March 28, 2004
Roseburg no stranger to presidential hopefuls
Dennis Kucinich isn't the first presidential candidate to visit Roseburg.
"Lots of people have come through Roseburg campaigning for president. There's a long tradition," said Fred Reentsjerna, former reference librarian at the Douglas County Museum who now works at the county library.
Both Democrat Bobby Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon spoke in Roseburg during the 1968 campaign. Ted Kennedy also spoke on behalf of his brother during a speech at Umpqua Community College.
Nixon had also campaigned in Roseburg during the 1960 campaign against John F. Kennedy. John Kennedy also came to town that year.
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