[nfb-talk] History of Presidential Releases

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

Hi.  I know that there were some print presidential releases before 1975,
sent out as needed, but probably not more than 2 or 3 times a year.  The
Braille Monitor was the primary means of communication.  And I suspect that
in many places, either nobody was found to read the print, which was often a
multi-page letter, or it was summarized.  So the cassette releases were a
major improvement in communication.  I am really not sure whether Dr.
tenBroek sent out any letters of this type, but there probably were a few.
I have been an NFB member since 1965.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:41 PM
> To: Morman, Ed
> Cc: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List; nfb-talk at nfbnet.org; NFB History
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> Subject: [nfb-talk] History of Presidential Releases
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
>     Knowing something about the history of presidential releases would be
> great to know and will help all members understand their importance and
> how
> they help us spread the word of the federation among the blind community
> and
> how they keep us connected wherever we are in this great land.
> 
> Peter Donahue