[NFBWATlk] Speaker Pelosi

[Mary Ellen]

In 1981, when we demonstrated in front of the FAA building in Washington,
DC, about the canes on planes issue, George H. W. Bush spoke to us.  I
remember he talked about the blind mountain climbers who were in the news
back then; he also got the name of the organization wrong, calling us the
National Federation for the Blind.

Even so, having the vice president of the United States speak to us was a
very big deal.  So is having the Speaker of the House speak to us.  I had
never even heard of the NFB when Vice President Humphrey spoke to us in
1965.


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Subject: [NFBWATlk] Speaker Pelosi

 Gary and I are excited about the Speake of the Houser participating in our
convention next week.  It has been since 1965 and Vice President Humphrey
was at our convention that we have had such a high ranking member of our
national government.  This is a clear message of how successful we are in
promoting the message of the National Federation of the Blind.

Denise Mackenstadt.  
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