[Senate Document 107-2]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



               

                                                          S. Doc. 107-2

                          Memorial Tributes and Addresses

                               HELD IN THE SENATE AND

                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

                          TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES

 
                            IN EULOGY OF ALAN CRANSTON

                          Late a Senator from California

                           One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                  First Session


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                        U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
                               WASHINGTON : 2001




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                                      CONTENTS
             Biography.............................................
                                                                      v
             Proceedings in the Senate:
                Tributes by Senators:
                    Biden, Joseph R., Jr., of Delaware.............
                                                                     18
                    Bingaman, Jeff, of New Mexico..................
                                                                     11
                    Boxer, Barbara, of California..................
                                                                      7
                    Byrd, Robert C., of West Virginia..............
                                                                      5
                    Cleland, Max, of Georgia.......................
                                                                 15, 32
                    Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota..................
                                                                     23
                    Daschle, Thomas A., of South Dakota............
                                                                     34
                    Dorgan, Byron L., of North Dakota..............
                                                                     14
                    Durbin, Richard J., of Illinois................
                                                                     35
                    Feinstein, Dianne, of California...............
                                                                      3
                    Harkin, Tom, of Iowa...........................
                                                                     23
                    Hollings, Ernest F., of South Carolina.........
                                                                     16
                    Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas................
                                                                     10
                    Kennedy, Edward M., of Massachusetts...........
                                                                     27
                    Kerry, John F., of Massachusetts...............
                                                                     29
                    Leahy, Patrick J., of Vermont..................
                                                                     17
                    Murkowski, Frank H., of Alaska.................
                                                                     15
                    Reid, Harry, of Nevada.........................
                                                                  7, 11
                    Rockefeller, John D., IV, of West Virginia.....
                                                                     19
                    Sarbanes, Paul S., of Maryland.................
                                                                     13
             Proceedings in the House of Representatives:
                Tributes by Representatives:
                    Baca, Joe, of California.......................
                                                                     39
                    Dreier, David, of California...................
                                                                     45
                    Farr, Sam, of California.......................
                                                                     41
                    Filner, Bob, of California.....................
                                                                     43
                    Harman, Jane, of California....................
                                                                     37
                    Honda, Mike, of California.....................
                                                                     42
                    Kucinich, Dennis J., of Ohio...................
                                                                     47
                    Lantos, Tom, of California.....................
                                                                     38
                    Napolitano, Grace F., of California............
                                                                     37
                    Schiff, Adam, of California....................
                                                                     40
                    Waxman, Henry A., of California................
                                                                     46
                    Woolsey, Lynn C., of California................
                                                                     44
             Memorial Services:
                Memorial Service, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco:..
                                                                     51
                    Biden, Joseph, U.S. Senator from Delaware......
                                                                     61
                    Cranston, Colette Penne........................
                                                                     54
                    Cranston, Kim..................................
                                                                     56
                    Davis, Gray, Governor of California............
                                                                     59
                    Goodall, Jane, Primatologist...................
                                                                     69
                    Granoff, Jonathan, CEO, Global Security 
                     Institute.....................................
                                                                     71
                    Hormel, James, former U.S. Ambassador to 
                     Luxembourg....................................
                                                                     66
                    Jones, Rev. Alan, Dean, Grace Cathedral........
                                                                 53, 73
                    Lilienthal, Sally, president, Ploughshares Fund
                                                                     64
                    Reynoso, Cruz, former Justice, California 
                     Supreme Court.................................
                                                                     70
                    Turnage, William, former president, Wilderness 
                     Society.......................................
                                                                     65
                    Turner, Ted, Founder, CNN......................
                                                                     63
                    Wofford, Harris, former U.S. Senator from 
                     Pennsylvania..................................
                                                                     67
                Memorial Tribute, Hart Office Building:............
                                                                     75
                    Anderson, John B., former U.S. Representative 
                     from Illinois.................................
                                                                     96
                    Boxer, Barbara, U.S. Senator from California...
                                                                     92
                    Cantwell, Maria, U.S. Senator from Washington..
                                                                    106
                    Cleland, Max, , U.S. Senator from Georgia......
                                                                     80
                    Cranston, Kim..................................
                                                                    108
                    Feinstein, Dianne, U.S. Senator from California
                                                                     87
                    Kennedy, Edward M., U.S. Senator from 
                     Massachusetts.................................
                                                                     90
                    Kerry, John F., U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
                                                                    102
                    Miller, George, U.S. Representative from 
                     California....................................
                                                                     99
                    Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny), former U.S. 
                     Representative from Mississippi...............
                                                                     95
                    Simpson, Alan K., former U.S. Senator from 
                     Wyoming.......................................
                                                                     83
                    Steinberg, Judge
                      Jonathan ....
                             79, 82, 86, 89, 92, 94, 96, 99, 102, 106, 
                                                               108, 110
                                      BIOGRAPHY

               Alan MacGregor Cranston was born on June 19, 1914, in 
             Palo Alto, California, to William MacGregor Cranston and 
             Carol (Dixon) Cranston, both of Scottish descent. Alan 
             Cranston and his sister Eleanor grew up in Los Altos, 
             where their father was in the real estate business.
               At Mountain View Union High School in Los Altos, Mr. 
             Cranston was on the football and track teams, edited the 
             yearbook, and wrote articles for the school newspaper. 
             After graduating in 1932 he studied at Pomona College in 
             Claremont, California, for a year. He then spent a summer 
             term at the University of Mexico before enrolling the 
             following year at Stanford University, where he majored in 
             English. Discussions with campus friends about the 
             Depression, the New Deal, and the rise of nazism in 
             Germany had an important influence in shaping his ideas. 
             His keen interest in journalism led him to work as a 
             reporter for small-town newspapers during college 
             vacations.
               After obtaining his B.A. degree from Stanford in 1936, 
             Mr. Cranston joined the staff of the International News 
             Service. From 1936 to 1938 he served in England, Germany, 
             Italy, and Ethiopia as a foreign correspondent. He 
             returned to the United States in 1939 and settled in New 
             York City, where he contributed articles to the American 
             Mercury and the New York Times Book Review and lectured on 
             such topics as the dangers of American isolationism, the 
             looming war, and the threat of fascism.
               Having read the original of Adolf Hitler's ``Mein 
             Kampf'' in Germany, Mr. Cranston discovered that the 
             version then being distributed in the United States had 
             been edited to delete passages that might alert Americans 
             and the world to the threat of nazism. He prepared a 
             brochure, an abridged version with anti-Nazi explanatory 
             notes, and sold it for 10 cents a copy. The brochure, 
             published by the Noram Publishing Company in 1939, sold 
             500,000 copies before Hitler's agents got it banned by 
             American courts for copyright infringement.
               In 1939 Mr. Cranston moved to Washington, D.C., where he 
             worked until 1941 as a representative of the Common 
             Council for American Unity, an organization whose 
             objective was to exercise a liberalizing influence on 
             legislation. After the United States entered World War II, 
             he joined the staff of the Office of War Information. He 
             served there for 2 years, from 1942 to 1944, as Chief of 
             the Foreign Language Division. It was partly as a result 
             of Mr. Cranston's efforts that Italian citizens in the 
             United States were removed from classification as enemy 
             aliens. A post-war Italian premier later suggested that it 
             was that act of friendship toward Italians that helped to 
             expedite Italy's decision to make peace with the Allies. 
             Mr. Cranston is also credited with the idea of having an 
             American town renamed Lidice in memory of the 
             Czechoslovakian town wiped out by the Germans in 1942. In 
             response, the Czech-American townspeople of Stern Park 
             Gardens, Illinois, renamed their town Lidice.
               In 1944 Mr. Cranston enlisted in the U.S. Army as a 
             private and was assigned to an infantry unit in the United 
             States. Later he served as editor of Army Talk and co-
             authored a pamphlet entitled ``Fascism.'' Discharged as a 
             sergeant in 1945, Mr. Cranston returned to Washington with 
             the determination to devote his efforts to world peace and 
             international organization. His book, ``The Killing of the 
             Peace'' (Viking Press, 1945), is an account of events from 
             1916 to 1923 that led to the defeat of the League of 
             Nations, with emphasis on the role of the United States. 
             The New York Times selected it as one of the 10 best books 
             of 1945.
               Mr. Cranston had a pioneering role in the world 
             federalist movement that evolved after World War II with 
             the advocacy of the formation of a Federal union of 
             nations. He directed the executive committee of Americans 
             United for World Government and in 1945 took part in the 
             Conference on World Government in Dublin, New Hampshire, 
             which was attended by 30 writers, editors, lawyers, 
             educators, and others dedicated to the quest for peace. At 
             that conference he was assigned the task of presenting to 
             U.N. delegates, who met in London in February 1946, the 
             ``Dublin Declaration,'' which proposed the transformation 
             of the U.N. General Assembly into a world legislature with 
             ``limited but definite and adequate power for the 
             prevention of war.'' During that period Mr. Cranston 
             served as chairman of a world government conference at 
             Princeton, New Jersey, and in 1945-46 he was executive 
             secretary of the Council for American-Italian Affairs, 
             Inc.
               In early 1947 he returned to California, where he 
             embarked on a successful career in real estate. He became 
             the head of Ames-Cranston Co., a Palo Alto firm founded by 
             his father. He later became president of Homes for a 
             Better America, a Los Angeles building company, and vice 
             president of the Carlsberg Financial Corporation, a Los 
             Angeles land investment firm.
               Meanwhile, Americans United for World Government and 
             five other organizations merged in February 1947 to form 
             the United World Federalists, Inc., and Mr. Cranston was 
             elected head of the new organization's San Francisco 
             chapter. He later became chairman of its Northern 
             California branch. In 1949 the national executive council 
             of the United World Federalists unanimously elected Mr. 
             Cranston its national president. He served until 1952 and 
             continued to serve for years as 1 of 12 honorary vice 
             presidents of the United World Federalists.
               An active Democrat, Mr. Cranston was a founder of the 
             California Democratic Council, a federation of local 
             Democratic clubs formed to revitalize the party after its 
             defeat in the 1952 presidential election. He became the 
             first president of the council in 1953 and served until 
             1958. In his first bid for public office, Mr. Cranston 
             successfully ran for Controller of the State of California 
             in 1958, becoming the first Democrat to hold that office 
             in 72 years. He was elected to a second 4-year term in 
             1962.
               Mr. Cranston entered the U.S. Senate race in 1964 in 
             view of the ill health of incumbent Democratic Senator 
             Clair Engle of California. He lost the Democratic 
             nomination to Pierre Salinger, former White House press 
             secretary. In the Republican landslide of 1966, Mr. 
             Cranston was defeated in his bid for a third term as 
             Controller, although he received 47 percent of the vote.
               He again entered the race for a Senate seat in 1968 and 
             won. Identifying himself with minority groups and the 
             poor, Mr. Cranston called for ``justice through equal 
             opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, or 
             class.'' He asked for ``peace and security on the 
             streets,'' and for ``an immediate and unconditional halt 
             of the bombing'' of North Vietnam, but rejected demands 
             for unilateral withdrawal of American forces before an 
             ``honorable peace'' was achieved. He advocated replacement 
             of the military draft by a volunteer army and called for a 
             sweeping reform of taxation on the Federal, State, and 
             local levels.
               At the opening of the 91st Congress in January 1969, 
             Senator Cranston was assigned to the Committee on Labor 
             and Public Welfare (later Human Resources). He was 
             Chairman of its Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee and a 
             member of its Subcommittees on Employment, Manpower, and 
             Poverty; Health; Labor; and Migratory Labor. He later 
             served as Chairman of its Subcommittee on Child and Human 
             Development. He also served throughout his 24 years on the 
             Banking and Currency Committee (later Banking, Housing, 
             and Urban Affairs) and its Subcommittees on Housing and 
             Urban Affairs (later becoming its Chairman in 1987); 
             International Finance; Production and Stabilization; and 
             Securities. He served on the Veterans' Affairs Committee 
             from its inception in 1971 and became its Chairman in 
             1977. Beginning in 1981, he served on the Foreign 
             Relations Committee and chaired its Subcommittee on East 
             Asian and Pacific Affairs. He also served on the Budget 
             Committee, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
             Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
               He began his first term supporting legislation on such 
             subjects as agriculture, conservation, voting rights, the 
             environment, employment and training, poverty, children, 
             health care, women's rights, and improved veterans' 
             benefits. He opposed the controversial antiballistic 
             missile system, and gained a reputation for being a 
             liberal Democrat identified with the cause of world peace 
             and the struggle for human rights on many fronts. A 
             hallmark of his legislative approach was to work with a 
             Republican Senator in a bipartisan effort, for example, on 
             veterans' issues. As Democratic Whip for a record 12 
             years, he was a leader in seeking to improve relations 
             between the United States and the Soviet Union and 
             advocated establishing formal diplomatic relations with 
             the People's Republic of China while working to ensure the 
             security of Taiwan.
               [Mr. Cranston's Senate record is summarized under ``A 
             Legislative Legacy'' and may be found on page 112.]
               He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party 
             nomination for President in 1983, campaigning principally 
             on three issues: nuclear arms control, improved U.S.-
             Soviet relations, and the economy.
               Mr. Cranston served 24 years as Senator, ending in 1992 
             when he chose not to seek a fifth term after he was 
             diagnosed as having prostate cancer. During much of his 
             Senate career, he focused on civil rights, the 
             environment, and veterans' issues, but the centerpiece of 
             his agenda was nuclear arms control, a goal that in 
             retirement led him to join former Soviet leader Mikhail 
             Gorbachev as chairman of a San Francisco-based think tank 
             called the Gorbachev Foundation USA, which was dedicated 
             to nuclear disarmament. He later became president of the 
             Global Security Institute, which he founded. The 
             Institute's most important accomplishment was to put 
             together, as part of a new coalition of groups called 
             Project Abolition, the Appeal for Reasonable Security, 
             which calls for nuclear abolition and steps toward that 
             end, and was signed, at Mr. Cranston's urging, by 
             President Jimmy Carter, Paul Nitze, General Charles 
             Horner, and other dignitaries. The appeal will be 
             circulated by Project Abolition as the foundation of a 
             wider nuclear abolition campaign in the United States in 
             the future.
               He married Geneva McMath in 1940. They had two sons, 
             Robin MacGregor and Kim Christopher. Mr. Cranston's first 
             marriage ended in divorce, and he married Norma Weintraub 
             in 1978. His eldest son Robin was killed in a traffic 
             accident in 1980. The second marriage also ended in 
             divorce.
               To the end of his life, Mr. Cranston pursued his twin 
             passions of arms control and environmental protection. He 
             also kept active in California politics by running the 
             Committee for a Democratic Consensus, which raised funds 
             for candidates. Shortly before his death, Mr. Cranston 
             completed a book entitled ``The Sovereignty Resolution.''
                Mr. Cranston is survived by his sister Eleanor, who 
             wrote a biography ``Cranston, the Senator from 
             California''; his son Kim and Kim's wife Colette; and a 
             granddaughter Evan--all residing in Los Altos Hills, 
             California.

