Memorial Tributes Delivered in Congress: John Cornelius Stennis, 1901-1995, Late a Senator from Mississippi |
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... Reagan . President Reagan later said that he had dreaded going to the hospital that day , for he feared the impact such a life - altering oper- ation would have on a fiercely independent man like Senator STENNIS . But the President ...
... Reagan . President Reagan later said that he had dreaded going to the hospital that day , for he feared the impact such a life - altering oper- ation would have on a fiercely independent man like Senator STENNIS . But the President ...
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... Reagan announced during his presidency that the Navy's next aircraft carrier would be named the U.S.S. John C. Stennis . The ship is undergoing sea trials this spring and summer and will be officially commissioned later this year ...
... Reagan announced during his presidency that the Navy's next aircraft carrier would be named the U.S.S. John C. Stennis . The ship is undergoing sea trials this spring and summer and will be officially commissioned later this year ...
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... Reagan . When announcing that the air- craft carrier would be named for JOHN STENNIS , President Reagan said , " Senator , when I consider your career there's a certain comparison that comes to my mind . In troubled places you've ...
... Reagan . When announcing that the air- craft carrier would be named for JOHN STENNIS , President Reagan said , " Senator , when I consider your career there's a certain comparison that comes to my mind . In troubled places you've ...
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... Reagan spoke of was one of the many laudable descriptions of character earned by Senator STENNIS . The word " statesman " is the term that most associate with this great American , who began his career as a farmer in the gentle hills of ...
... Reagan spoke of was one of the many laudable descriptions of character earned by Senator STENNIS . The word " statesman " is the term that most associate with this great American , who began his career as a farmer in the gentle hills of ...
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... Reagan , who depended on Senator STENNIS to be his " stalwart " for establishing a strong national defense in the waning years of the Cold War , said , " Senator STENNIS led some of the most crucial legislative battles in history on ...
... Reagan , who depended on Senator STENNIS to be his " stalwart " for establishing a strong national defense in the waning years of the Cold War , said , " Senator STENNIS led some of the most crucial legislative battles in history on ...
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Page 30 - God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 48 - How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour: — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 49 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Page 48 - Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes...
Page 48 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
Page 9 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand ; the gate With dreadful faces thronged, and fiery arms.
Page 45 - I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.
Page 49 - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
Page 49 - O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, How will the Future reckon with this Man? How answer his brute question in that hour When whirlwinds of rebellion shake the world? How will it be with kingdoms and with kings— With those who shaped him to the thing he is — When this dumb Terror shall reply to God, After the silence of the centuries? Edwin Markham [1852The Man With the Hoe...
Page 45 - Baptism, let us proclaim our faith and say, 1 believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.