On the recordOctober 14, 1953
I hope you will allow me to say that not only am I very proud of this distinction, but I shall expect to profit from it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEisenhower: “I hope you will allow me to say that not only am I very proud of this distinction, but I shall expect to profit from it.”
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Address at the Annual Convention of the Future Farmers of America, Kansas City, Missouri
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