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Oh, yes. These are letters. Some of them are interesting, that were solicited undoubtedly by Howard Rusk from various people who reply -- they're really very sweet. Now, I get awards practically every year for something or another, but I don't think anybody had made quite as big an effort about it as Howard Rusk made about this. So I thought it would be amusing -- you know, it's one of those events that happens frequently, but not with this much effort being put into it.

There's another award. The United Cerebral Palsy. [Humanitarian Award]

Yes. Well, that was -- that they got Lady Bird Johnson, poor Lady Bird was made to come and give the award, and that was sweet and kind.

Why do you say poor Lady Bird? She likes to come to meetings, doesn't she?

No, it's terrible to have to come and do a thing like that. All the way from Texas. I really enjoy giving awards and I don't really enjoy receiving them, because it makes me think that people are made to do things on my behalf that they don't really understand why they're doing it, and it's boring for them, and I hate that. You know? However --

And you have to respond too?

Yes. Well, I didn't respond very much. The responses are here too.

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