Open Access, 1980-1997
Title
U.S. House of Representatives Floor Coverage: Tributes Honoring Jamie L. Whitten for 50 Years of Service in the U.S. House of Representatives
Other Form of Name
Gephardt, Richard A. (Richard Andrew), 1941-
Identifier
whitten_VHS_33
Creation Date
11-5-1991
Document Type
Open Access Recording
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Description
U.S. House of Representatives Floor Coverage of tributes to Jamie Whitten for fifty years of service: Richard B. Gephardt as Speaker Pro Temp; House Chaplain Rev. James David Ford offers prayer; Craig Thomas leads the pledge of allegiance; tributes by colleagues G.V. Sonny Montgomery, Mike Espy, Mike Parker, Gene Taylor, William H. Natcher; Marcy Kaptur; Tom Bevill; Nancy Pelosi; John T. Myers; Louis Stokes; William Lehman; Richard J. Durbin; Matthew F. McHugh; Bill Alexander; and Jack Brooks. Remarks by Whitten. More tributes by colleagues: David R. Obey; Sidney R. Yates; Ray Thornton; John D. Dingell; Nancy Johnson; Joseph D. Early; Leon E. Panetta; Neal Smith; Thomas J. Downey; Dan Glickman; Vic Fazio; Don Edwards; Bill Emerson; Neil Abercrombie; J.J. Pickle; Carroll Hubbard Jr.; and Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Whitten, Jamie L.
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
1:03:39
Original Format
VHS
Original Collection
Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
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Comments
Rep. Whitten 50th Anniversary 11/5/91 - VHS spine label; Rep. Whitten 50th Anniversary 11/5/91 - VHS case label