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    "ocrText": "NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SPEECH.\nviarch 25, 1965\nThose of you who are concerned with the more obscure political happenings\nin Washington may recall that I was elected Minority Leader of the House\nnot long ago by a landelide vote of 73 to 67.\nThis triumph cives me a certain feeling of kinship with the kindly fellow\nwho has just introduced me so handsome ly -- your new president, Landslide Blair.\nBill Blair and L, in tact, are livino proof that democracy works, even in\nthe National Press Club or a Republican caucus.\n[All you need is an allegation of virtue, a moderate amount of hard work, and\na tremendous amount\nof of Luck\nIn any event, the verwheiming mandate I received in January, and the unbroken\nrecord of successes since chen, have encouraged me to appear before you today as an\nauthority -- on the problems of oppressed minorities.\nThere is a passage from the Bible -- \"Where the carcass is there will the eagles\ngather. I am certain none of you are here for such a purpose today.\nAs you know, football is really my first love. [I only became a politician\nbecause of the job security\nBut since Michiban beat Oregon State in the Rose Bowl by 27 points, and, three\nday later Ford beat his opponent by onl' 6 points, perhaps I chose the wrong Profession?\nI have often wondered where 1 would now be if I had accepted Curly Lambeau's\noffer in 1934 to play pro ball with tie Green Bay Packers -- perhapa on the Supreme Court:\nSince lanuary 4th acmathing totto we that & failed to the point after\ntoundown on several occasions.] Even though overall the new tenderdays\nterm has Readed\nBest Possible Scan from Poor Quality Original"
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