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Eisenhower: “I would deem it an honor to be personally present at this testimonial dinner, so as to share even more intimately in the…”

On the recordNovember 9, 1953
I would deem it an honor to be personally present at this testimonial dinner, so as to share even more intimately in the tribute that the assembled group is paying to its guest of honor.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Message Recorded for a Testimonial Dinner Honoring Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey.

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