Diosdado Macapagal
President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the 6th Vice President of the Philippines, serving from 1957 to 1961.
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- I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware.
- During campaign stops in 1961, as reported in "Common Man's President", Time, 24 November 1961