From the Source; Dedication of McCormack Hall at UMB

This is listener supported public service radio serving Boston on the South Shore FM Boston. Good evening and welcome to from the source. I'm Joe Faylen. On Friday April 26 the University of Massachusetts at Boston dedicated to building to the late John W. McCormick speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and distinguished citizen of Boston. Tonight in the first half hour from the source we're going to bring you the remarks that were made by some of the Massachusetts most distinguished people on this occasion. We will be hearing from David C-Net president of the University of Massachusetts the honorable Joseph M. Tierney president of the Boston City Council. Ruth M. Batson director of the New England television Corporation the Honorable William M. Bulger president of the Massachusetts Senate the Honorable John Joseph Moakley member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the honorable Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

To introduce the program here tonight is Robert Corrigan chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston. This is from the source for WM b f m Boston UMass Boston and the John McCormick hall. I am of course Robert Corrigan chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Boston and it is my privilege to be your host for today's festivities. I am pleased in behalf of the university to the thought that splendid turnout for the dedication of John McCormick hall but indeed I am not surprised because I know Speaker McCormack that a multitude of friends and supporters in metropolitan Boston and indeed in the entire nation indeed not in the Boston area only when we talk about Massachusetts because even the golden west of Springfield where I grew up we knew the legend the Speaker McCormack and took as much pride in him that he had been our representative which indeed

in many ways he continued to be. Today's program is up for one and I do not want to take up too much of your time but if you bear with me just for a moment I'd like to refer to one of the four million documents and artifacts. In the John McCormick collection in the library of a neighboring institution in that collection is a framed quotation from Benjamin Franklin another rather pay me a famous Bostonians. And it speaks directly to what we are up out here today. And I'd like to read these words to you and I quote Benjamin Franklin. We might not in the course of public life expect an immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But a lot of Hertha beer through you and even injury the internal satisfaction of a good conscience is always present and

time will do us justice in the minds of the people. Even of load that rise and most prejudice against us. Or time has been be done justice for John William McCormick who rose from humble beginnings in Andrew square only a mile away from the very spot to one of the highest offices in the land. And we gathered to dedicate this building to his memory in spirit of approbation and grateful acknowledgment for his many services. You will meet several distinguished speakers in the course of this morning's program and I will call upon them when their time comes. But Perth I should like to acknowledge the presence of many distinguished guests and indeed I wish I could acknowledge all who are present then you will excuse me if I only comment on a very very few of those but I did want to express our great appreciation to the members of the congressional delegation who are here with us today to Brian Donnelly and to Edward

Bolen and early end to Chester Atkins from the Matha to the delegation. And later on someone else will be. Acknowledging the presence of a person that we feel very much a part of our Matthews a delegation when it comes to issues like the McCormick and of course Senator or chairman Claude Pepper is with us today as alt as well. We have as well a number of people who have joined us from the city in the state former Governor John bulky is here with us. We expect that former Speaker of the house David Bartley will be with us. We have members from the great and general court who are with us in particular from the Boston delegation. James Bratton Paul Light and Tom Bally and Joseph Walsh our hero will be with senators Senator Paul Howard is Paul Howell is with us and we have of course others from city government. City Councilor such as Bruce BOLLING are here and

members of the School Committee with us as well members of our own board of regents and board of trustees. Jack Sweeney a valued service from our from our board of trustees we are most grateful that they and others are with us today and we have of course Ted Kennedy Jr. representing his father the senior senator from Massachusetts who put not to be with us but sends his greetings and especially to I wish to acknowledge the presence of former senate president Maurice Donahue a long and indeed persistent friend of you math Boston and delighted that he could be with us today. And finally and especially to the many friends and supporters who live and work with John McCormick throughout the years and to the members of the McCormick family. Bless you all for being here today. We had a number of telegrams and letters which I won't read but as typical of these letters let me just quickly go through one telegram which I think you will appreciate and I quote.

