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Washington's Last Message Read To Congress Today
Hawaii's Patsy Takemoto Mink prepares to read George Washington's Farewell Address in the House on Washington's Birthday. Mink, the first congresswoman of Japanese ancestry, says the 7,600 words read aloud honors history as Sen. Lee Metcalf reads the piece in the Senate. historians note the address was not read in 1796 because Congress was not in session.
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