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September 25, 2004	Peer review	Reviewed
May 16, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted

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Editing Error within this article

In the first paragraph, George W Bush is no longer incumbent president Asamerftw1232- (talk) 05:07, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is unlikely anyone thinks he is still the incumbent president, but he was in 2004 so this is not an error. BobKilcoyne (talk) 08:55, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not an error. It's not saying Pres. Bush is the current president. It's saying he was the incumbent at the time of the presidential race that the sentence is talking about. 76.202.192.102 (talk) 00:18, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

wrong birthplace given for current wife

In the marriages and family section, it says "Kerry and his second wife—Portuguese-born businesswoman and philanthropist Teresa Heinz..." She was NOT born in Portugal. She was born in Mozambique. This needs to be corrected, but apparently, we can't edit anything on this article currently. Someone who CAN edit it needs to. I don't know how this slipped by, because it's been very well-known for many years that she is from Africa. 76.202.192.102 (talk) 00:17, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Main Photo

I believe that we should change the main photo of this article to his official 2013 portrait. This is because the 2013 photo is more aesthetically pleasing than the one currently used, and since articles about politicians on Wikipedia tend to use official portraits. Dell Latitude E6400 (talk) 00:20, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This seems like a reasonable idea, however it may also be worth considering the image used for the 2004 election, his nomination for President was arguably the highlight of his career and what he will be remembered for so I'd be more inclined to use that image as the lead, however I would be fine if the Secretary of State photo is used as well since it is a major office and was taken only 8 years after his candidacy. TheFellaVB (talk) 08:07, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2024

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Please add the following to the Out of Government section:

In June 2024, Kerry became an exclusive speaker with the Washington Speakers Bureau. ^[1] Rebelcause (talk) 22:19, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: I don't think this necessarily rises to the level of notability, particularly on the strength of a single press release. PianoDan (talk) 17:10, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Thomas P. O'Neill III	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1982	Succeeded by Evelyn Murphy

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