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Roger Williams: It's hard to describe. It sometimes gets emotional. It eventually empowered me to do something for my country. The idea…

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
It's hard to describe. It sometimes gets emotional. It eventually empowered me to do something for my country. The idea that I'm here today in the United States Congress, a lot of it started on that day.
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Roger Williams
Republican · Texas

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Williams reflects on how meeting JFK inspired his political career and service to the country.

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