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"Yes sir," I cut in quickly.

He nodded in his patient way and said, pointing to my chest, "You have given me a goal that is now a part of my grander vision, and I can't thank you enough for your help. Remember that just like Lincoln, like FDR, like Lyndon Johnson, I can't do it all in one year. Be patient. I have to do it my way. Thanks again for coming."

He gave me a firm-grip in the handshake, and I left the Oval office and headed West: wiser, dejected, and worried about the future.

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