As the University of Massachusetts gathers to dedicate the john w. McCormick hall barber and I extend our best wishes to the McCormick family John McCormick with the speaker of the House of Representatives during the poor years I served there. He was a wise and fair leader of one of the great legislative bodies of the free world. On the occasion when our thoughts go back to John many achievements I think we would want to read he would want us to recall a central fact. That a legislator is an extraordinary invention functioning to gather representatives of diverse and often opposed to views and train them in the art of this caution and an enlightened compromise. I am certain John would have liked the notion that a hall in his name will be used to prepare generations of new leaders to plan their part in what he loves so much. The Great American Experiment and self government. And it's signed sincerely George Bush Vice President of the United States of America. It is now my

privilege to introduce to you all the president of the University of Massachusetts who will bring the greetings of the university president David Knapp. Simply add a few words to that cancer Cargan and welcoming you to this campus and to the universe the. Second time in the past 48 hours that university is that an opportunity to be together with Speaker O'Neill. When evening in Washington University alumni of the Amherst capital. Held a reception. In honor of the congressional delegation a member of the people who are here this morning. That's correct and. So we came by. And the speaker was presiding. In a debate.

Or. I could. Participate in a ceremony to leave and get back to Brockton but he showed up and then that occasion we. Wanted to express our gratitude to the speaker and we gave him a rocking chair. And preparing him for a future life. But in a room in the Rayburn Office Building John McCormick. And it struck me as we were gathered there that it was appropriate that we would be dedicating this building in the name of the former speaker. Particularly appropriate that a building now be located where he lived where he became proud. I didn't think that educational facilities in the name John McCormick. Thank you again for joining us. And now let's get on with the rest of the program.

Thank you President. I also wanted to acknowledge the presence of the senator while bowling Sr. who has served so well the interest of higher education school committee person reader Walter Thomas Feeney who has been a great a loyal friend to the schools of Boston a man who very much I think understand the. Then the spirit of John McCormick is of course the mayor of the great city of Boston. And it's my privilege now to introduce or maybe Mayor Ray when we will make some remarks on behalf of the city. Thank you. Thank you so much I appreciate the opportunity of being at that thing which gets some National Bacon local government than people in the audience this is a very appropriate and special dedication it fired then and I think I could perhaps speak for so many

people who have children government that they as a profession because when we would be looking at it. Birth rate in terms of the pressure in the public body that is generated on public officials. There's one politician that is good out among all others. Being a person of compassion and influence being a person of effect and that with the person who was born and brought up right here in the shadow of this great institution and that birth and of course the person that became such an enormous influence in world opinion in improving the quality of life of so many people not only in it but in the world. For the politicians and the elected officials who have grown up on the street corners of the city of Boston look for example of inspiration in somebody that they could admire. And John McCormick was in fact that person and though it is a very special opportunity to

be to be here today who take part in the dedication and I'm sure that there are countless thousands of people that are going to walk through the halls of the universe the math the truth the. And I'm going to recall look at the dedication of the building and hopefully they'll learn a little bit about the peak and they're going to learn that he was the Perth of not only. The power which the office brings but of Perth and we have the common touch for all the people of Boston and all the people of this country. The. Who were here before who had an opportunity to know John McCormack and people like myself extremely well it is a proud opportunity for me to be here. With that we're proud of the contribution that John McCormick who our country and I personally I'm very very proud of the day that you won

the comic among along with the person that had perhaps the greatest influence in my choice to run for public office. And. Everything I think of the office the office of mayor of the city I always think of John McCormick and I'm going to continue to represent the high ideal that the youngster. Thank you. Thank you both the mayor and representing the city council. Boston City Council President Joe Paterno. Thank you very much. Thing which get on the platform like a pitcher. And the audience and friend and john w comic personal privilege an honor. To be invited to dissipate a pheromone and honoring the memory and the

accomplishment of big mechanic. The epitome of the self-made man whose credo was loyalty. Loyalty to his White. Working class district and brought him in Dutch with. His church the Democratic Party and. The country and most importantly to the ordinary man. Big McCormick. May have given all the apparent what the ordinary man but in fact. He was the exceptional man. Father died when he gets graduated from the eighth grade at the end with going off then he left to work with the poet his widowed mother and two younger brothers. Later he went to work for a law firm and within carrots to reap the lot to attempt the path by. Which he did it with an eighth grade education has accomplished legislator remarkable. He fought for and won progress method legislation like the minimum

