[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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