John Kerry was born on December 11, 1943 in Aurora, Colorado, USA as John Forbes Kerry. He has been married to Teresa Heinz Kerry since May 26, 1995. He was previously married to Julia Stimson Thorne.
It is clear that in the four years since the UNSCOM inspectors were forced out, Saddam Hussein has c...Show more »
It is clear that in the four years since the UNSCOM inspectors were forced out, Saddam Hussein has continued his quest for weapons of mass destruction. Show less «
I am John Kerry and I am reporting for duty.
I am John Kerry and I am reporting for duty.
If the American people give me a shot at George Bush next November, I will give them back the White ...Show more »
If the American people give me a shot at George Bush next November, I will give them back the White House. Show less «
"I think 9/11 was the predominant overriding element. And I think that in the end, an awful lot of p...Show more »
"I think 9/11 was the predominant overriding element. And I think that in the end, an awful lot of people were unwilling to switch commander-in-chief in midstream. And it just came down to, sort of, that perception." (Imus in the Morning, February 7, 2005 - on why he believes he lost the 2004 presidential election) Show less «
You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and do your homework, and you mak...Show more »
You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq. Campaign speech, October 30, 2006. Show less «
On Bush's war in Iraq - "He did it in the worst possible way - without the United Nations, without o...Show more »
On Bush's war in Iraq - "He did it in the worst possible way - without the United Nations, without our allies and without a plan to win the peace." Show less «
[on chemical weapons use in Syria in 2013] Anyone who could claim that an attack of this staggering ...Show more »
[on chemical weapons use in Syria in 2013] Anyone who could claim that an attack of this staggering scale could be contrived or fabricated needs to check their conscience and their own moral compass. Show less «
Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current po...Show more »
Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. Show less «
I have said publicly for years that weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein pose ...Show more »
I have said publicly for years that weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein pose a real and grave threat to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. Saddam Hussein's record bears this out. Show less «
In America, you have the right to be stupid.
In America, you have the right to be stupid.
[dismissing the views of climate-change skeptics, 2014] We don't have time for a meeting anywhere of...Show more »
[dismissing the views of climate-change skeptics, 2014] We don't have time for a meeting anywhere of the Flat Earth Society. Show less «
We should not go to war because these things are in his past, but we should be prepared to go to war...Show more »
We should not go to war because these things are in his past, but we should be prepared to go to war because of what they tell us about the future. Show less «
It's full speed ahead, and we're not playing cautious here. I'm going to take the fight to George Bu...Show more »
It's full speed ahead, and we're not playing cautious here. I'm going to take the fight to George Bush. We must take nothing for granted, but in November we will beat George W. Bush. Show less «
I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.
I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.