John Dingell: “My old daddy used to say to me, son, he would say, it ain't how long…”

On the recordJune 11, 2013

My old daddy used to say to me, son, he would say, it ain't how long you took, but how well you did and how hard you tried.

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Democratic · Michigan

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Dingell reflects on the value of effort over duration in service.

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