wage and. Better working conditions for the working man. Labor laws social security built like that so that other ordinary men could become exceptional men. Michael felt the vote into duty plain and simple patriotism bridge the gap. Between the Democrat. And the. Democrat. They admired and loved the Fighting Irish spirit that he took with him to Washington and with the important during the back of the Depression. And world wide who. Would throw his ability in the Democratic Party that important legislation like that. And they were putting their I know the governor. In the audience and I remember in. 79. When the pope standing at Logan Airport and I had the privilege of being invited with so many other notable. Near McCormick and I was right beside me. And I think in

the coming quote unquote. And it dawned on me I never met a pope and I really don't know how to turn to Governor and back better than how to. Take it hand down and give you a little you can get your hat. And I would do it. And I looked to my right and the gentleman on. What I could do it. He had political life and he ran for Congress. He thought that the only thing I've had a political life in 1970. I ran for Congress. You know not many people. Think I'm a comic called invited me down to the white door and boy. I thought I caught the old man. Doubt it.

A. Very busy man its president pro tem. The time in the evening after and after dinner to go back to his office to open a fountain pen to write letters. And the most important people want. A word of encouragement to our young that had its academic recognition. And letter of condolence. For. The loved one and hope that by and encouragement and thought in public life we get a war in Iraq. But I treasure more than anything I know and the. Main memory live on in that building. And other than public right. Very fine

example. Thank you very much. This taped coverage of the dedication of John W. McCormick hall at the University of Massachusetts at Boston is being brought to you as a from a source a special presentation here on WUOM BFM. Boston thank you very much council president Tierney our next guest was associated with Speaker McCormack for a great number of years and is now my pleasure to welcome this route back then director of the New England television corporation. That's one. For the mechanic family. Again. This thing was equally The thing was then and the audience. I am honored to have been here in this ceremony today. My association with the McCormick family is one of them.

And it gives me a good deal of pleasure to be here. It is important that I tell you a little bit about my education. I mean a good deal of my education and training in a university. The University of the NEA the National of both the nation for the Advancement of Colored People. As a young woman I became dedicated to the goal of the blog with Asian vogue of equal opportunity an act. For black people. The girl that I acquired through my work with the NAACP prepared me for a lifetime of activism in my home community of rock in my 30 of them and in the Commonwealth. One of the great teachers in the obligation with Clarence Mitchell. With the Mitchell was the rector of the NAACP Washington office. He spent so much time on the Hill that he was

100 per senator. And early in my service in the late 50s we gathered in Washington for a lobbying effort around the civil rights. Act. All of the delegates back in the Hall provided by de la Klan and lectured us. Giving up tips on how to approach back the law. When it came to Matthew. He said now. You're going to John W. McCombs is a friend. What was back to be a friend of civil rights and all black people. He was a friend who advocated and supported the effort of black people. Is our friend Clarence. That. Word simply stated represented an eloquent tribute to a man who put the connection between

morality and politics. There was no confusion in his mind that these things white together. There was no confusion with mine. The kind of confusion of the day that people in high places have an obligation to be of service to though. There was no confusion in his mind the government with the things that are going to have a not a decent job and not just any old kind of a home work family could gather in and. There was no confusion in the mind that basic to all of the that was the government should provide the opportunity to all regardless of race color or creed who enjoyed the proof of this great great nation was a friend. The principle that I have

outlined. That and all but the common and very. Very. Great. It is quite appropriate for the place of learning this place where public policy will be explored. Be honored by the name of John Muhammad. It is my hope that they will give leadership to educational excellence and that they will come seeking and. The integrity of John. And gain an understanding of the feet. Of the people. He ran. Thank you to the baths and our next speaker is a strong

