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Mississippi Farm Bureau's Jamie Whitten Day Celebration at the Mississippi Coliseum

Identifier

whitten_1_quad_3

Creation Date

1-25-1991

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Description

Mississippi Farm Bureau's Jamie Whitten Day Ceremony at the Mississippi Coliseum. Welcome and invocation by Walt Grayson; presentation of colors by the Mississippi National Guard; Paul Ott performs his song "That Ragged Old Flag" in honor of Sgt. John Pittman; Guy Hovis sings several songs; introduction of imminent guests and those who assisted in the production of the event; performance of the Mississippi Mass Choir; performance by the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Band; video preview of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation's television show "Agri-View" Whitten tribute speech by Dean Kleckner (president of the American Farm Bureau); tribute by Jerry Clower; tribute by President George H.W. Bush via telephone; tribute by Governor Ray Mabus; Grayson reads tribute letters by former presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon; tribute by Don Waller (President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau); film "The Jamie Whitten Story," prepared by the Mississippi Farm Bureau, remarks by Jamie Whitten; presentation of wood box crafted from wood from Whitten's district; singing of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Whitten, Jamie L.

Relational Format

video recording

Extent

1:38:24

Original Format

1-inch

Original Collection

Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.

Comments

Jamie Whitten Video

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