On the recordOctober 12, 1962
I hope you send him back because he is a distinguished Congressman and, more important than that, he is a distinguished American who stands for the best that is in this country.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI hope you send him back because he is a distinguished Congressman and, more important than that, he is a distinguished American who stands for the best that is in this country.
Remarks at the Court House, Washington, Pennsylvania
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