friend and patron of the university a very familiar figure on our campus and we're always glad to see him here. He is famed for both his wit and his wisdom and for the extraordinary leadership that he has provided the Commonwealth. So let's make him welcome once again do you math Boston the Honorable William M. Bolger president of the math. The. President map. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Mayor distinguished guests the reverend clergy distinguished guests both on the platform and in the audience. It's a great honor for me also to be invited me today and to say just a very few words about our distinguished late Speaker John McCormick. I think it's especially nice by the way that we see so many of his old friends. I will not try to get into naming them but perhaps I could just name a couple of those representative. First of all. I think it's proper to rep

mention Kate who's here I notice. Then he had this big unofficial staff Harry McDonough represented it and John Blaney and Jerry read you know and Beany and so many others are going to get me into trouble. As a matter of fact most of you did at one time or another I think serve on his staff and that. Was like a Cecil B DeMille movie everyone in South Boston at one time or another was on the staff. Or that Mrs. bigger. Had an elevated job in Washington. That is by the way the joke of royal bowling he always on St. Patrick's Day he said he came in and the Senate president for the appointment to a committee to be the chairman of a committee that would affect the lives of every Irishman in Massachusetts. And so we end up and ended up as chairman of public service.

Well it is true and it has been eloquently stated here and I won't belabor the point that by his own life John McCormick teach us very very many lessons he taught us the important lessons of perseverance and industry that were lumen by its hard work and his zeal for study which was required in the learning of the law. Though he was of course denied the luxury of a formal education he was admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth as a young man. And again he gave us a great lesson because our profession the legal profession from the day he took his oath but the admission to practice at the bar. As my predecessor and the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts Senate. But most notably he went on to Washington and for 42 years he

rendered the most exemplary public service again a great lesson for all of us. He remained always and I think this was a significant John McCormack something about him which we're always personally grateful he always remained our congressman no matter how busy he became no matter what the demands of that great office that exalted office that he held the office of speaker. He was always our congressman and he never let anyone forget it. And. John McCormick. Made it a very special occasion whenever any of us that the. Inclination of the desire or the opportunity to go to meet him in Washington. And I must say I must say that that great tradition has certainly carried on by the present speaker of the United States Congress Tip O'Neill. There's no question about that. I like to remember and this is with affection his great clarion call the speaker's

clarion call command to the Speaker's chair. So it is proper that the lessons of his life should endure. He provided us with an example of integrity of fidelity to his words of generosity to those in need of compassion for the disadvantaged and the oppressed and of unswerving devotion to the ideals of social justice. JOHN McCORMICK exemplified. The admonition of Seneca. You must live for your neighbor if you would live for yourself. And he taught us by His life the supreme lesson what is expressed in the words of Leviticus in the Old Testament and of St. Matthew in the New Testament. Love thy neighbor as thyself. Thank you very much. Thank you Mr. President. Before I introduce our next guest I should

note that after a little bit of remodeling is completed in the building one of the more important programs that well will be quite appropriately as some of our guests have remarked upon. JOHN McCORMICK Institute for Public Affairs headed up by Professor Edmund beard who along with the Institute staff have arranged for the dedication ceremony. We are particular word of thanks to Congressman Chester Achan then chairman of the Massachusetts senate Ways and Means Committee and particularly to the speaker we have just heard Senate President William Bulger here for the original inspiration and it be the money that led to the creation of the McCormick Institute. That was the past and the present and the future of that institute will be guaranteed by a three million dollar federal and down meant that we all owe to the bipartisan active support of the entire Matthews's delegation and in

particular of course to our next two speakers representative John Joseph Moakley and Thomas O'Neill. They put their head at the effort and we will be forever in their gratitude at UMass Boston. Now the Congressional District but John McCormick represented is now much altered and shape inside than Indeed in number from in the days in the house. But it is still recognizably the same feat and we are therefore very proud indeed to have his successor in the Congress with us today. Welcome please. The Honorable John Joseph Moakley member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the ninth congressional district are Congressman Joe Moakley. My colleagues on the diets and in the audience wanted to be here today who pay tribute who probably one of the greatest