                                MEMORIAL TRIBUTES AND
                                      ADDRESSES

                                         FOR

                                    ALAN CRANSTON
                 
                              Proceedings in the Senate
                                              Thursday, January 4, 2001
                 TRIBUTE TO FORMER CALIFORNIA SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, this past weekend, our 
             Nation lost one of its finest public servants with the 
             passing of former California Senator Alan Cranston.
               Senator Cranston served California well, and our hearts 
             and thoughts go to his son Kim and the rest of his family 
             at this difficult time.
               Senator Cranston holds the distinction of being the only 
             Democrat in our State's history to win four terms to the 
             U.S. Senate, serving 24 years.
               Born in Palo Alto, California, in 1914, Alan Cranston 
             was a tireless champion for peace, justice and human 
             rights. He was also a steadfast advocate for the poor and 
             oppressed.
               Senator Cranston was educated at Stanford University 
             where he excelled as both a student and athlete. After 
             graduating, Senator Cranston worked as a correspondent for 
             the International News Service and then served his Nation 
             well in the U.S. Army in World War II.
               In 1939, Alan Cranston edited the first unexpurgated 
             English translation of Adolf Hitler's ``Mein Kampf'' 
             published in the United States in an effort to alert 
             Americans to the dangers of the Third Reich.
               In fact, Senator Cranston had the very unique experience 
             of being sued by Hitler for copyright violation for his 
             work on this editing project and--in true Alan Cranston 
             form--he wore this as a badge of honor and demonstrated 
             that he would stand up to anyone in pursuit of Democratic 
             principles and ideals.
               His first service in elected office was when he won his 
             race for California State Controller in 1962. He then ran 
             successfully for the Senate in 1968 and was elected seven 
             times as Party Whip.
               He was called by many as one of the best ``nose 
             counters'' in the Senate. My esteemed colleague and former 
             Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd said of Senator 
             Cranston, ``He is absolutely superb when it comes to 
             knowing how the votes will fall in place on a given 
             issue.''
               Senator Cranston also was a strong leader in an effort 
             to protect our environment. I am proud to say that he was 
             the original author of the Desert Protection Act, and he 
             called me shortly after I won election to the Senate in 
             1992 to ask me if I would take over the effort to get the 
             bill approved. In 1994, we amended the bill a number of 
             times but were able to get it passed and make the 
             legislation a reality.
               This landmark measure created two new national parks--
             Death Valley and Joshua Tree--and one national preserve--
             the Mojave. In total, the measure has permanently saved 
             and protected over 7 million acres of pristine California 
             desert wilderness for all time.
               As Thomas Jefferson said in 1809 that ``the care of 
             human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is 
             the first and only legitimate object of good government,'' 
             it appears to me that Senator Cranston demonstrated this 
             view with strong and forceful advocacy of arms control.
               In the Senate, Alan Cranston played a leading role in 
             moving the SALT and START Arms Control Treaties through 
             this body, and he drafted the first bill to eliminate 
             funding for the Vietnam War.
               In 1983, Alan Cranston said that ending the arms race 
             would be the paramount goal of his run for the Presidency. 
             That effort was not successful, but his effort to promote 
             an honest dialog on this issue grew, and he continued to 
             work toward a more peaceful planet right up until the time 
             of his death.
               In 1996, he became chairman of the Gorbachev Foundation 
             USA based in San Francisco, founded by former Soviet 
             President Mikhail Gorbachev and devoted to nuclear 
             disarmament.
               More recently, he served as president of the Global 
             Security Institute, a think tank devoted to the same end. 
             The Institute recently persuaded more than 100 
             international civilian leaders, including 44 former 
             Presidents and Prime Ministers, to sign onto its nuclear 
             weapon elimination initiative.
               Signators included former President Jimmy Carter, former 
             Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Nobel Laureates Kenneth 
             Arrow and Elie Weisel, Coretta Scott King, astronaut Sally 
             Ride and retired Supreme Allied Commander General Andrew 
             Goodpaster.
               Former Representative Lionel Van Deerlin described 
             Senator Cranston's devotion to nuclear disarmament well 
             when he said, ``He's got to be remembered for pioneering, 
             when the Cold War was still on, limiting the worst weapons 
             ever conceived.''
               In summing up the career of Senator Alan Cranston, I 
             believe a recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times aptly 
             sums up his life and his service to our Nation:

               [Senator Cranston] toiled in the trenches during a long 
             political career in behalf of California and world peace. 
             The value of his efforts and dedication was not fully 
             appreciated at the time and was overshadowed by his 
             departure from the Senate. It's that body of work that 
             should be remembered and celebrated now.

               Madam President, our Nation is no doubt a better place 
             because of Senator Alan Cranston's service, and we will 
             miss him deeply.

                                                Friday, January 5, 2001

                                    ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, on December 31st the Nation 
             lost a remarkable man.
               At his home in Los Altos, California, lands-end of the 
             Nation and State he served, Alan Cranston did not witness 
             the beginning of the new millennium.
               It has been said that death is the great leveler. But 
             Alan Cranston's accomplishments in life have clearly set 
             him apart.
               Nearly seven decades ago, a young American journalist 
             from California published an unexpurgated version of Adolf 
             Hitler's ``Mein Kampf,'' ``My Struggle''--revealing, as 
             few had previously done, the true depth of the danger and 
             the evil that Hitler embodied. Hitler successfully sued 
             for copyright violation, and Alan Cranston wore that loss 
             as a proud badge throughout his life.
               After a career in journalism, service in the U.S. Army 
             during World War II, business, and local politics, Alan 
             Cranston joined the Members of this U.S. Senate in 1969 by 
             virtue of his election in the previous November.
               Here, Senator Cranston's vision and rich composition of 
             experiences, talents, and wisdom enriched our Senate 
             deliberations.
               In 1977, when I was elected Senate Democratic Leader, 
             Senator Cranston won election as Assistant Democratic 
             Leader, or ``Whip.'' In all his years of working, first as 
             my proverbial ``right hand'' and, subsequently, as a close 
             colleague in the Senate leadership when I became President 
             Pro Tempore, Senator Cranston was a conscientious adjutant 
             and a congenial friend and partner in numerous legislative 
             efforts. Unfortunately, words alone cannot adequately 
             convey the respect in which I held Senator Cranston, nor 
             the solid appreciation that I felt for Senator Cranston 
             and for his loyalty, his supreme dedication, his high 
             purpose, his contributions to the Senate's work through 
             many years.
               He was a fine lieutenant, if I may use that term. He was 
             always there when I needed him. And many times I said that 
             he was absolutely the best nose counter that I had ever 
             seen in the Senate.
               But friendship and respect are not always easily forged. 
             Tragedy makes a bond. In 1980, Senator Cranston was dealt 
             Fate's glancing blow with the death of a child, a loss of 
             a promise to the future, when his son Robin Cranston died 
             in a traffic accident in 1980, at the age of 33. Two years 
             later, my wife Erma and I were dealt a similar blow with 
             the death of our grandson, John Michael Moore, in a 
             traffic accident.
               Mr. President, a valedictory is not always sad and it is 
             fitting that Senator Cranston's final words on this floor 
             regarding his career be repeated here. On October 8, 1992, 
             he made these short and poignant remarks:

