We had served together for nearly 25 years on the Foreign Affairs Committee. In all those many years. he always placed his country first. There wasnt a partisan bone in his body. and he was widely respected for this quality. CLEMS life story reads like a classic American success story. The son of immigrant Polish parents. he rose to chair one of Congress most prestigious and influential committees. He was born in Milwaukee on November 18. 1912. and received his degree from Marquette University. While teaching. and working as a choir director and organist. he married Miss Blanch Janic in 1937.
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