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Patrick Moynihan: “I am sure he knows as he invokes the image of the Four Horsemen that at this very moment the Congressional Gold Medal…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2000
I am sure he knows as he invokes the image of the Four Horsemen that at this very moment the Congressional Gold Medal has been bestowed on Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, the president of the Notre Dame football team, which embodies the spirit of the Four Horsemen.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois

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Discussing the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to Rev. Theodore Hesburgh.

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