               Mr. President, a Senator from California gets involved 
             in myriad issues. Just about every issue that exists has 
             an impact, somehow, in the remarkable State of 30 million 
             people that I represent. So I have been involved in 
             countless issues over my time in the Senate.
               Most of all, I have dedicated myself to the cause of 
             peace, and to the environment. In many a sense I believe 
             that my work on the environment is probably the longest-
             lasting work I have accomplished here.
               When you deal with a social issue, or a war and peace 
             issue, or an economic issue, or whatever the results, the 
             consequences are fleeting. Whatever you accomplish is soon 
             changed, and often what you have done leads to new 
             problems that then have to be dealt with.
               But when you preserve a wild river, or a wilderness, or 
             help create a national park, that is forever. That part of 
             your State, our Nation, is then destined to be there 
             forever after, as God created it.
               I worked with particular dedication over these years, 
             too, on issues of justice, equal rights, human rights, 
             civil rights, voting rights, equal opportunity. I worked 
             for democracy and freedom in my country and in all 
             countries. I focused particularly on housing, and 
             transportation, and veterans.
               I thank the people of California for the remarkable 
             opportunity I have had to serve them in the Senate for 
             almost a quarter of a century.

               Today, I along with millions of Americans, thank my 
             friend, Alan Cranston, for his work, his life, and his 
             vision.

               No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a 
             piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be 
             washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if 
             a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or 
             of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because 
             I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know 
             for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

               I yield the floor.

                         AUTHORITY FOR PRINTING OF TRIBUTES
               Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
             the tributes to Alan Cranston, late Senator of the State 
             of California, be printed as a Senate document and that 
             Senators have until Friday, February 9, 2001, to submit 
             said tributes.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.

                                               Monday, January 22, 2001
                   SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS
               The following concurrent resolutions and Senate 
             resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as 
             indicated:

                  By Mr. INOUYE:
               S. Res. 11. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
             Senate reaffirming the cargo preference policy of the 
             United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
             Transportation.
                  By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
               S. Res. 12. A resolution relative to the death of Alan 
             Cranston, former United States Senator for the State of 
             California; considered and agreed to.
                  By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, 
                Mr. Johnson, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
                Sarbanes, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
                Conrad, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Dayton, Mr. 
                Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Schumer):
               S. Res. 13. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
             Senate regarding the need for Congress to enact a new farm 
             bill during the 1st session of the 107th Congress; to the 
             Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

                SENATE RESOLUTION 12--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF ALAN 
              CRANSTON, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF 
                                     CALIFORNIA
               Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted 
             the following resolution; which was considered and agreed 
             to:
                                     S. Res. 12
               Whereas Alan MacGregor Cranston had a long and 
             distinguished career, beginning with service as a foreign 
             correspondent and continuing with service in the United 
             States Office of War Information and in the United States 
             Army;
               Whereas Alan Cranston was a leader in his State before 
             coming to the Congress, serving as State Controller of 
             California for eight years;
               Whereas Alan Cranston served the people of California 
             with distinction for 24 years in the United States Senate;
               Whereas Senator Cranston was a lifelong advocate for 
             world peace and the defense of democratic institutions;
               Whereas Senator Cranston was an unwavering friend of the 
             environment and California's remarkable natural resources;
               Whereas Senator Cranston was a leader in the United 
             States Senate in many areas, including the fields of 
             affordable housing, mass transit, veterans affairs, civil 
             rights and education; and
               Whereas Senator Cranston left a lasting legacy in his 
             post-Senate career through his efforts to curb the spread 
             of nuclear weapons and to eliminate the scourge of nuclear 
             weapons from the planet, efforts which continued until the 
             day he died: Now, therefore, be it
               Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
             and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
             Honorable Alan Cranston, former member of the United 
             States Senate.
               Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
             these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
             transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
             deceased.
               Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns or recesses 
             today, it stand adjourned or recessed as a further mark of 
             respect to the memory of the Honorable Alan Cranston.

               Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
             opportunity to share with the Senate my thoughts on the 
             life of a friend and former Member of this body, Senator 
             Alan Cranston.
               Alan passed away on December 31, 2000, at 86 at home in 
             California. It was a quiet end for a man who throughout 
             his career raised his voice for so many. Alan enjoyed a 
             long life and was blessed with a keen mind, a strong 
             spirit and simple common sense. In return for these gifts 
             he worked to his last days to make this world a more 
             peaceful and humane place. I will miss him and his example 
             very much.
               Alan was first elected to the Senate in 1968. He served 
             the people of California in this Chamber for four terms, 
             eventually retiring in 1993. It was my honor to have been 
             elected to the seat he vacated.
               Prior to his Senate service he was Controller for the 
             State of California. He served his country in World War 
             II, first in the Office of War Information and then in the 
             U.S. Army. After graduating from Stanford University and 
             before the onset of the war, Alan was an overseas 
             correspondent for the International News Service, covering 
             such places as England, Germany, Italy and Ethiopia.
               While a correspondent he saw an English language version 
             of ``Mein Kampf,'' sanitized to hide the truth from 
             Americans. He published his own version highlighting the 
             ``worst of Hitler'' and was sued by Hitler's publisher. 
             While he lost the suit, a half a million copies had 
             already been distributed, helping to educate many about 
             the true nature of nazism and Hitler.
               As U.S. Senator he stood out as a tireless and effective 
             advocate for his constituents. No matter how he grew in 
             stature and influence within this institution, he never 
             forgot those who sent him to Washington and why. Alan 
             cared deeply for people. He pursued policies that 
             reflected his unwavering belief in the fundamental dignity 
             and worth of others.
               As Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Alan 
             played an invaluable role in America's efforts to assist 
             our servicemen and women and their families. In addition, 
             he was a national leader on the environment, civil rights, 
             workers' rights, education and so much more. A consensus 
             builder, he achieved success through a firm understanding 
             of the issues and a finely developed sense of not only 
             what was needed, but what was possible.
               Alan left his mark on many issues, but his true passion 
             was world peace. As a witness to the horror and 
             devastation of World War II, he committed himself to 
             creating a world where conflicts between nations could be 
             resolved without bloodshed. He was an outspoken opponent 
             of the war in Vietnam and made the abolition of nuclear 
             weapons a central part of his agenda in the Senate. Upon 
             his retirement, he devoted himself to the latter cause 
             almost exclusively.
               Encouraged by the end of the Cold War, after leaving the 
             Senate he became chairman of the Gorbachev Foundation, 
             which later changed its name to the State of the World 
             Forum. Based in San Francisco, the Forum has developed 
             into a widely respected organization for the discussion of 
             global issues. In recent years, the Forum has hosted 
             multi-day gatherings attended by world leaders. This 
             year's gathering occurred in New York and coincided with 
             the U.N.'s Millennial Summit. As an authority on non-
             proliferation, Alan Cranston prepared the program on the 
             subject for participants who included former Heads of 
             State and some of the most influential minds in foreign 
             affairs, business, the arts and the media.
               Alan also formed the Global Security Institute. There he 
             and others conceived of Project Abolition, the Responsible 
             Security Appeal. The purpose of this coalition is to rally 
             people, politicians and governments to support policies 
             that lead to a world safe from the nuclear threat. I am 
             sure Alan would be pleased that this effort will continue 
             even without him.
               Recently, CNN founder Ted Turner and former Senator Sam 
             Nunn announced that they were forming a foundation with an 
             annual budget of $50 million dedicated to the elimination 
             of weapons of mass destruction. This is great news, and 
             further evidence that Alan's message of peace continues to 
             resonate. In many ways, this foundation is a tribute to 
             him and his legacy.
               Senator Alan Cranston was a leader and citizen that 
             California, the United States and the world could be proud 
             of. Although we are all a little poorer today at his 
             passing, in the final tally we are all much richer for 
             having known him and benefited from his time among us.
               I yield the floor.
                       RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF ALAN CRANSTON
               Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
             that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of 
             S. Res. 12 introduced earlier today by Senators Boxer and 
             Feinstein.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the 
             resolution by title.
               The legislative clerk read as follows:

               A resolution (S. Res. 12) relative to the death of Alan 
             Cranston, former United States Senator from the State of 
             California.

               There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to 
             consider the resolution.

               Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
             that the resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the 
             motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
             statements relating to the resolution be printed in the 
             Record.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.
               The resolution (S. Res. 12) was agreed to.
               The preamble was agreed to.
                                            Wednesday, January 24, 2001
                       TRIBUTE TO FORMER SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, Alan Cranston was here in 
             the Senate when I first arrived in 1983. He was a staunch 
             advocate not only for California but also for a host of 
             progressive policies at the national level. He was 
             dedicated to protecting the environment, to expanding 
             voter opportunities for all Americans, to closing the gap 
             in our society between the rich and the poor. He was a 
             champion of equal rights for all. He was a foe of bigotry 
             in all its forms.
               Perhaps his greatest passion during the years he served 
             in the Senate was reducing the threat of nuclear war. He 
             led the fight for arms control. Even after he left the 
             Senate, he continued his work and spoke out for arms 
             control and for the de-alerting of nuclear weapons.
               I remember meeting with Alan last year at Ricky's Hyatt 
             House in Mountain View, California. I was in the Bay area, 
             and I called ahead to see if he was available for 
             breakfast. He said it was near his home and that he would 
             meet me there.
               He was a little less vigorous during that breakfast than 
             he had been in earlier visits, but his commitment to arms 
             reduction was undiminished. I remember thinking at the 
             time how impressive it was to see someone who felt 
             strongly enough about his views to find a way to continue 
             advocacy of those views after leaving public office. It 
             was clear that although he had left public office, he had 
             not left public service.
               Alan Cranston lived a remarkable life, and we are all 
             fortunate that he devoted so much of that life to public 
             service. I, for one, will miss Alan's wise counsel and his 
             passionate commitment to making the world a better place.
               Mr. President, I yield the floor.

               Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to talk about a 
             subject that brings me great sorrow--the passing of my old 
             friend and colleague, former California Senator Alan 
             Cranston.
               Senator Cranston passed away suddenly last New Year's 
             Eve, at the age of 86. His sudden death came as a shock to 
             all of us who remember him for his abundant energy and 
             enthusiasm.
               Alan was elected to this body for the first of four 
             terms in 1968. He was already a legend in the Senate when 
             I arrived here for the first time almost 18 years after 
             him, and I consider myself very fortunate to have had the 
             opportunity to serve alongside him. I will always remember 
             him fondly, both for the kind of person he was, and the 
             kind of Senator he was.
               Alan was elected Democratic Whip an unprecedented seven 
             straight times, and served in that role in both the 
             majority and minority. Having now served as my Party's 
             Whip for 2 years, I can say that nobody who holds that 
             office can possibly ignore the long shadow that he still 
             casts over it.
               Recently the Senate approved a historic power-sharing 
             agreement under which both parties would have an equal 
             number of seats in each committee. It remains to be seen 
             how this arrangement will work in practice, and whether 
             the split will create more cooperation, or more gridlock.
               But I think that if we in the Senate are to make it 
             work, we would do well to follow the model set by Senator 
             Cranston. Those of my colleagues who did not know him 
             personally would do well to study the lessons of his life 
             and his career.
               The press called him ``Colorless Cranston,'' a nickname 
             he wore with pride, because it reflected his fundamental 
             belief that legislative accomplishment was far more 
             important than crafting sound bites or scoring political 
             points. When you needed to find Alan, you didn't look in 
             the press gallery or the recording studio--you looked for 
             him in the cloakroom, where he was always busy negotiating 
             a compromise or finding ways to move legislation over 
             obstacles.
               Although he was known as one of the last true liberals, 
             he never let his ideology get in the way of getting things 
             done. He regularly reached out across the aisle and his 
             close friends included some of his most vigorous and 
             outspoken political opponents. He was a workhorse who 
             lived by the maxim that a leader can accomplish great 
             things if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
               Some of his greatest accomplishments found him in 
             alliances that left outsiders scratching their heads--for 
             example, teaming with Strom Thurmond to improve veterans 
             programs, with Alfonse D'Amato on public housing measures, 
             with Barry Goldwater to protect First Amendment press 
             freedoms. Outsiders wondered whether he had sold out his 
             old liberal beliefs, but the truth was that he was just 
             finding ways to get things done with as little fuss as 
             possible.
               During his 24 years in the Senate, no legislation that 
             touched on his passions--veterans benefits, disarmament, 
             environmental protection, human rights, or civil rights--
             passed this body without his fingerprints on it, although 
             more often than not, only those closest to him realized 
             the extent of his contribution.
               During his long and colorful career, he crossed paths 
             with some of the most famous men in history and was 
             present many times while history was being made. He was a 
             track star at Stanford and member of a record-setting 
             relay sprint team. As a young journalist, he reported on 
             the rise of nazism in Germany, and was sued by Adolf 
             Hitler for publishing an unsanitized version of ``Mein 
             Kampf'' and revealing Hitler's true ambitions to the 
             world. His lifelong commitment to halting the use of 
             nuclear weapons began after he was introduced to Albert 
             Einstein in 1946. After retiring from the Senate, he 
             established a think tank with Mikhail Gorbachev to promote 
             world peace, where he worked until his death. He counted 
             Groucho Marx among his supporters.
               Yet despite these brushes with fame and the long list of 
             bills that bear his name, he will always be best 
             remembered in this body for the things that newspapers 
             don't report--for his grace, his humility, his leadership, 
             and his devotion to his son Kim and his granddaughter. He 
             will be missed.

               Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise today to join my 
             colleagues in honoring our friend and former colleague, 
             Senator Alan Cranston, who died on December 31, 2000, at 
             the age of 86 in his native California.
               While Alan Cranston was elected to the U.S. Senate in 
             1968, his public service began years before when he served 
             in the Executive Offices of the President in 1942 as Chief 
             of the Foreign Language Division of the Office of War 
             Information. Declining a deferment, he enlisted as a 
             private in the U.S. Army in 1944. First assigned to an 
             infantry unit, he became editor of Army Talk and was a 
             Sergeant by V-J Day. He went on to serve two terms as 
             State Controller of California before being elected to the 
             U.S. Senate.
               Alan Cranston served the people of California with 
             distinction in the U.S. Senate for 24 years. He chaired 
             the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, providing invaluable 
             assistance to our Nation's servicemen and women. He was in 
             the forefront in the U.S. Senate on numerous issues of 
             national importance, including mass transit, civil rights, 
             the environment, women's rights, housing and education.
               I was privileged to serve with Senator Cranston on the 
             Foreign Relations Committee where he played an important 
             role during Senate consideration of the SALT II and START 
             Treaties, helped pave the way for ratification of the 
             Panama Canal Treaty, and was active in efforts to promote 
             peace in the Middle East. Senator Cranston was a tireless 
             advocate for world peace and the defense of Democratic 
             institutions.
               Throughout his Senate service, Alan Cranston worked 
             diligently to promote the reduction and, ultimately, the 
             elimination of nuclear weapons. After retiring in 1993, he 
             continued his extraordinary commitment and devotion to 
             these critical efforts. He chaired the State of the World 
             Forum, a widely respected organization for the discussion 
             of global problems, based in San Francisco. He was also 
             founder and president of the Global Security Institute, 
             concentrating on a worldwide effort to reduce, marginalize 
             and eliminate nuclear weapons.
               Mr. President, Alan Cranston was a leader in the U.S. 
             Senate, a well-respected Member of this body. He had a 
             unique ability to achieve consensus under difficult 
             circumstances, and his wise counsel will be missed by 
             every Member with whom he served. I would like to take 
             this opportunity to pay tribute to him and to extend my 
             deepest sympathies to his family.

               Mr. DORGAN addressed the Chair.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

               Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to 
             speak for as much time as I may consume.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.

               Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, Alan Cranston was a Senator 
             in this Chamber for a long while. In fact, in recent 
             months he visited this Chamber, and I had an opportunity 
             to say a few words to him. He was someone who left a 
             significant mark, especially in the area of fighting for a 
             policy in this country that would put this country in a 
             leadership position to reduce the threat of nuclear war.
               Mr. Cranston worked diligently on that issue here in 
             Congress, but after he left his service in the Senate, he 
             especially was interested, and active all around this 
             country, in trying to mobilize the energy and interest for 
             this country to lead in a range of areas dealing with 
             stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. I recall, perhaps 
             6 months ago, driving down a rural highway in North Dakota 
             and receiving a call on my cell phone. The call was from 
             former Senator Alan Cranston, and he was calling from 
             California. What he was calling about was what he always 
             talked about in recent years. He was trying to find ways 
             to continue our country's obligation to reduce the threat 
             of nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear war.
               He felt passionately about the Comprehensive Nuclear 
             Test Ban Treaty and was disappointed when the treaty was 
             voted down in the Senate last year or a year and a half 
             ago. But he never stopped working. He always believed that 
             our country, as strong and as big as it is, had a 
             leadership responsibility in the world to mobilize its 
             energy and commitment to find ways to stop the spread of 
             nuclear weapons.
               So today we pay honor to his memory. We should be 
             thankful that there was an Alan Cranston involved in 
             public service. I say to his family that our sympathies go 
             to them. We will all miss his commitment in dealing with 
             this issue of nuclear arms reduction.

                                               Monday, January 29, 2001

                ORDER FOR RECORD TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 20 TO 
                              SUBMIT CRANSTON TRIBUTES
               Mr. MURKOWSKI. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent 
             the order of January 5th with respect to the Cranston 
             tributes be changed to reflect that Senators have until 
             Tuesday, February 20, to submit tributes, and that the 
             tributes then be printed as a Senate document.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.

                                              Tuesday, January 30, 2001

                              TRIBUTE TO ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, for the information of all 
             Senators, I am being joined by former Senator Alan Simpson 
             and my distinguished colleagues, Senators Boxer, 
             Feinstein, Kennedy and Rockefeller, in sponsoring a 
             memorial tribute to our former colleague and my dear 
             friend, Alan Cranston, who passed away on New Year's Eve 
             2000. The tribute will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 
             2001, at 2 p.m. in Room 902 of the Hart Building. I invite 
             and encourage all Senators to join us for this celebration 
             of Alan's life of service to the people of our country.

                                              Tuesday, February 6, 2001

                             IN MEMORY OF ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, it is an honor for me to 
             pay tribute to my former Senate colleague Alan Cranston. 
             With Senator Cranston's passing, we lost a gifted leader, 
             a shrewd politician and a dedicated reformer. It seemed 
             significant that Senator Cranston passed away on New 
             Year's Eve 2000 because his life encompassed, literally, 
             the 20th century. He was born the year World War I began, 
             grew up during the Depression, covered the rise of fascism 
             in Europe as a foreign correspondent and led the fight for 
             a nuclear arms freeze during the Cold War. He called 
             luminaries of the age among his friends, most notably 
             Albert Einstein. Alan Cranston arrived in the Senate 
             shortly after I did and we served together for 24 years 
             until his retirement in 1993. We even hit the Presidential 
             campaign trail together, both running for the White House 
             on the Democratic ticket in 1984.
               Those of us who served with Senator Cranston will 
             remember the tally sheets he carried around to count 
             votes. We will also remember the talent he had for 
             carefully preserving his own liberal ideologies while 
             working effectively with those on the opposite end of the 
             political spectrum. He may have offended some with his 
             push for disarmament, but more often than not he disarmed 
             them with his own friendly manner. Senator Cranston left 
             an indelible mark on environmental, civil rights and 
             global security policy. His legacies are the Global 
             Security Institute, his accomplishments as a U.S. Senator 
             and his dedication to the people of California. He will be 
             missed, but a political giant like Alan Cranston will not 
             be forgotten.
                                             Thursday, February 8, 2001

