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Gerald Ford: “Sometimes the term 'war hero' is used rather loosely, but in Tiger Teague's case, it is almost an understatement.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1975
Sometimes the term 'war hero' is used rather loosely, but in Tiger Teague's case, it is almost an understatement.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Unveiling of a Portrait of Representative Olin E. Teague in the Rayburn House Office Building.

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