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Julian Bond: “If it is there, that is all I need to know. We were concerned it might not be. You made a change. You made a change in…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
If it is there, that is all I need to know. We were concerned it might not be. You made a change. You made a change in the copy of the amendment after it was given to us. Is that the mixup? The best guess is that we were not furnished the final copy of the amendment. It is no big deal. The fact is it is in there. That is what I wanted. Can you give us a copy of yours?
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing a potential mix-up regarding the final copy of an amendment.

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