03/04/1999
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"I am nevertheless saddened that our Nation will be denied your service."
"I wish you the very best as you continue to work on your many important endeavors as a private citizen."
"Dr. King redeemed the moral purpose of our United States."
"They made the word 'American' mean something unique because they, all of them, in a way were trying to get us to live by what we said we believed."