so crucial to the nation’s history that a national holiday was named after him.
i sat there and thought about a beautiful little daughter who had just been born. . . . she was the darling of my life. i’d come in night after night and see that little gentle smile. and i sat at that table thinking about that little girl and thinking about the fact that she could be taken away from me any minute.
and i started thinking about a dedicated, devoted, and loyal wife, who was over there asleep. and she could be taken from me, or i could be taken from her. and i got to the 