CSPAN Washington This Week November 3, 2013
So he and friends hitchhiked to a service station to get it fixed. As they approached the outskirts of the city, they ran out of gas. So they pushed the car up the hill, coasting into town just before the deadline. Tom went on to win the race by a resounding 54 votes. There is no question there may have been some luck of the irish operating when it came to tom foley, as well as incredible stamina. What led him to make history as the first speaker of the house from west of the rockies was not luck. It was his hard work. His deep integrity. And is powerful intellect. As michael so eloquently and...
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