political figures that I've ever known. But before I do that there was another great political figure that I know. When he was in town last night when I called him that there was going to be a dedication with John McCormick at this very great university. He canceled those plans to leave last night and stayed over just so we could be part of it. As Senator peple many of the same things that John Muhammad. I know that the former speaker of the United States House of Representatives and representative from the ninth congressional district would be very honored to know that this building which was being named in his honor. Im allowed to join the comic Institute of Public Affairs is a living working memorial dedicated to the study and support of public service and public policy. I know that he would

also prefer this type of remembrance for more than a statue or a building in name only. JOHN McCORMICK believed in this country and knew. That with hard work and dedication anyone and I think anyone despite his or her beginnings could rise to greatness in full success. Certainly though in life so dramatically prove this to be true. I believe this is what you are in my comics. Its quiet this humble man whose greatest desire was to have a country and to make a better life for his fellow citizens of this great nation. Today I'm very honored to represent the same district that John McCormick so ably represented for two years. Because John McCormick was there was an idol to me and as he was with so many people and not just him. Is one of 12 children in the poor family his early life was filled with hardship. And speak of Accomack was in the eighth grade his life was further complicated by the death of his father. Which made

it necessary for John to leave school and to go out and support his mother and younger brother. He began by delivering newspapers The three dollars a week moved on to become a method here in the brokerage house and then took a job as an opera boy and his lawyer encouraged him to read law books in the wanted take a study of the legal profession. Alex quickly took advantage of the opportunity and the 1913 was able a path to Massachusetts Bar Exam an examination and be admitted to without any formal high school education. In 1917 he opened a large office while also making it through the pulpit for elective office in the mouth of the House of Representatives or followed by two terms in the Senate. Henri ultimately became Democratic leader. He was then elected to the United represent of the 1928 and was appointed to the way that means committee in 1931. John McCormick was an extremely active

legislator and was in a poor crowd of efforts towards that with Social Security. And when the rights of working men through the Wagner Act and the Fair Labor Standards that. John McCormick also led movement to a ballot to establish the TV and the like purity that I mentioned. 1940 John McCormick was chosen as majority leader. Following Sam Raven's election as speaker of the house in that capacity he was a critical ally of both presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman particularly with regard to such major initiatives that the Marshall Plan and they thought. In 1960 to speak about comics at the age of 70 became speaker of the House of Representatives where he remained until his retirement from public office in 1970. During that period he continued to address the needs of our nation through landmark legislation in the field of civil rights education. Health care of the elderly anti-poverty initiative and numerous other efforts to improve the quality of life for all Americans.

Even though it's become a comic officially retired from public service in 1970 we continue to be there to help this fall my constituents and anyone else who would seek his assistance. John my comic. Together with the comic Institute of Public Affairs. Is the most perfect fitting. For the example in dedication to that great man who willingly gave the ninth district in the week who willingly represented the night district the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the nation. Certainly I'm sure it was the speaker's wish to see that the most talented and the public service and make a long life commitment to the improvement and preservation of representative government. This building and its institute will provide a much needed source of information and incentive for present and future public policymakers. Thank you very much. Thank you very much Congressman Moakley another great leader

in this nation. President Lyndon Johnson won that and I quote When the speaker of his compassionate things happened in all of the decades of this century that Lyndon Johnson speakers have shown that in the Sam Rayburn and John W. McCormick if he were alive today I know that Lyndon Johnson would join us in altering that statement to add yet a third name to that group that he. Oh Neil join me now please in welcoming the honorable Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. PRESIDENT That sounds like Oregon Senate President

BILL BALDWIN You're on of them. My colleagues in the government my colleagues in Congress the state legislature and friends of University of mass and. Energy and in Lima comic McCormick family I would go to the light at the see my colleagues from Washington. There are six members of the Congress of the United States. And. We've been to the ladies and gentlemen of one of the districts in Springfield and was there and. Come back you have the notion of this whole tour that I think it showed all of us. That we had with John McCain. And as with us from Springfield and he is the dean of the delegation. So I don't look a lot like the sound of them and just finishing out public life.

