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Breyer's father had a different experience at Stanford.

I went to Stanford, and my father went to Stanford. And at that time they didn’t . . . they didn’t . . . When my father was there, they didn’t have Jews in fraternities there.

Recorded on: 7/5/07

Breyer's father had a different experience at Stanford.

I went to Stanford, and my father went to Stanford. And at that time they didn’t . . . they didn’t . . . When my father was there, they didn’t have Jews in fraternities there.

Recorded on: 7/5/07

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