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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... kind of special bond always existed between us because we both began our service in Washington as em- ployees of the House . I shall never forget his many kind- nesses to me . He was a true friend , and I am grateful for our long ...
... kind of special bond always existed between us because we both began our service in Washington as em- ployees of the House . I shall never forget his many kind- nesses to me . He was a true friend , and I am grateful for our long ...
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... kind and courtly and thoughtful person who was forever writing notes to us to thank us or congratulate us or express condolences or to make helpful little suggestions for campaigning or for serving one's constituents better . The St ...
... kind and courtly and thoughtful person who was forever writing notes to us to thank us or congratulate us or express condolences or to make helpful little suggestions for campaigning or for serving one's constituents better . The St ...
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... kind- liness to family and friends — perhaps that which impressed me the most was his eternal youthfulness . The last time I saw him was at an early morning break- fast just 2 days before he died . We gathered with school safety patrol ...
... kind- liness to family and friends — perhaps that which impressed me the most was his eternal youthfulness . The last time I saw him was at an early morning break- fast just 2 days before he died . We gathered with school safety patrol ...
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... kind and gentle man . I noticed him many times . He was one of the most re- markable hosts I have ever seen . He was gallant . He would bow . He was courteous to his constituents and to other people . That expressed the warmth and ...
... kind and gentle man . I noticed him many times . He was one of the most re- markable hosts I have ever seen . He was gallant . He would bow . He was courteous to his constituents and to other people . That expressed the warmth and ...
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... in the history of our country . He was particularly kind to the new Members , and I was an early and continuous beneficiary of his thoughtfulness . He . 1 1 could be arbitrary but always with a conviction which one [ 70 ] MEMORIAL ...
... in the history of our country . He was particularly kind to the new Members , and I was an early and continuous beneficiary of his thoughtfulness . He . 1 1 could be arbitrary but always with a conviction which one [ 70 ] MEMORIAL ...
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Página 68 - Mourn for the man of long-enduring blood, The statesman-warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Página 127 - There is no test of a man's ability in any department of public life more severe than service in the House of Representatives ; there is no place where so little deference is paid to reputation previously acquired, or to eminence won outside ; no place where so little consideration is shown for the feelings or the failures of beginners.
Página 127 - What a man gains in the House he gains by sheer force of his own character, and if he loses and falls back he must expect no mercy, and will receive no sympathy.
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Página 208 - Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now take a recess until 12 o'clock meridian on Monday next.