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Benjamin Gilman: “it came to mind, I recall one incident during the State of the Union message, I am not certain who the President was, I…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2000
it came to mind, I recall one incident during the State of the Union message, I am not certain who the President was, I think it was President Ford, when Carl Albert had just returned from a lengthy trip to China, flew all night and came to preside as the Speaker does at the State of the Union message. And I remember how he struggled to keep his eyes open, but he managed to do it most of the time. Once in a while his eyes closed. But my heart went out to him, because I know how he felt, traveling that distance and having to preside at the State of the Union message. But that was Carl Albert, always willing to fulfill his duties as the Speaker, and he fulfilled them well in all of the days he presided.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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Reflecting on Carl Albert's dedication while presiding at the State of the Union.

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