And we have that legislature and Brian Donley. And I want to know a throw to the gentleman on the great memory of the. Great inspiration of my life and. Perhaps was my mentor and. I was mentioning Well your and he was talking about John McCormack. There was a period of time you go through Washington that you went to the Capitol. Every elevator operator every guy in the Capitol every police officer outside you talked to him I had brought somebody what. They were going to jawed out of there a woman they were going to try to there were going to Catholic my comic probably more individuals than any other one exception of

Sam of the pipe and trying to break that record. I was looking at the book and of course always doubt you're. When you look to the past. There's a picture here of Sam Rayburn and John my comic. And in the background and I think it's. Good that the President Roosevelt. Or many times at the McCormick table and every morning. He would tell about that picture that the president called and spoke to each one of us individually will pick you up in the morning we'll take you there with the definition. You're not to tell anybody where it is or where you're going. And John with the note.

Picked them up around an apartment they finally wound up the line and then at the back door of the Blair House. And they went in and there was the leaders of the Congress the Democrat on the Republican House and Albert Einstein was there. And how Hitler was trying to get it. And how the black man who ever got to Earth would be winner of the war and the conquering of the world and we had to go immediately out of be able to. And it was going to cost two million billion dollars and that of the Manhattan Project. Which was the best kept secret in the history of the government and join you with the president looking at Reagan and looking at my comic and he said you get the billion dollars without the secret thing out.

And there's so many to put an extra amount in for agriculture that this money is for the present. They are in for an area without a secret ever being out that is how the bomb was developed in the great Manhattan Project and there are always so many things in the life of John McCormick. That he couldn't handle with the fact that the books of the knowledge and his letters and his records and great historians are going to develop and find things that should be kept for the history of this great country of ours. I'm very grateful of the tension here that John my comic was a public man. And his life was a life of public service. He was all of educators. Who spent much of the time in public life. Making education a reality. Not just the dream of millions of

Americans. When he began a service in the Congress. Bear this in mind when he began his career in the service of the Congress of the United States only two percent of those who will want to have another. Graduate from high school. Went on to college when he finished. As the speaker of the house. 50 percent. Of those who graduated from high school and everybody graduated high school. Went on to higher education. He was a teacher in his own right. Always willing to share our knowledge and experience with the younger members of the house like Baldwin and myself. We reveled sitting around the table we learned more there from him than we did at the committee meetings and often attending the session on my comics. Great man a man of integrity. Compassion patriotism. Would have been proud of an institute in a hall that would be named.

Hadley. Already done so much for the city and its great program that you're having on. It will develop more. In a learning their history that they can place. Not only in our nation but in Ireland it was that you had on that matter in Northern Ireland I've never forgotten is that life. Has example. This institute is dedicated to the profession he loved. Near the neighborhood he was born in and the district in which he represented for 42 years the speaker was still. Very much disturbed. If we were in Washington regarding what's happening to education. We have an administration that is trying to limit access to higher education by limiting financial assistance to the students. When I think that a side of the

self defeating. It is a no nothing. We were education. We need a well-educated population first rate public universities like the university to compete in the Morton will grow a nation with tradition a tradition of investing in the future and expanding the opportunities for all Americans. Make no mistake about it I'm proud to be here with my colleagues and I thought that we will fight for the higher education of America in the tradition that John McCormick. What we believe in the long run we're going to be successful. The University of Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts Boston as a special commitment to public education the public. This Institute in this building will continue to make this university even more influential

in the affairs of government and politics. I know that my colleagues in Congress have high hopes for the continuing success of the institute in the university and were very pleased. You're one of the name movement comics Speaker McCormack has had such a fitting memorial in his life and you want to all of us who are in public life. My name is called John and we call Michael thank you. This caped coverage of the dedication of John W. McCormick hall at the University of Massachusetts at Boston is being brought to you as a from a source a special presentation right here on ninety one point nine FM WMD. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Before I turn to our next speaker I'd just like to acknowledge that someone is on the platform with us who does not have a

