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ContributorsHayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1961-11-17
Description
In this speech, Hayden reflects on his career, including his election as Arizona's first Representative in 1912; his recollections of such prominent figures as Governor George W. P. Hunt and Williams Jennings Bryan; and advice he received, including a Maryland politician's caution against speaking on the House floor because "it will be printed in the Congressional Record and you can never get it out" and Senator Pat Harrison's instruction to "never talk when you have the votes." Hayden finishes his speech by introducing President Kennedy.
ContributorsKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1961-11-17
Description
In this speech, President Kennedy describes his first meeting with Carl Hayden and praises Hayden's service as a legislator, specifically his work with water policy, participation in infrastructure and other projects designed to improve conditions in western states, and his outstanding representation of his constituency. He concludes his remarks by discussing America's role as a world power.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis document provides an overview of the pages included in the website.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
Description
This document briefly discusses the history of grassroots efforts to "save the mountains" from urban development, including the establishment of the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council in 1971, and provides a biographical sketch of Dot Gilbert. It also includes a list of resources in the Arizona State University Library's manuscript holdings documenting the Phoenix Mountains Preserve.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of newspaper clippings, letters, and petitions documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1960 and 1964.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of a newspaper clipping, letter, and Resolution 12376 documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1965 and 1969.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of presentations, articles, minutes, proposals, letters, maps, and other materials documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1970 and 1974.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of promotional materials, letters, reports, and recommendations documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1975 and 1979.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of a report, a ballot, and a promotional flyer documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1980 and 1984.
ContributorsArizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections (Contributor)
Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of charter amendments, ballots, newsletters, a bond issue proposition, and a newspaper clipping documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1985 and 1989.