[Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Peter,

While at the Leadership and Advocacy in Washington (LAW) Program 
down at the JI, (Jernigan Institute) I read some early bulletins 
from national leaders, which were usually distributed by the 
executive director, who I can't remember the name of at the 
moment.  They were written in print and Braille, and mailed to 
the affiliate Presidents.  I know they also taped the national 
conventions and distributed the tapes to the affiliates.  But I'm 
not sure of any other audio communications.  Maybe Ed would know 
more about that.

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:47:45 -0500
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases

Hello Reese and everyone,

    Ed Morman with the JTBL told me that it was 1975 when Dr.  
Jernigan began
sending out presidential releases.  I recall hearing them when I 
began
attending meetings of the Associated Blind of Greater Brockton 
which was the
name of our local chapter of the NFB of Massachusetts.  I wasn't 
sure if they
were offered prior to 1975, if they were offered under a 
different name, and
if Dr.  TenBroek also distributed monthly bulletins/releases to 
local
chapters and state affiliates.  We've sure come a long way from 
those days
where communication between affiliates and individual members is 
concerned.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peachtree Travel" <info at peachtreetravel.net
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases


Peter:

I believe in the latest presidential release DR.  Maurer said it 
was
presidential release 397 or something like that.  Doing the math 
puts the
first presidential release some where around 1978.  Of course 
that's when
DR.  Jernigan was NFB president.

Reese

  ----- Original Message -----
  Hello everyone,

      Some recent discussions concerning the presidential release 
prompted
me
  to wonder a few things.  Perhaps some of you know the answer.  
Here are my
  questions:

  1.  When were presidential releases first produced and sent to 
local
  chapters?
  2.  Was it Dr.  TenBroek, or Dr.  Jernigan who first began 
distributing
  presidential releases to our affiliates?
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