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Eisenhower: “I believe that the greatest honor, the greatest distinction, that can come to any American is to feel that in his own…”

On the recordMay 22, 1955
I believe that the greatest honor, the greatest distinction, that can come to any American is to feel that in his own niche he has been of service to the United States of America.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Remarks at a Dinner Sponsored by the District of Columbia Republican Women's Finance Committee

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