                         A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, it is with great sadness that 
             I rise today to pay tribute to our friend and colleague 
             Alan Cranston. His death on December 31 last year was a 
             shock. Alan was such a life force that it is hard for me 
             to imagine his silence and his not being there for great 
             arms control debates.
               Senator Cranston was a man of conviction, a true 
             humanitarian in every sense of those words. He began his 
             career in public policy in the 1930s as a journalist 
             warning his readers of the dangerous rise of fascism. He 
             knew even then that the United States was locked in an 
             intricate web of relations with the rest of the world and 
             that our attempts to ignore that web could only lead to 
             calamity for ourselves and those around us. Alan 
             understood the concept of globalization at least 50 years 
             before it gained such notoriety to earn a name.
               It was primarily that impulse to engage the world that 
             brought Alan into elective office and eventually to the 
             U.S. Senate. As State of California Controller from 1958 
             to 1967, he worked to rationalize the booming State's 
             finances and ensure that all Californians could benefit 
             from that phenomenal rise.
               But it was in the Senate where Alan could most 
             effectively work toward his vision of a peaceable world. 
             Before the people of California sent him here in 1968, he 
             learned about the Senate's moderating influence and the 
             consequences of its shirking that role. In his post-World 
             War II book, ``The Killing of the Peace,'' Alan explained 
             how the U.S. Senate's defeat of the League of Nations 
             contributed to the outbreak of that war and the horrible 
             events that followed.
               Most of his activities during his impressive 24 years 
             here were an expression of his deep desire for the Senate 
             to avoid similar mistakes. He brought a special 
             seriousness of purpose and attentiveness to arms control 
             issues as diverse as the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 
             and ongoing production of the B-2 stealth bomber. On 
             several occasions, I joined him in opposing the production 
             of new, destabilizing types of nuclear weapons, and I was 
             always struck by Alan's sense of nuance and willful 
             resolve.
               Alan was not one to ignore his own personal 
             responsibilities to the Senate. As Democratic Whip, Alan 
             made this body run efficiently. If there is anyone who was 
             never afraid to count the votes, it was Alan. He knew how 
             to smoke us out on our intentions. What made him so 
             effective was his persuasive argumentation and downright 
             persistence. Sometimes he could change my mind faster than 
             he could run a 100-yard dash, which was pretty fast 
             considering he was a lifelong record-setting sprinter.
               It was not surprising that after his Senate career he 
             led the non-profit Global Security Institute where he 
             continued to press for arms control initiatives. The 
             Institute provided a perfect platform from which he could 
             promote his expanded notion of security. After the Cold 
             War, Alan realized before everyone else that security no 
             longer meant merely protection from weapons of mass 
             destruction. He saw that security in the new millennium 
             was also about avoiding environmental degradation, 
             securing our food supply, and educating our children.
               Alan was a forward thinker and an alternative voice at a 
             time when conventional wisdom demanded examination. He 
             worked to make our world safer, and he was a good friend. 
             I will miss him greatly.

                THE ALAN CRANSTON I KNEW: INTENSITY, INTEGRITY, AND 
                                     COMMITMENT
               Mr. BIDEN. A couple of weeks ago I had the sad duty to 
             travel to California to represent the Senate and the 
             Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a memorial service 
             for Senator Alan MacGregor Cranston. It was a moving 
             ceremony, a chance for all those in attendance to re-
             dedicate themselves to the noble goals which shaped Alan 
             Cranston's life.
               Alan Cranston will be remembered by those of us who knew 
             and loved him as a man of peace who devoted much of his 
             adult life--four terms in the Senate and a decade as 
             director of the Global Security Institute--to the tasks of 
             promoting nuclear arms control and encouraging world 
             peace. These are not small objectives, but of course Alan 
             Cranston's interests extended beyond them, literally, 
             ``from the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters.'' 
             Never content to sit on the sidelines, Alan Cranston 
             fought tirelessly for the causes in which he believed: 
             nuclear disarmament, the environment, civil rights, and 
             decent housing. He brought the intensity of a sprinter and 
             the endurance of a marathoner to each of these causes.
               During his tenure as a member of the Senate Foreign 
             Relations Committee from 1981 to 1993, Alan Cranston was a 
             devoted supporter of strong U.S. leadership in the world, 
             whether it meant promoting the development of democracy in 
             the Philippines and Cambodia or working to halt the spread 
             of nuclear weapons.
               Alan Cranston knew that the United States could not go 
             it alone in the world. In an age when American 
             unilateralism, if not isolationism, has gained a certain 
             currency in Washington, Alan Cranston's life reminds us 
             that the highest aspirations of the American people are 
             those which lead us to care about others and work with 
             others to address common problems.
               The intensity, integrity, and commitment Alan Cranston 
             brought to public service stand as an example we all might 
             follow as we begin work in this 107th Congress.
               Mr. President, I would ask unanimous consent that a 
             transcript of the remarks made at Senator Cranston's 
             memorial service be printed in the Record.
               [The memorial service may be found on page 51.]

                                           Wednesday, February 14, 2001

                       TRIBUTE TO FORMER SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I join many of my 
             colleagues in paying tribute to former Senator Alan 
             Cranston, who died on New Year's Eve, 2000. Since I came 
             to the Senate in 1985, I have had the honor of serving on 
             the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and my first 8 years 
             on the committee were under the superb chairmanship of 
             Senator Cranston. During our years, I came to know and 
             appreciate his unbounded dedication to the veterans of 
             this country, and his extraordinary record of leadership 
             and commitment to our Nation throughout his 24 years of 
             public service in the U.S. Senate.
               Senator Cranston played an integral role in veterans 
             affairs from his first days in the Senate, serving 
             initially as Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs 
             Subcommittee of the then-Committee on Labor and Public 
             Welfare. When that subcommittee became the full Committee 
             on Veterans' Affairs in 1971, he was a charter member of 
             it. He became Chairman of the full Committee in 1977, was 
             Ranking Member from 1981 to 1986, and then Chairman again 
             in 1987, until he left the Senate in 1993.
               Throughout his tenure, Senator Cranston demonstrated a 
             devoted commitment to the men and women who risk their 
             lives for the safety and welfare of our Nation. Although 
             he opposed the war in Vietnam, he was a strong champion 
             for the rights and benefits of those who served in it.
               Senator Cranston's vision--to ensure that our country 
             upholds its obligation to meet the post-service needs of 
             veterans and their families--was the inspiration for the 
             many pieces of legislation passed during his tenure. He 
             showed his concern for disabled veterans and their 
             families in many ways, including authoring support 
             programs that provided for grants, cost-of-living 
             increases in benefits, adaptive equipment, rehabilitation, 
             and other services.
               Senator Cranston's record on issues related to the 
             employment and education of veterans is unequaled. As 
             early as 1970, he authored the Veterans' Education and 
             Training Amendments Act, which displayed his heartfelt 
             concern for Vietnam-era veterans, and served as the 
             foundation for other key initiatives over the years.
               As a strong advocate for health care reform myself, I 
             appreciated Senator Cranston's efforts over the years to 
             improve veterans health care through affirmative 
             legislation. He brought national attention to the many 
             needs of VA health care facilities, which resulted in the 
             improvement of the quality of their staffs, facilities and 
             services.
               Senator Cranston's patience in pursuit of his goals is 
             legendary. For example, he introduced legislation in 1971 
             to establish a VA readjustment counseling program for 
             Vietnam veterans. When it failed that year, he 
             reintroduced it in the next Congress, and the next, and 
             the next, never losing sight of his vision. Four 
             Congresses later, in 1979, it was finally accepted by the 
             House of Representatives. The VA's Vet Center Program was 
             established that year and, in the ensuing years, this 
             program helped many Vietnam veterans deal with their 
             adjustment problems after service, including post-
             traumatic stress disorder.
               After the program was established, Senator Cranston 
             fought successfully to make it permanent, thereby enabling 
             Vet Centers to survive proposed cuts by the Reagan 
             administration. He also pushed for enactment of 
             legislation which extended the eligibility period for 
             readjustment counseling. In 1991, Senator Cranston 
             authored legislation which allowed veterans of later 
             conflicts, including the Persian Gulf War, Panama, 
             Grenada, and Lebanon, to receive assistance at Vet Centers 
             as well.
               Another example of Senator Cranston's persistence was 
             his effort to provide an opportunity for veterans to seek 
             outside review of VA decisions on claims for benefits. He 
             began working on this issue in the mid-1970s and stayed 
             with it through final enactment in 1988 of legislation 
             which established a court to review veterans claims. That 
             court, now known as the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
             Claims, stands as a legacy to Senator Cranston's 
             commitment to making sure that veterans are treated fairly 
             by the government that they served.
               The list of Senator Cranston's achievements is long--for 
             veterans, his home State of California, our country, and 
             the world. Senator Cranston's leadership had a broad 
             sweep, way beyond the concerns of veterans. From nuclear 
             disarmament to housing policy to education to civil 
             rights, Senator Cranston fought to do the right thing, 
             with energy and passion. For nearly a quarter of a 
             century, he was a true champion for the less fortunate 
             among our society.
               His legacy is immense, and I know that his leadership, 
             which continued after he left this Chamber, will be 
             missed. I consider myself fortunate to have had the 
             opportunity to work side by side with him over the years. 
             By continuing his fight for the people we represent and 
             the ideals we were elected to uphold, I seek to carry on 
             his mission.
               Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an article 
             about Senator Cranston by Thomas Tighe, a former staff 
             member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, be 
             printed in the Record. His thoughts on Senator Cranston, 
             which appeared in the January 7, 2001, edition of the 
             Santa Barbara News-Press, are quite compelling.
               There being no objection, the material was ordered to be 
             printed in the Record, as follows:
                Alan Cranston: He Separated the War From the Warrior
                (By Thomas Tighe, President and CEO of Direct Relief 
                                   International)
               Alan Cranston stood for and accomplished many important 
             things during the course of his life and Senate career, 
             which, as might be expected given his low-key approach, 
             received little comment upon his death. But having worked 
             for Alan--as he insisted all his staff call him--during 
             his last several years in office, I was saddened by both 
             his passing and the absence of public recognition for much 
             of what his life's work accomplished.
               Elected in 1968, strongly opposing the war in Vietnam, 
             Senator Cranston was assigned the chair of the 
             subcommittee responsible for overseeing the veterans 
             health care system. He was among the very first in our 
             country to separate the war from the warrior, as he sought 
             to have the system do right by the returning soldiers 
             whose wartime experiences, severity of injury, and 
             readjustment seemed somehow different from those of 
             earlier wars.
               While retaining his aversion to war, Alan Cranston 
             devoted much of his career in the Senate to ensuring that 
             the country's obligation to those who fought in war--
             however unpopular--was recognized as fundamentally 
             important and honored accordingly. He pushed hard to 
             expand spinal-cord injury, blindness, and traumatic brain 
             injury care, which were lacking and desperately needed. He 
             championed mental health services, authoring legislation 
             to create ``Vet Centers'' where veterans themselves 
             counseled each other and to fund research that ultimately 
             obtained formal recognition and treatment for post-
             traumatic stress disorder as a ``real'' condition that 
             affected soldiers. Drug and alcohol services, vocational 
             rehabilitation, and comprehensive assistance for homeless 
             veterans all resulted from his insight, his perseverance, 
             and his commitment to those who served our country.
               The terms ``paramedic'' and ``medevac'' did not exist in 
             civilian society in the late 1960s--they do today because 
             Alan saw how effective the combination of medical 
             personnel, telecommunications, and helicopters had been in 
             treating battlefield injuries in Vietnam, and he authored 
             the first pilot program to apply this model to the 
             civilian sector.
               Senator Cranston also was the most vigorous, insightful, 
             tough, and effective supporter that the Peace Corps has 
             ever had in the Congress--stemming from his early 
             involvement with Sargent Shriver in the early 1960's 
             before he was elected. I know about these issues, and his 
             remarkable legacy, because I worked on them for Alan as a 
             committee lawyer in the Senate and, after he left office, 
             as the Chief Operating Officer of the Peace Corps.
               But there were many, many other issues that Senator 
             Cranston not only cared about but worked to effectuate in 
             a painfully thorough, respectful, and principled way. He 
             was an early and stalwart advocate for preservation and 
             judicious stewardship of the environment, an unyielding 
             voice for a woman's right to make reproductive health 
             choices, and of course, a relentless pursuer of world 
             peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons--upon which he 
             continued to work passionately until the day he died.
               Those efforts have made a tremendous positive difference 
             in the lives of millions of people in this country and 
             around the world.
               For me, Alan Cranston's standard of adhering to 
             principle while achieving practical success remains a 
             constant source of inspiration and motivation, as I am 
             sure is true for the hundreds of others who worked on his 
             staff over the course of 24 years. His was an example that 
             one's strongly held ideological and policy beliefs, 
             whether labeled ``liberal'' or ``conservative,'' should 
             not be confused with or overwhelmed by partisanship if it 
             prevented meaningful progress. And he insisted upon honest 
             and vigorous oversight of publicly funded programs he 
             supported--to avoid defending on principle something 
             indefensible in practice, thereby eroding support for the 
             principle itself.
               Once, while trying to describe an obstacle on a Peace 
             Corps matter, I made a flip reference to the ``America 
             Right or Wrong'' crowd. He asked if I knew where that 
             expression came from, which I did not. He said it was 
             usually misunderstood and, as in my case, misused, and 
             told me that it was a wonderfully patriotic statement. He 
             stared at me calmly, with a slight smile and with the 
             presence of nearly 80 years of unimaginably rich 
             experiences in life and politics, and said, ``America, 
             right or wrong. When it's right, keep it right. When it's 
             wrong, make it right.''
               It was a privilege to work for Alan Cranston, and to 
             know that is what he tried to do.

