"I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor."
— Martin Van Buren

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesLawyers from New York (state)Politicians from New York (state)New York Free SoilersUnited States Ambassadors to Great Britain and the United Kingdom
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