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(correspondent)
…politicians and others,

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and here is the introduction
to Senator Daniel Inouye,

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senator from Hawaiʻi.

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[applause]

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The senator is a World War II hero.

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He was in the state legislature
when it was a potential legislature

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from Hawaiʻi.

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He was the first congressman from Hawaiʻi
when it became a state in 1959.

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Senator, today, he’s on the very important
Armed Services Committee,

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important to Hawaiʻi, particularly.

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He has said that he was among three,
one of three candidates for this job

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of keynoter and temporary chairman,
who are all, he said,

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-"moderately young and were not doves.”
-(Sen. Inouye) My fellow Americans.

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(correspondent)
He said he expects to get booed

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by McCarthy's supporters tonight

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-(correspondent) because of the statements
-This is my country.

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he intends to support
Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policy,

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and here he is.

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[audience applause]

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(Sen. Inouye)
Many of us have fought hard

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for the right to say that.

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Many are now struggling today
from Harlem to Danang

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so that they may say this with conviction.

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This is our country.

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[audience applause]

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And we are engaged
in a time of great testing,

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testing whether this nation,
or any nation conceived in liberty

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and dedicated to opportunity for all its…