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Lamar Alexander: “Well, does that mean we can't take kids to the Natural History Museum, because President Teddy Roosevelt skinned all the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2009
Well, does that mean we can't take kids to the Natural History Museum, because President Teddy Roosevelt skinned all the animals and used formaldehyde and put them there?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of formaldehyde use in educational settings.

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