speaking role. But it is very very important obviously to the affairs of the day and I'd like to acknowledge the presence of Emily McCormack who is here with the. Rebinding both for himself and for the McCormick family will be John McCormick beloved nephew and of course a former attorney general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is my pleasure indeed to introduce the Honorable Edward Jay McCormick Jr.. Let us now welcome McCormick. Thank you very much. Can't we Corrigan. By the Quinn. Rather than members of Congress who are here. It's really a great aunt to be and. On behalf of the McCormick family except

when you walk when you get Akon and Joe Moakley and Tom O'Neil and the members of Congress who are making it possible to keep alive the name of John W. McConnell made me feel proud of the way he was very proud of the group. And if he the mayor of Boston and the president of the Senate and the president of the city council and the congressman go eloquently talking and people meeting with a friend they've been singled out. But I particularly imply that why you who carry gun Monahan it. Who was watching the game and you know became a drug called crime and created by the people. But it is so appropriate.

MCCORMICK here in the neighborhood. Born and Raised. Carrying out the thing that he might believe. That nothing was going to be decided why. Working carried on by so many others. At the moment one of the greatest young people and I have college here Dr. Martin and John morning back up all his appointment by speaking with young trying to impart his knowledge to that much with the colleague had nothing. And here in Boston when John Prine and

believe Michael Our another visit with him and he would get totally available to them. And a good man. I recently got a letter from. One of colleague use the train to be demoted and when the ability to the other body. The Senate governor. And. He was very proud of the house and I got a letter from the senator from the state of Hawaii and he sent me a book dedicated to true. John W. McCormick in the dedication dedicated to John McCormick a good great man who lived by a breath. Quote If I were given a choice

I would rather be known as a good man than a great man. It's sparking a lot of greatness. Well goodness is a gift from God. On behalf of the McCormick family and his good me and I thank you all. Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who coincidentally happened to be the chairman of the university's board of trustees. And he was along with Mark Donahue and Eric Keneally one of the Boston legislative group that steered the bill through the eyes of a legislature that created the University of Massachusetts that Boston back in 1900 and 64 remains indeed today a strong and I think it's fair to say devoted advocate for the University of Massachusetts. Please join me in

greeting the Honorable Robert H. When. You very much. Well you've been very patient that. But this long without the letter of the McCormack going long enough he will go up. The McCormick family general never had it in the family. An awful lot of children here but it is wonderful that the wonderful. I'll probably get quad problem now but I can remember the math and try to help the

governor. I wouldn't have the great opportunity to call. My elected back around me while I pass my life out of a terrible depression or a Marshall Plan. A cold war president a man on the moon. The Great War. Human experience the chronicle of life

already had one representative in Congress over the event that the director McCormack called for the ride minute by minute like that on the minute by minute ride on the bridge and the horse within a minute by minute in the middle of it all. Rock

on the corner. Good path through the whirling event. Lucky guy lucky we all have been there. And even people in the public service of the Commonwealth as a representative or the lawyer at her however that prove the element that ever the gentleman the guy the political model we all get for every appointment with the president of our country every time when I was there. Call me the big boy you gave that remark.

And I could only read you the great speaker. He was at a building and babbling for the current that might have other family maybe very meager imitated by the more affluent part of the time. As a reminder the McCormack call but the opportunity here at McCormick did building a bell a bell walk

printable. But I get it. With. That. Building the McCormick family. Robert when doing it. Thank all of you of the members of the Matthew the delegation who have taken

time out of the schedule to be one of the members of the Waffen delegation and others from both body that have been with us to all of you all the friends the neighbors and the relatives of John McCormick. Whatever girl you graduated from whatever neighborhood you came from We'd like to think that this is your neighborhood your university. We're here to serve you. We're delighted that you're with us here the fact that known Wellcome Who you mad at Boston be here often long and join us now at the conclusion that there are I'm on a bike going down the central corridor to the McCormick cafeteria or well there will be a wreath option. Thank you again for being with us. You've been listening to the dedication of John W. McCormick hall at the University of Massachusetts at Boston as it was recorded on Friday April 26. Thanks to Dean Rickard Tom Callahan and Tanya Warren for their production assistance if you would like a tape currently of this

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