The great Narrows Bridge which bears his name will be a constant reminder to all who traverse it of the young man who was first to explore and chart for posterity the waters in and around New York as well as Narragansett Bay. Mr. Speaker. when we think of Verrazano and when we honor him for his great deeds. we think of the hundreds and hundreds of other great men of Italian birth or descent who have done so much for America. The memory of these fine Americans creates a chain of thought which immediately relates itself to our whole process of immigration. President Lyndon B. Johnson In meeting last fall with the group of ItalianAmerican leaders seeking to obtain approval of the commemorative stamp for Verrazano said: Two years ago this month I visited the city of Naples.
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