On the recordMay 19, 1970
I FEEL profoundly and very personally touched by the unexpected news of Speaker McCormack's retirement from Congress at the end of his present term.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI FEEL profoundly and very personally touched by the unexpected news of Speaker McCormack's retirement from Congress at the end of his present term.
Statement About the Retirement From the Congress of Speaker McCormack
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