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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Introduces Carl Hayden

ContributorsJohnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1961-11-17
DescriptionIn this introduction, Vice President Johnson humorously discusses how Hayden's peers perceive him and shares several anecdotes about Hayden's political career.
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Senator Carl Hayden Speech

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…

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.
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President John F. Kennedy Speech

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…

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.