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A Note of Tribute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fred Schwengel’s belief in the importance of a\u00a0<\/span>comprehensive liberal education<\/span>\u00a0was demonstrated from an early age as he left home to work his way through high school. Influenced by individuals such as former\u00a0<\/span>President Harry S Truman<\/span>\u00a0and poet\u00a0<\/span>Carl Sandburg<\/span>, Schwengel was inspired to not only\u00a0<\/span>serve<\/span>\u00a0as an educator in the fields of history and political science,\u00a0but also to lead an active political life filled with service to his fellow man.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A note of tribute from the September 24, 1969 Congressional Record:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Portrait of Fred Schwengel by William Unger<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fred Schwengel is a most unusual man. He is a man with a deep sense of history, a sharp feeling for what it means to be an American, a far-ranging appreciation of the glories and greatness of America...(he) cares about people and that is his source of personal strength.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Gerald Ford<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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He has been recognized by all as an effective, imaginative Congressman.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Robert Taft Jr.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fred Schwengel is a 'now' Congressman, a man of action, a man of our times, a man who cares, but most importantly, a man who brings to his efforts to deal with the problems of the future a deep understanding of their roots in the past.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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All Americans will be forever indebted to you for your untiring efforts.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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For information concerning this exhibit contact:\u00a0speccoll@truman.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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