On the recordAugust 18, 1966
Someone asked me one time what my political philosophy was. And I said, 'Well, I am a free man first, an American second, a public servant third, and a Democrat fourth--in that order.'
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Remarks at the Dedication of the Ellenville Community Hospital, Ellenville, New York.
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