[applause] good evening. Good evening. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much mr. Lieutenant governor for the kind introduction and as you and the speaker continued to offer me for our great state for the people i will always consider myself fortunate to have served with both you and your respected members. My favorite mississippi and is seated right behind me over the past six years she has devoted herself to including the lives of all citizens and in particular our children and for 41 years lovingly and patiently put up with me. Ladies and gentlemen the first lady my wonderful wife, deborah 17. [applause] and to the members of the house and senate and other elected officials thank you for your attendance i do not take your attention for granted thank you for allowing me to stand in our beautiful capital to highlight all we have achieved with my continued vision of how to achieve Greater Heights together. And i realize that to those watching and listening sometimes there are
I will always consider myself fortunate to have served with both you and your respective members. Speaking of, mississippian, my favorite one is hundred me. She has work to improve the lives of all our citizens, particularly our children, and for 41 years has lovingly and patiently put up with me. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the state of mississippi and my wonderful wife, debra. [applause] to the members of house and senate and other elected officials here tonight. Thank you for your attendance. Do not take your kind attention for granted. Thank you for allowing me to stand in our beautiful capitol and highlight all we have achieved, and to offer my continued vision for how we can reach even Greater Heights together. I realize that many of us here tonight, and to those watching and listening, theres sometimes seem to be two mississippis occupying the same time and space. The proverbial critics would have you believe that this is one of a declining state, whose people are su
Good evening, thank you so much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much mr. The tenant governor, for the kind introduction and thank you for the friendship you and the speaker continue to offer me because together we honor our great state and her people, i will always consider myself fortunate to have served with , you and your respective members, speaking of mississippi, my favorite one is seated right behind me, she has devoted herself to improving the lives of all of our citizens. Children and our 441 years, she has lovingly and patiently put up with me. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of mississippi and my wonderful wife, deborah. To the members of the house and senate, thank you for your attendance, i do not take your kind attention for granted. Thank you for allowing me to stand in our beautiful capital and to offer my continued vision for how we can reach even Greater Heights together. I realize that many of us here tonight and to those watching and listening, there someti
In 1997, i had an opportunity to work on an educational project with a gentleman named doctor samuel proctor. A number of you know him as a form present of North Carolina a t, hbcu, former president of Virginia Union university, private hbcu. He spent time in washington, d. C. , as a kennedy appointee to the peace corps but a number of you know him to his work as a pastor of the baptist church. In 1997 when opportunity to sit at a very lovely room similar to this with a donor and a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of the walked into the room and made exchange niceties she said and ask you one question . He said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . And doctor proctor leaned back in his seat having her discretion of most of life and he said maam, if you make him can restructure the question . The question is not whether there is a need for hbcus today. The question is, what would america be today without the hbcus . And so she nodded to dr. Pr
Or cspan 2. This is a great day to have a conversation about Higher Education and typically the role of black universities and colleges in it. In 1997 i had an opportunity to work on educational project with dr. Samuel dewitt proctor. Many of you know him as president of north carolina. Some of you know him as president of university. He spent time in washington, d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps but a number of you know him as pastor of an stenian church. We had an opportunity to sit in a lovely room similar to this with a donor its a donor who owns a large and Famous Family sfwrags. The head of that walked into the rooms. We exchanged niceties. She said can i ask you one question . He said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . And dr. Proctor leaned back in his chair, having heard this question for his life. The question not whether there is a need for h fwrvegs cus today. The question is where would america be today without the hbcus. She nodded. He returned