04/13/1930
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"I mourn his passing as a personal friend over a quarter of a century."
"I mourn his passing not only as one of the greatest men our nation has produced but as a personal friend."
"That distinction came abundantly to Thomas Alva Edison whose death in his 85th year has ended a life of courage and outstanding achievement."
"His lifelong search for truth, fructifying in more than a thousand inventions, made him the greatest inventor our Nation has produced, and revolutionized civilization itself."