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Douglas Alexander: “I believe Tony Blair taught us a lot about the world. I think he taught us more about ourselves. His speech was…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2003
I believe Tony Blair taught us a lot about the world. I think he taught us more about ourselves. His speech was historic, but it will be remembered more because it reminded us of what it means to be an American. The assistant Democratic leader and I and other Senators have worked on legislation this year to put back into its rightful place in our schools the teaching of American history. I would suggest that in the first chapter of those textbooks we put Tony Blair's speech.
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Douglas Alexander
Labour Party
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Discussing the impact of Tony Blair's speech and the importance of teaching American history.

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