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Secretaries of State who haven't endorsed John McCain

SENATOR McCAIN: ...I'm very, very happy to know that five former secretaries of state who I admire enormously--Henry Kissinger, Jim Baker, Larry Eagleburger, Al Hague--Jim Baker, Henry Kissinger, Al Hague, Larry Eagleburger and one other, and over 200 retired flag general--generals and admirals are supporting my campaign. I'm very proud of their support.

TOM BROKAW: Senator, we opened today with a--how you're doing in Iowa. The Des Moines Register has endorsed...

SENATOR McCAIN: George Shultz. George Shultz is the other one.

- from Meet The Press, NBC-TV, 26.10.08

Here's a selection of ten US Secretaries of State who have not endorsed Senator John Simpson McCain in the 2008 POTUS election (in no particular order as it is presumed that Senator McCain knew them all personally):

  1. Colin Powell
  2. Madeleine Albright
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. Martin van Buren
  5. John Forsyth
  6. Abel Upshur
  7. Elihu Washburne
  8. Elihu Root
  9. Hamilton Fish
  10. Philander Chase Knox

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