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On the recordMay 22, 1996
He did have one vote and that was Douglas MacArthur. And, incidentally, I was trying to tell that story today, and our good friend Charles Bass looked up and said, ``I know. He is my uncle.'' So we do have among us the great nephew of Billy Mitchell, Charlie Bass.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois

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Discussing historical figures and their connections during a floor speech.

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