                                              Monday, February 26, 2001

                              TRIBUTES TO ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise today to join my 
             colleagues in mourning the death of our former colleague 
             from California, Senator Alan Cranston. The Nation lost a 
             truly remarkable man last December.
               Senator Alan Cranston had a long and effective career of 
             public service spanning six decades, including 24 years as 
             a U.S. Senator. He first entered public service in 1942 as 
             Chief of the Foreign Language Division of the Office of 
             War Information in the Executive Offices of the President. 
             This began his very productive life of public service.
               I served side by side with Senator Cranston for 6 years. 
             In those 6 years alone he had his hand in many fundamental 
             pieces of legislation. For example, he produced the 
             Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, 
             the first major piece of housing legislation in a decade. 
             He was also the original author of the California Desert 
             Protection Act, which was enacted in 1993. Throughout his 
             long career, Senator Cranston was a true advocate for the 
             environment, civil rights, and world peace.
               Whether one agreed or disagreed with Alan Cranston's 
             views, we here in the Senate will always remember him for 
             his integrity and dedication. Alan Cranston fought 
             tirelessly for his beliefs, no matter what the 
             consequence. Yet he was also kind, energetic and 
             thoughtful.
               Put simply, I admired and respected Senator Alan 
             Cranston. I would now like to take this opportunity to 
             extend my thoughts and prayers to his sister Eleanor 
             Cranston, his son Kim, his daughter-in-law Collette Penne 
             Cranston, his granddaughter Evan Cranston, and to his 
             remaining friends, family and staff. We will all miss him.

               Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, when I heard that my friend, 
             Alan Cranston, passed away this New Year's Eve, I couldn't 
             quite believe it. I remember Alan as a man in a constant 
             state of motion, always pressing on for the causes he 
             cared for, plotting the next steps, pondering how he could 
             do more. It is hard to reconcile the finality of death 
             with the endless, focused energy that defined his life.
               Alan's record of service spans the better part of the 
             20th century. He was a journalist who covered World War 
             II, an author who warned Americans about the threat of 
             Hitler, a leader of an organization that opposed 
             discrimination against immigrants, long before that was 
             fashionable.
               He revived the California Democratic Party in the 1950s, 
             was the California State Controller in the 1960s, and 
             served his first term in the U.S. Senate in the 1970s. He 
             was a Senator for 24 years, including seven consecutive 
             terms as Democratic Whip, and he even made a run for the 
             Presidency in 1984. And since his retirement from the 
             Senate in 1993, Alan had dedicated himself to the cause he 
             cared about most: eliminating nuclear weapons.
               If you didn't know Alan, his impressive list of 
             accomplishments might lead you to think that he must have 
             been a man of great showmanship and obvious charisma. But 
             that wasn't Alan.
               Alan believed in the philosophy of Lao-Tzu: ``A leader 
             is best when people barely know that he exists. . . . But 
             of a good leader, when his work is done, his aim 
             fulfilled, they will all say, `We did this ourselves.' '' 
             Accordingly, Alan did a lot of his work behind the scenes. 
             He had neither the time nor the patience for back slapping 
             and schmoozing; he liked to cut to the chase, let you know 
             what was what, and move on to the next thing.
               Alan was never loud or arrogant or flashy. He didn't 
             have to be. His authority came from a force deeper than 
             personality. It came from his conscience.
               The anti-war activist, Father Daniel Berrigan, once 
             talked about the danger of ``verbalizing . . . moral 
             impulses out of existence.'' That was never within the 
             realm of possibility for Alan. Whether he was standing up 
             for veterans, working to save millions of acres of desert 
             and wilderness, or speaking out for nuclear disarmament, 
             Alan steadfastly followed his conscience, even when it led 
             him to the uncharted paths or difficult places where no 
             one else would go.
               I don't know whether it was the result of this active 
             conscience or his fierce intellect or some combination of 
             the two, but Alan had this extraordinary prescience, this 
             ability to predict with startling accuracy what the future 
             would bring. He understood the threat of Adolf Hitler long 
             before many others, and he worked to warn us before it was 
             too late. He fought discrimination against immigrants, 
             long before most of us realized that was the right thing 
             to do. He spoke out about nuclear weapons long before the 
             disarmament movement took root in the popular imagination.
               And he believed in the notion of uniform world law 
             decades before the rise of the global age. In fact, many 
             decades ago, he was the leader of the World Federalist 
             Association, a group dedicated to the idea of establishing 
             a uniform world law. Back then, the WFA must have seemed 
             like a somewhat eccentric organization, oddly out of sync 
             with the times.
               But it was vintage Alan, just another manifestation of 
             his profound idealism. Alan really believed that people of 
             all different nationalities and races and ethnicities 
             could rise to meet the standard of a just rule of law.
               Alan once said of nuclear deterrence: ``This may have 
             been necessary during the Cold War; it is not necessary 
             forever. It is not acceptable forever. I say it is 
             unworthy of our Nation, unworthy of any Nation; it is 
             unworthy of civilization.''
               Alan had the highest hopes for our world. We owe it to 
             him to try to live up to them and to carry out his legacy 
             of peace in the new millennium he did not live to see.
               In conclusion, I ask that a recent article from Roll 
             Call on Alan Cranston by Daniel Perry appear in the Record 
             at the end of my remarks.
               Dan Perry, a former staffer for Alan Cranston, is a 
             leader in his own right. For years he has been on the 
             forefront of aging and health policy as head of the 
             Alliance for Aging Research. His remarks reflect his deep 
             admiration for Senator Cranston and his commitment to the 
             Senator's lofty ideals.
               The article is as follows:
                           [From Roll Call, Jan. 4, 2001]

              Cranston Legacy Serves as Model for Members of the 107th 
                                      Congress
                                  (By Daniel Perry)
               The sharply divided 107th Congress would do well to 
             ponder the quiet but enduringly effective political skills 
             of the late Sen. Alan Cranston (D) of California. His 24-
             year Senate career, during tumultuous and partisan times, 
             showed that strong beliefs make good politics, but success 
             begins with respecting the motives and sincerity of 
             others, including your opponents.
               Cranston's sudden death, just hours before the first day 
             of 2001, ended a life devoted to issues about which he was 
             passionate: International peace and arms control, human 
             rights and protection of the environment. For this 
             Californian the quest for high public office--even the 
             United States Senate--was never a simple pursuit of power 
             nor an end in itself.
               Politics and policy were the means by which he could 
             help make the human passage on earth fairer, safer and 
             more serene. His commitment to halting future use of 
             nuclear weapons began when he was introduced to Albert 
             Einstein in 1946. He was still working tirelessly toward 
             that goal when he died, at age 86, eight years after he 
             left the Senate.
               In the shorthand of the obituary writer, Cranston is 
             remembered for winning four Senate elections, serving 
             seven consecutive terms as Democratic Whip, for having run 
             for president as the champion of a nuclear freeze and for 
             being tarred by the so-called Keating Five scandal. While 
             all true, that doesn't begin to describe a political 
             career of amazing productivity and accomplishment, showing 
             just how much one person quietly can do to shape his or 
             her times.
               By one count, there were 2,500 tallies in the Senate 
             between 1969 and 1989 that were decided by fewer than five 
             votes, and often by a single vote. Cranston was often a 
             crucial player, not only for his vote alone but as a 
             behind-the-scene strategist, head counter, marshaler of 
             forces and shrewd compromiser who always lived to fight 
             another day.
               He was frequently one-half of various Senate odd-couple 
             pairings, meshing his principles with pragmatism. He 
             teamed with conservative Senators such as Strom Thurmond 
             (R-S.C.) to improve veterans programs, Alfonse D'Amato (R-
             N.Y.) on public housing measures and the legendary Barry 
             Goldwater (R-Ariz.) to protect press freedoms guaranteed 
             under the First Amendment.
               Cranston was liberal and an idealist to the core, but 
             never an ideologue or blindly partisan. That balance 
             enabled him to become one of the most durable and 
             successful California politicians of the 20th century. He 
             was elected six times to statewide office from California.
               Representing the West Coast mega-State in the Senate 
             meant skillfully balancing myriad insistent and often 
             conflicting home-State interests. Even as California 
             changed politically and demographically, Cranston managed 
             to steer a delicate course between the State's giant 
             agribusiness interests and those of consumers, family 
             farmers and farm workers; he weighed the claims of home 
             builders and growing communities against the need to 
             preserve open spaces and wildlife habitats.
               Amazingly, he helped end the Vietnam War and was a major 
             figure in the nation's arms control and peace movements, 
             even as he effectively represented the epicenter of the 
             nation's defense and aerospace industries.
               It is a measure of the man that he was able to separate 
             the warriors of Vietnam from the war itself. From 1969 to 
             1992 all legislation concerning America's veterans bore 
             his stamp, especially measures improving health care and 
             mental health services for those who fought in the 
             nation's most unpopular war.
               Teaming up with the late Representative Phillip Burton 
             (D) of San Francisco on environmental issues, the two 
             Californians managed to place under Federal protection as 
             much acreage as all the national park lands created 
             earlier in the 20th century combined.
               Today there is a catalog of thousands of bills and 
             amendments he personally authored affecting virtually 
             every aspect of national life: civil rights, adoption and 
             foster care reform, wild rivers, research to improve aging 
             and longevity, workplace safety, emergency medical 
             services and much more.
               He lived by the maxim that a leader can accomplish great 
             things if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
               The Cranston style has not been much in evidence in 
             Washington during recent years. However, Members in the 
             107th Congress--where many a cause will be determined by 
             one or very few votes--would do well to consider the 
             lessons of his enobling career. If they study the Cranston 
             legacy and seek to emulate it, the Nation and the world 
             will be better for it.

               Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, Kim, Colette, Evan, R.E.--
             let me begin by saying I loved Alan too. I will never 
             forget the 24 years of friendship and leadership and 
             achievement with which he graced the Senate and the 
             Nation. So it's a special privilege and honor for me to be 
             part of this tribute today. Alan is profoundly missed by 
             his family and friends, his colleagues in the Congress, 
             and by all those around the world who pursue the great 
             goals of hope and progress and peace.
               I must say, I grew up thinking Cranston was a city in 
             Rhode Island. But Alan taught each of us that Cranston 
             stands for something else as well, the very best in public 
             service.
               Alan loved to lead behind the scenes; for 14 of those 24 
             Senate years with us, he was our Democratic Whip, and he 
             wrote the book about the job. In those great years, we 
             used to tease Alan about the position, because so few 
             people outside Congress knew what it involved. Since Alan 
             was from California, a lot of people thought the Minority 
             Whip was the name of a leather bar in Malibu.
               But seriously, Alan was a giant of his day on many 
             issues, and his concern for social justice made him a 
             leader on them all. We served together for many years on 
             the Labor Committee and especially the Health 
             Subcommittee, and his insights were indispensable. I 
             always felt that if we'd had another Alan Cranston or two 
             in those years, we'd have actually passed our Health 
             Security Act, and made health care the basic right for all 
             that it ought to be, instead of just an expensive 
             privilege for the few.
               Perhaps the greatest legacy that Alan left us was his 
             able and tireless work for democracy and world peace. 
             Every village in the world is closer to that goal today 
             because of Alan. No one in the Senate fought harder or 
             more effectively for our nuclear weapons freeze in the 
             1980s, or for nuclear arms control. His hope for a 
             nuclear-free future still represents the highest 
             aspiration of millions, even billions, throughout the 
             world.
               I also recall Alan's pioneering efforts to press for 
             Senate action to end the war in Vietnam, and his equally 
             able leadership for civil rights at home and human rights 
             around the world. We know how deeply he felt about 
             injustice to anyone anywhere. His leadership in the battle 
             against apartheid in South Africa was indispensable.
               Throughout his brilliant career, the causes of civil 
             rights and human rights were central to Alan's being and 
             his mission--and America and the world are better off 
             today because Alan Cranston passed this way.
               A key part of all his achievements was his unique 
             ability to translate his ideals into practical 
             legislation. Few if any Senators have been as skilled as 
             Alan in the art of constructive legislative compromise 
             that fairly leads to progress for the Nation.
               He was a vigorous supporter of the Peace Corps, a strong 
             overseer of its performance, and a brilliant advocate for 
             all the Peace Corps volunteers. He was a champion for 
             health coverage of returning volunteers, and one of the 
             first to understand that good health coverage had to 
             include mental health services too.
               In many ways, his first love was the Peace Corps, and I 
             know that President Kennedy would have been very proud of 
             him. Even before he came to the Senate, he had his first 
             contact with the Corps, as a consultant for Sargent 
             Shriver. As Alan often said, he became involved because he 
             was so inspired by my brother's vision of a world where 
             Americans of all ages could work side by side with peoples 
             throughout the world to put an end to poverty.
               Because of Alan, the Peace Corps today is thriving as 
             never before--free of the partisan tensions that divide us 
             on other issues, spreading international understanding of 
             Alan's and America's best ideals, educating new 
             generations of young Americans about our common heritage 
             as travelers on Spaceship Earth, teaching us about the 
             beauty, the richness, and the diversity of other peoples, 
             other languages, and other cultures and about the enduring 
             importance of the greatest pursuit of all, the pursuit of 
             peace.
               Near the end of John Bunyan's ``Pilgrim's Progress,'' 
             there is a passage that tells of the death of Valiant:

               Then, he said, I am going to my Father's. And though 
             with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not 
             regret me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive 
             where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me 
             in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can 
             get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a 
             witness for me, that I have fought his battle who now will 
             be my rewarder.
               When the day that he must go hence was come, many 
             accompanied him to the riverside, into which as he went, 
             he said, `Death, where is thy sting?' and as he went down 
             deeper, he said, `Grave, where is thy victory?' So he 
             passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the 
             other side.

               We loved you, Alan. We miss you. And we always will.

               Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, it is a special privilege to 
             join all of you today to honor the life and extraordinary 
             accomplishments of Alan Cranston.
               As we all know, Alan was a sprinter and--always with an 
             incredible mischievous twinkle in his eye he sprinted 
             through life. I think one of the most enduring images of 
             him is of Alan on the eve of the Iowa caucuses in 1984 at 
             the Holiday Inn in Keokuk, Iowa, sprinting barefooted down 
             the 40-meter hallway, walking back and repeating the 
             exercise for about 40 minutes. It was no coincidence that 
             Alan's favorite hotel in the country, Chicago's O'Hare 
             Hilton, boasts 250-meter hallways.
               Three weeks ago in California we shared a goodbye to our 
             friend, this sprinter, at a memorial service--calling to 
             mind the many ways he enriched public lives and personal 
             relationships.
               There in the Grace Cathedral, we heard Colette Cranston 
             say that in death Alan Cranston ``has become my Jiminy 
             Cricket--that little voice in her conscience that says, 
             `Colette, think before you leap.' '' It would not be an 
             exaggeration to say that warning was characteristic of 
             Alan when he served here in the U.S. Senate. He wanted us 
             to look, and he wanted us to leap. He implored us to put a 
             human face on public policy--to think not in statistics 
             and numbers and programs alone, but in terms of people; 
             and the people he spoke of most often were senior 
             citizens, children, those without decent housing, 
             immigrants, and those in need of a helping hand regardless 
             of race or religion. He was a moral voice, a voice of 
             conscience, someone who understood that even as he 
             remained vigilant defending the needs of the homefront in 
             California, he was also a global citizen who knew this 
             institution had global responsibilities.
               Through four terms as a U.S. Senator, he remained a man 
             of enormous humility; on his answering machine he was 
             simply ``Alan''--as he was to so many who knew him. This 
             personal sense of place and restraint made it easy to 
             underestimate the contributions he made to the Senate, and 
             to our country. Certainly he never paused long enough to 
             personally remind us of the impact of his service, of the 
             history he was a part of and the lives he touched.
               I first met Alan in 1971 when I had returned from 
             Vietnam and many of our veterans were part of an effort to 
             end a failed American policy in Vietnam. In Alan Cranston 
             we found one of the few Senators willing not just to join 
             in the public opposition to the war in Vietnam, but to 
             become a voice of healing for the veterans of the war, a 
             statesman whose leadership enabled others, over time, to 
             separate their feelings for the war from their feelings 
             for the veterans of the war. At a time when too many 
             wanted to disown its veterans, Alan offered Vietnam 
             veterans a warm embrace. He was eager to do something all 
             too rare in Washington: listen--and he listened to 
             veterans who had much to say, much of it ignored for too 
             long. He honored their pride and their pain with 
             sensitivity and understanding.
               That's when I first saw the great energy and commitment 
             Alan brought to the issues affecting veterans, especially 
             those of the Vietnam era. He was deeply involved in 
             veterans health care issues, among the first to fight for 
             recognition of post-Vietnam stress syndrome, and a leader 
             in insisting on coverage under the VA for its treatment. 
             When the agent orange issue came to the fore, Alan 
             insisted on getting answers from an unresponsive 
             government about the consequences of exposure to dioxin, 
             making sure that veterans and their families got the 
             health care they needed. Under his leadership Congress 
             grudgingly increased GI bill benefits for Vietnam 
             veterans--veterans who too often had to fight for benefits 
             they should have been guaranteed without question--indeed, 
             for veterans who had to fight if only to have a memorial 
             and if only to have the government recognize that they 
             fought in a war and not a police conflict. Alan's 
             leadership made all the difference. It is a sad truth in 
             our country's history that a weary Nation seemed eager to 
             turn its back on so many Vietnam veterans who simply 
             sought their due; it should forever be a source of pride 
             to the Cranston family that Alan was chief among those who 
             insisted that America honor that service and keep faith 
             with sons who left pieces of themselves and years of their 
             lives on the battlefield in that far-away nation.
               This was a man who fought with the greatest of passion 
             for those who had fought in a difficult war--even as he 
             was also the Senator who fought against all that war 
             represents--remembering that war, brutality, and killing 
             are the ultimate failure of diplomacy.
               Alan Cranston was above all a man of peace. With him it 
             was not just a policy but a passion. Remember: This was a 
             man who, in 1934, found himself in the same room as Adolf 
             Hitler. Five years later, he wrote a critical English 
             translation of Adolf Hitler's ``Mein Kampf'' in an effort 
             to reveal the German leader's true plans. He wore Hitler's 
             ensuing lawsuit as a badge of honor, proud that he had 
             stood up to try and warn the English-speaking world about 
             the evils of nazism.
               Throughout the rest of his service he used public office 
             to force Americans to listen to other prescient warnings--
             about nuclear arms, about a dangerous arms race spiraling 
             beyond our control, and about hopes for peace that he 
             refused to give up even as others chose to beat the drums 
             for war.
               Senator Cranston came to his famous commitment to arms 
             control after meeting with Albert Einstein in 1946. He 
             left that meeting convinced that the threat of atomic 
             weapons had to be stemmed--and he spent the balance of his 
             life arguing that conviction before the Nation.
               As a member of the Senate leadership and a senior voice 
             on the Democratic side of the Foreign Relations Committee 
             he worked to reduce the nuclear threat. One of his most 
             important efforts was one of the least publicized. 
             Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, Alan convened a unique 
             arms control study group, the ``SALT Study Group.'' This 
             Senators-only gathering met monthly in his office, off the 
             record, and face to face to define common ground. He knew 
             the impact quiet diplomacy could have on the issues he 
             cared about most of all.
               He loved what the Peace Corps does, and he fought for 
             it. He fought to attach human rights conditions on aid to 
             El Salvador and to halt contra aid. He was a leading 
             national advocate for a mutual verifiable nuclear freeze. 
             He was always an idealist whose increase in political 
             power was always met by progress for the issues he cared 
             about so deeply. It was not just the work of a career, but 
             of a lifetime--after he left the Senate he chaired the 
             State of the World Forum and joined with former Soviet 
             leader Mikhail Gorbachev as chairman of the Gorbachev 
             Foundation USA, and in 1999 he founded the Global Security 
             Institute.
               He did that because he sensed that the end of the Cold 
             War, with all the opportunity it afforded, created a more 
             dangerous world, with aging nuclear weapons in 
             increasingly disparate and unreliable hands. He was 
             haunted by the threat of nuclear terrorism. He was 
             passionate about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and was angry 
             when it went down to a shallow and partisan defeat in the 
             Senate. We missed his voice in that debate; we miss him 
             still more today.
               When he left the Senate, Alan reflected upon his service 
             and his accomplishments. Of his lasting legacy, he said 
             simply: ``Most of all, I have dedicated myself to the 
             cause of peace.''
               That dedication was real and lasting--a legacy of peace 
             for a good and peaceful man who gave living embodiment to 
             Culbertson's simple, stubborn faith that ``God and the 
             politicians willing, the United States can declare peace 
             upon the world, and win it.'' That belief was Alan 
             Cranston and it is a belief worth fighting for.

