Richard Nixon actually said...

We shall always remember Everett Dirksen in the terms he used to describe his beloved marigolds: hardy, vivid, exuberant, colorful--and uniquely American.

Context

Eulogy at Memorial Services for Senator Dirksen of Illinois

09/08/1969

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