[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 172 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 172
Honoring the life of media reporting giant David Brinkley, and
expressing the deepest condolences of the Senate to his family on his
death.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2003
Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mrs. Dole) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of media reporting giant David Brinkley, and
expressing the deepest condolences of the Senate to his family on his
death.
Whereas the Senate has learned with sadness of the death of David Brinkley;
Whereas David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, NC, greatly distinguished himself as
a newspaper reporter, radio correspondent, and television correspondent;
Whereas David Brinkley attended the University of North Carolina and served in
the North Carolina National Guard;
Whereas David Brinkley's first job in Washington was covering the White House in
1943 for NBC as a radio reporter;
Whereas David Brinkley co-anchored ``The Huntley-Brinkley Report,'' along with
Chet Huntley, which was widely popular during the 1960s;
Whereas David Brinkley hosted ``This Week With David Brinkley'' for fifteen
years and it was the number one Sunday program when he retired in 1996;
Whereas David Brinkley covered eleven presidents, four wars, twenty two
political conventions, a moon landing and three assassinations;
Whereas David Brinkley wrote three books, won ten Emmy awards, six Peabody
Awards, and in 1992, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's
highest civilian honor;
Whereas David Brinkley is considered by many to be the premier broadcast
journalist of his time; and
Whereas David Brinkley was well known for his wry sense of humor, fundamental
decency, gentlemanly charm, and his one-of-a-kind writing style, and
will forever be remembered by his friends, colleagues, and the countless
members of the television audience he touched week to week over his more
than fifty year career: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) pays tribute to the outstanding career of David
Brinkley;
(2) expresses its deepest condolences to his family; and
(3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to direct an
enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of David
Brinkley.
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