[Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Chris,

    No it was not. I believe Ralph Sanders was First Vice-President when Dr. 
Jernigan stepped aside in 1977 making him an interim president. Dr. Jernigan 
was ready to return to the presidency in 1978 and was reelected that year. 
Much of this is covered in more detail in "Walking Alone and Marching 
Together." Give it a read to obtain accurate historical accounts of the 
federation's affairs through the years.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases


Hi Peter,

But aren't Presidents elected every two years? Was this a special
election?

 Chris Nusbaum

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
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Date sent: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:28:25 -0500
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases

Good morning everyone,

Chris you're off by a few years.  Dr.  Jernigan Stepped down in
1977 and was
reelected in 1978.  His 1977 Banquet Address" Blindness: To
Everything There
is a Season" makes this perfectly clear.  I was at the 1978
convention when
he was reelected to the presidency of the NFB.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com
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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] History of Presidential Releases


Chris, while what you say is essentially true, it isn't quite
accurate.  Ralph Sanders, who passed away a few years ago, didn't
immediately join the Council in 1980, it was some time after that
--
and as to why, only he knows for sure, so it doesn't seem right
to
speculate over 25 years later.

Dave

At 05:18 PM 9/16/2011, you wrote:
Hi Reese,

Just FYI, September's PR was number 398.  Also, I believe 1978
was
the year that Dr.  Jernigan stepped down for health reasons and
Ralph Sanders became the national President, until Dr.
Jernigan (thankfully) ran again and won in 1980, causing Sanders
to
go to the Council, where he didn't get very far either.  But
that's off
topic.

Chris

Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
opportunity,
blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance." -- Kenneth
Jernigan (President of the National Federation of the Blind,
1968-1986.)

  Visit the I C.A.N.  Foundation online at:
www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
impaired children in MD say "I can!"


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peachtree Travel" <info at peachtreetravel.net
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Date sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:16:13 -0400
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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