In 1925, the fourth youngest brother out of the five, Arthur, suddenly died from tubercular meningitis at the age of seven. ... With his newfound determination, he finished high school with top marks and was awarded with a scholarship. ... While Richard attended Whittier, his oldest brother, Harold, faced tuberculosis and eventually succumbed to the disease at the age of twenty-three (Randolph 35). ... Enduring the hardest of trials while attaining high honors, Richard showed wisdom under pressure; there is more to this man than a Presidential reign gone wrong. ... Eventually, Congress passed...

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