"It's about time that you folks quit talking about your families at home and how you'd run the Government if you got the chance and take your seats. Let's get this convention started. The Lord can't place his blessing on you while you are running around!"
Senator Lester Jesse Dickinson of Iowa, temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention, whammed with his gavel to quiet the vast babble that was filling the flag-hung Chicago Stadium. He had "keynoted" the convention the day before in loud, oldtime partisan...
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