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, 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…