidentWatchesTeacherWifeTelevisionGrewGrew UpGood ThingsMy WifeServantCaptainsJaneLaw SchoolPublic ServantsJack Kennedy Author:Dick Gephardt
“I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a secretary. Neither of them got through high school. But they worked hard and they gave me very, very important opportunities to go to school, get a good education.” ImportantHardSchoolMotherOpportunityGrewDadGrew UpHigh SchoolLaborMy DadDriversMilkHouseholdSecretaryTruckGood EducationTruck Driver Author:Dick Gephardt
“I think a lot of people think I was born in a blue suit, on the David Brinkley show. And that isn't me. I am much more that kid who grew up in South St. Louis, in a very modest household, with a simple background with parents who didn't get through high school.” PeopleThinkingShowsKidsSchoolParentBornSimpleGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolBlueSouthBackgroundsSuitsHouseholdModest Author:Dick Gephardt
