Concessions survive where whole nights of returns do not, because they are short and quotable. Stevenson lost twice and delivered both concessions with more wit than either winner managed on the way in.
The Republic · 55 sec · Public domain
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4 November 1952 · Springfield, Illinois
Stevenson concedes
Fifty-five seconds, and the best joke of the night
1 minFrom Election Nights
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