Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Clarence Andrew Cannon, Late a Representative from Missouri, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 245 páginas |
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... Nation , few Members have left a greater imprint upon the House of Representa- tives than the man whose memory we honor today , our be- loved colleague , the Honorable CLARENCE CANNON . His service in the House covered one of the most ...
... Nation , few Members have left a greater imprint upon the House of Representa- tives than the man whose memory we honor today , our be- loved colleague , the Honorable CLARENCE CANNON . His service in the House covered one of the most ...
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... Nation's need . Our Government by law instead of men Is more secure because of him . His work will long endure . His record stands— He , who served so brilliantly and long , Now leaves his torch to other outstretched hands . God grant ...
... Nation's need . Our Government by law instead of men Is more secure because of him . His work will long endure . His record stands— He , who served so brilliantly and long , Now leaves his torch to other outstretched hands . God grant ...
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... Nation's Capital , and still fewer men are per- mitted the opportunity to serve in this House for more than 40 years . Mr. Speaker , I am not going to attempt to elaborate upon the statements that have been made by the dean of our Mis ...
... Nation's Capital , and still fewer men are per- mitted the opportunity to serve in this House for more than 40 years . Mr. Speaker , I am not going to attempt to elaborate upon the statements that have been made by the dean of our Mis ...
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... Nation . One of the greatest pleasures which has come from my service in the Congress has been the privilege I have enjoyed of knowing Mrs. Cannon , " Miss Ida " to the tens of thousands of people of the Ninth District and the many ...
... Nation . One of the greatest pleasures which has come from my service in the Congress has been the privilege I have enjoyed of knowing Mrs. Cannon , " Miss Ida " to the tens of thousands of people of the Ninth District and the many ...
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... Nation . Mr. Speaker , I wish to join in expressing my feelings of sympathy to his family . I lost a very close friend . Remarks by Representative Sullivan Of Missouri Mr. Speaker , CLARENCE [ 22 ] MEMORIAL ADDRESSES.
... Nation . Mr. Speaker , I wish to join in expressing my feelings of sympathy to his family . I lost a very close friend . Remarks by Representative Sullivan Of Missouri Mr. Speaker , CLARENCE [ 22 ] MEMORIAL ADDRESSES.
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