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Concerning The War In Vietnam, Senator George Aiken Of Vermount Noted In January, 1966, "I'm Not Very Keen For Doves Or Hawks.
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Concerning the war in Vietnam, Senator George Aiken of Vermount noted
in January, 1966, "I'm not very keen for doves or hawks. I think we need more
owls."
-- Bill Adler, "The Washington Wits"
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