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Barbara Lee
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - Dec. 15, 2005
December 15, 2005
Julian Bond interviews U.S. Senator Barbara Lee in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia amd was recorded at the Congressional Recording Studio. BOND: Congresswoman Lee, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership. LEE: Good to be with you. BOND: We want to begin with some questions about Brown v. Board of Education. I know you were eight in 1954 when the decision came down, but do you remember any discussion about it then and any […]
Gwen Moore
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014
Julian Bond interviews U.S. Representative Gwen Moore in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia, and recorded at the Congressional Recording Studio. BOND: Congresswoman Gwen Moore, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership. Thank you for being with us. MOORE: Oh, it is absolutely my pleasure, Chairman Bond. BOND: No, it is our pleasure. I want to begin with some questions about the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education. I know you were a […]
Eleanor Holmes Norton
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - Oct. 17, 2005
October 17, 2005
Julian Bond interviews U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia, and was recorded at the Congressional Recording Studio. BOND: Eleanor Holmes Norton, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership. Let me start with some questions about Brown v. Board. When you heard about the decision, what did it mean to you? NORTON: Well, as it turns out, it had great meaning to me. I was sitting in Dunbar High School […]
Dianne Feinstein
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-California, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Madam President, I rise today to reflect on the life and legacy of Geraldine Ferraro who lost her heroic battle with cancer on Saturday. Geraldine Ferraro was first elected to public office in 1978 to represent Queens in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a member of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, she pushed to improve mass transit around La Guardia Airport. Later, she would cosponsor the Economic Equity […]
Maria Cantwell
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. Madam President, I rise today to honor the life, achievements, and legacy of Geraldine Anne Ferraro, who paved the way for aspiring women leaders and politicians across the Nation and the world to reach the highest positions of power. Geraldine dedicated her life to defending women's and children's rights and helping the less fortunate, whether in public service, as an attorney, as a Congresswoman, or as Ambassador to the United […]
Gwen Ifill
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - Sept. 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
Julian Bond interviews journalist Gwen Ifill in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia. BOND: Thank you for being on Explorations in Black Leadership. We very much appreciate your being with us. IFILL: I’m thrilled to be here, Julian. BOND: Let me begin — you were born after the Brown case, but do you have any notions of what it meant in your family, in your circle, when it was decided in ’54 and ’55? […]
Carol Moseley Braun
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - March 16, 2005
March 16, 2005
Julian Bond interviews former U.S. senator Carol Moseley Braun in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia. BOND: Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership. BRAUN: Thank you very much. I'm delighted to be here. BOND: It's our pleasure. I want to begin with a couple of questions about the Brown decision. I know you were just seven years old in 1954 when the Court ruled, but do you have any recollections […]
Barbara Mikulski
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. We come to the floor with a heavy heart and great sadness. Geraldine Ferraro, a former Member of the United States House of Representatives, a Congresswoman from New York who was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for Vice President, has lost her gallant and persistent fight against cancer and has passed away. I thank the leadership for offering the resolution noting the many contributions she […]
Barbara L Boxer
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, D-California, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. BOXER: Mr. President, I am so proud to be here with my colleagues Senator Mikulski and Kay Bailey Hutchison because of a woman who brought us all together despite any differences we might have, Geraldine Ferraro. I rise to pay tribute to Gerry. I thank Senator Mikulski. Her remarks touched on every single point that needs to be made about our friend. Gerry was a trailblazer. We all remember the […]
Kay Bailey Hutchison
categories: Eulogy, Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro - March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, paid tribute to the life of Geraldine Ferraro in a speech on the Senate floor. I thank Senator Mikulski and Senator Boxer. Mr. President, I do want to talk about this remarkable woman because I think, as has been mentioned before, her loss is being felt throughout America for many different reasons. She was a trailblazer, and she was one of the great female role models of her generation. I wrote a book in 2004 called ``American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our […]