John Kerry, Speech at Democratic Convention, May 31, 2002 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by John Kerry, Speech at Democratic Convention, May 31, 2002 We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block. John Kerry, Speech at Democratic Convention, May 31, 2002