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13 Original States Mark 1st Congress Birthday
Pennsylvania Governor Milton J Shapp and Philadelphia Mayor Frank L Rizzo hosted a breakfast for governors of the 13 original states as they reconvened the First Continental Congress on its 200th anniversary. Ford attended a dinner near Independence Hall while Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent was absent due to prior commitments. The speeches honored the dissidents who met 200 years ago in Carpenter's Hall, in a setting called the most historic square mile in America.
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Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
Milton Shapp
Brendan Byrne
N.J
Malcolm Wilson
N.Y
Sherman Tribbitt
Del
Marvin Mandel
James Holstouser Jr
N.C
Mills Godwin
Jimmy Carter
Meldrim Thompson Jr
N.H
Philip Noel
R.I
John West
Donald Dwight
Mass
Thomas Meskill
Phiraphato
Lee Linder - E
America
Pennsylvania
Milton J.shapp
Frank L. Rizzo
Winlds
Ford
Chestnut Street
Independence Hall
Massachusetts
Francis Sargent
Donald R. Dwight
National Park Service
New Jersey
Benjamin Jones
Patrick Henry
Samuel
John Adams