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To: Corin Stormhands
I believe that is not the case. The holiday was instituted, as I can best recall, during Nixon's tenure along with the movement to consolidate all holidays into three day weekends whenever possible, thus diluting the real meaning and impact of the occasion.

I am fairly certain that "Presidents' Day" is meant to commemorate all individuals who ever held that office, despite the fact that a few were great, most were mediocre, and a great many were actually bad.

3 posted on 01/13/2003 8:25:03 AM PST by ZULU
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To: ZULU
You're probably right. I must've picked that up in publik skul...
4 posted on 01/13/2003 8:28:23 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (HHD)
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To: ZULU

Thought that FDR line was troll material.


8 posted on 02/19/2005 7:54:00 AM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
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