On November 3, 1920, the morning after James M. Cox lost the presidential election in a landslide, he sent a one-sentence telegram to the winner, Warren G. Harding.
It said, “In the spirit of America, I accept the decision of the majority, tender as the defeated candidate my congratulations, and pledge as a citizen my support to the executive authority …
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