Starting from Erath, La. on 18 April 1934,
Nicholas Broussard, 76 years old, leaving
for Washington, D.C. After 1700 miles and
75 days he arrived in Washington. He took
two white roosters, the emblem of the Democratic
Party, and a case of JAX Beer to present
to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He
had one rooster for the President and one
for John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner
Vice President. He arrived in Washington
D.C. on 3 July 1934. See Nicholas
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