That working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. These students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving these principles not only back into our government, but also into everyday society. These students have learned to the example of senator ford that those ideals and principles or what it takes to best serve your constituents and community as a public servant. The less than principles our students learn our ones they will use throughout their lives. They may be High School Students today, but they are also our nations in the states, and communities future leaders. On behalf of the ford center, i would like to welcome and recognize several of our dignitaries we have in attendance today. We have the honorable joseph mckinley, the honorable jeff taylor, the honorable david payne come and the honorable j wethington, mr. Joe boland and susan mile, jim gooch. Honorable mayor tom watson and city commissioners bob glenn and larry conder. Officials from
Before we begin, i would like to share our mission and the relevance it serves in our world today. As you all know, senator ford believed that students need a better understanding of how our government operates and that the principles by which he conducted his work, civil discourse, cooperation, and the willingness to compromise are vital to our nations future. In keeping with this mission, the center of established the Statesmanship Academy in 2012. The academy currently serves over 100 local Area High School students who have a passion for public service, enhancing their leadership skills, and for study the issues that face our communities, states, and nation. At the academy, we strive to teach these students to examine both sides of every issue, to learn how to respect another persons opinion, even when it may differ from their own, and that working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. These students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving the
Are descendents of one of the people im going to be talking about today. Kentucky has been extremely well served with ben as executive director of the kentucky humanities council, and i want to thank him for sharing some of the anecdotes im going to use today. Finally, i want to thank chris and thend fred karam professors who have contributed in one way or another not only to my remarks today but to a series of speeches ive been doing on prominent kentucky senators over the past couple years. Are here to discuss the lives and intersecting careers of three men. Two of these three men helped define kentucky politics for much of the 20th century. Both serving as governor and as senator. Both were intensely and ambitious men both rose from modest origins. Both were democrats born in western kentucky. Both were accomplished athletes in their youth and fine coaches thereafter. Both had a gift for remembering names and faces. Intro kentucky style, these two men carried on a feud that literall
Grew up in new jersey, and spent the summer months down here in North Carolina. Davidsonted from college in 1976 and received a phd in history from the university of virginia. For the next 23 years he taught at the university of North Carolina at greensboro. Between 1995 and 1998 he served as associate dean at the college of arts and sciences and between 1998 and 2004 was the head of the history department. The university of florida to occupy the richard j middleborough chair in history. He teaches courses and supervises the world students. He has published for major books prior to this one. A hard country in a lonely place, Schooling Society and reform in rule of virginia, the paradox of southern progressivism, 18821930. William friday and the american higher education. These last two books for both mayflower cup winners for nonfiction. The roots of succession secession. He lives in gainesville, florida with his wife susanna, daughter josie, and one border collie. Time for me to stop.
the vice president: the senate will come to order. the chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. let us pray. eternal god, you are our rock, refuge, and fortress. as the 118th congress convenes, bless all lawmakers in their going out and coming in, in their rising up and lying down, in their labor and leisure and in their pleasure and pain. lord, empower them to live with such reverence for you that their legacies will be like the light of morning at sunrise, like a morning without clouds, and like the gleaming of the sun on new grass after rain. lord, we pray for damar hamlin. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the vice president: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the vice president: the chair lays before the senate the certificates of election