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I am still a little astonished at how it was

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possible for 142 delegates and I don't know how many

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additional people of the staff to keep that secret so

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closely guarded that I had not the slightest suspicion

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of it.

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On a pleasant note, I think it is interesting,

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and I know you will want to hear of it, that today, as a

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very historic date, is also a very important date to one

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who has played a very large role in preparing for this

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Convention and seeing it through to this day. Today happens

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to be, among other things, the 31st birthday of the Chief

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of Staff, John C. Brooks. (Applause)

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I have been asked to advise you about several

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more more mundane matters. Your pay checks will be sent

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to you by mail, as will also be the expense checks, and

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to those delegates who have requested copies of the

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transcript, they will be forwarded by mail — not first

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class mail, but the cheapest possible method of getting

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it there.

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The Chair recognizes Delegate Needle.

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DELEGATE NEEDLE: Mr. President, on this most