                                             Tuesday, February 27, 2001

                              TRIBUTE TO ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, one of the first times I 
             ever came to the Dirksen Senate Office Building, a 
             location where I now have my Senate office, was on 
             December 12, 1969, some 20 months after my injury in 
             Vietnam, when I was summoned to appear before the Senate 
             Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs about how the Veterans' 
             Administration was handling returning Vietnam War 
             veterans. That meeting was chaired by a tall, lean Senator 
             from California named Alan Cranston, and it was the start 
             of a three-decade friendship. Thus, in 1974 after 
             experiencing what hopefully will prove to be my only 
             electoral defeat, in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant 
             Governor of Georgia, one of the first people I turned to 
             was Senator Cranston, who generously accepted my offer to 
             come out to California to campaign for his successful re-
             election. Then, after the general election, he came to my 
             aid by serving as guest of honor at a fundraising dinner 
             to pay off my campaign debt. And to top it off, Senator 
             Cranston helped me get a job as a special investigator for 
             the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, which is where I 
             was serving when President Carter selected me to head the 
             VA, in no small part because of the strong recommendation 
             of Alan Cranston.
               I hope this short discourse makes it clear the debt of 
             gratitude that I personally owed to Senator Cranston, but 
             more importantly, it is indicative of the kind of man Alan 
             was: dynamic, thoughtful, compassionate. He touched many 
             lives, including veterans who benefited from his tireless 
             commitment, especially on behalf of Vietnam era veterans, 
             future generations of Americans who today and for all time 
             to come will benefit from his farsighted commitment to the 
             protection of our land, air and water and for citizens of 
             the world who benefit from his long-time commitment to 
             world peace, a cause he continued to pursue till the end 
             of his life through the Global Security Institute.
               Another part of the Cranston legacy is perhaps somewhat 
             less known to the general public: his efforts on behalf of 
             the disabled. When Alan Cranston came to the Senate in 
             1969, those with disabilities had virtually no legal 
             protections against various forms of discrimination and 
             indeed faced many barriers, physical and otherwise, to 
             just getting in to the halls of government. To Alan 
             Cranston, that was unacceptable. He led the efforts to 
             enact the landmark Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
             which outlawed discrimination against the disabled in all 
             federally funded programs.
               Among its many provisions, the 1973 law: Required 
             federally funded buildings to be made accessible; promoted 
             the hiring and advancement of qualified persons with 
             disabilities by the Federal Government; and established 
             the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
             Board, which has responsibility for setting standards for 
             accessibility and for assisting and enforcing compliance 
             with accessibility laws. I was honored to be named to that 
             board by President Carter in 1979.
               Throughout the remainder of the 1970s Alan worked to 
             revamp federally assisted State vocational rehabilitation 
             programs by his sponsorship of laws that gave priority to 
             the most seriously disabled and, most importantly, 
             required a focus and follow through on employment. In 
             1980, he sponsored successful legislation to make these 
             same improvements in vocational rehabilitation programs 
             for veterans. And in 1990, Senator Cranston was a leading 
             co-sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which 
             in many ways was a culmination of two decades of 
             leadership by Senator Cranston on behalf of fairness and 
             opportunity for persons with disabilities.
               It was a great honor to have known and worked with Alan 
             Cranston. Our country is a better place because of his 
             achievements, which we celebrate today.
                                           Wednesday, February 28, 2001
                          TRIBUTE TO SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, on the morning of the last 
             day of the 20th century, as he was preparing his 
             breakfast, Alan Cranston died at his home in Los Altos. 
             After 86 years, his great huge heart just stopped.
               There can never be a good time to lose someone like Alan 
             Cranston. Such leaders are too rare. Still, there is 
             something fitting about Alan Cranston leaving us just as 
             the century came to a close. It was almost as if, having 
             spent his life working to protect us against the darker 
             possibilities of the 20th century, he held on until the 
             last day in order to see us safely to the new century.
               I first came to know Senator Cranston from a distance. 
             He was 4 years into his second Senate term, and had just 
             been elected Democratic Whip when I was first elected to 
             the House. That was back in 1978.
               Studying Senator Cranston from the other Chamber, I 
             realized early on that he possessed a rare balance. He was 
             a standard bearer for great public causes--and he was as 
             good a behind-the-scenes organizer and vote counter as I 
             have ever seen. He was a pragmatic idealist.
               I also noticed something else about Alan Cranston back 
             then. I noticed that he listened respectfully to all kinds 
             of people and very often, just by listening, was able to 
             bring people together. In this practice, and in many 
             others, I have tried since then to follow his example.
               Another thing I admired about Alan Cranston was his 
             tremendous running ability. From the time he was in high 
             school, he was a champion sprinter. In college, he was a 
             member of the Nation's fastest 1-mile sprint relay team in 
             America, and he remained a competitive runner most of his 
             life. At one point, I understand, he held the world record 
             for the 100-yard dash among 55-year-olds. As a 53-year-old 
             runner who is not likely to break any speed records soon, 
             I find that amazing. I also find it a little ironic--
             because in politics, Alan Cranston was no sprinter. He was 
             a marathon runner.
               When Alan Cranston signed on to a cause, it was for 
             life. As a reporter in Europe in 1936, he was among the 
             first to recognize the evil of fascism for what it was. He 
             chronicled the rise of Hitler and Mussolini. When he 
             discovered that Hitler had authorized the export of a 
             sanitized copy of ``Mein Kampf'' to America, he acquired a 
             copy of the German text and had it translated accurately, 
             with all its hideous lies restored. He sold copies for 10 
             cents--thus giving America some of its true glimpses into 
             the real Hitler.
               A copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Hitler 
             himself eventually forced Alan Cranston to stop selling 
             copies of ``Mein Kampf'' in America. But nothing could 
             ever stop him from speaking out against oppressors of 
             freedom and human dignity.
               In 1946, Alan Cranston met Albert Einstein, who 
             persuaded him that nuclear weapons must be banned or they 
             will destroy the human race. From that day until he died, 
             Alan Cranston was a tireless champion in the effort to 
             monitor nuclear arms and reduce their use.
               During his years here in the Senate, he also championed 
             an array of other noble causes--from the environment, to 
             civil rights, to the men and women who serve in our 
             Nation's military.
               Literally and figuratively, Alan Cranston was a towering 
             figure in this Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. 
             He was an example to many of us and to me personally. I am 
             proud to say he was also a friend.
               With some sadness, and with gratitude for his lifetime 
             of service to our Nation, I join my colleagues in honoring 
             the memory of Alan Cranston and conveying our deep regrets 
             to his family--especially his sister Eleanor, his son Kim, 
             and his granddaughter--as well as his many friends across 
             this country and around the world. Alan Cranston was loved 
             in this Senate, and he will be deeply missed.

                                                Tuesday, April 24, 2001

                          TRIBUTE TO SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
             the following tributes by current and former Members of 
             the Senate and House of Representatives at the memorial 
             service for the late Senator Alan Cranston be printed in 
             the Record.
               Memorial Tribute to Sen. Alan Cranston by Senator Max 
                                       Cleland
               On February 6, over 200 admirers gathered in Hart SOB 
             902 to pay tribute to our dear friend Alan Cranston, who 
             left us on the last day of the year 2000. Joining with me 
             as sponsors of this event were the Senators from West 
             Virginia (Mr. ROCKEFELLER), California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN and 
             Mrs. BOXER), and Massachusetts (Mr. KENNEDY), and the 
             former Senator from Wyoming (Mr. SIMPSON). Ten Members and 
             former Members spoke, and a short film about Senator 
             Cranston's recent activities was shown. At the end of the 
             program, Alan's son, Kim, spoke. It was a memorable 
             afternoon for all in attendance.
               The program cover pictured Alan and his beautiful, now 
             7-year-old granddaughter, Evan. On the second page 
             appeared the following words of the Chinese poet and 
             philosopher Lao-Tzu, which Alan carried with him every 
             day:
               A leader is best
               When people barely know
               That he exists,
               Less good when
               They obey and acclaim him,
               Worse when
               They fear and despise him.
               Fail to honor people
               And they fail to honor you.
               But of a good leader,
               When his work is done,
               His aim fulfilled,
               They will all say,
               ``We did this ourselves.''

               The program participants and sponsors were shown on the 
             third page.
               The back page of the program set forth Senator 
             Cranston's committee assignments and the acknowledgments 
             for the tribute.
               As I said at the tribute, I would not be in this body 
             were it not for Alan Cranston. My colleague, the Senator 
             from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), expressed that same 
             sentiment in her remarks. Alan Cranston will always be an 
             inspiration for us. He will live in our memories and the 
             memories of all those who served with him and were touched 
             by the causes he championed and in the hearts and minds of 
             those he so ably represented in his beloved State of 
             California.

               [The memorial tribute may be found on page 75. ``A 
             Legislative Legacy'' distributed at the tribute, may be 
             found on page 112.]
                     Proceedings in the House of Representatives

                                              Tuesday, February 6, 2001

                              REMEMBERING ALAN CRANSTON
               Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, my first job offer on the Hill 
             came from the late California Senator, Alan Cranston, who 
             will be remembered at a memorial service this afternoon by 
             generations of colleagues and staffers.
               Though I never worked on Alan's staff, I relied on him 
             for counsel and support for three decades. Alan was a 
             mentor to me when I served in senior staff positions for 
             Senator John Tunney. I always had the sense that Alan was 
             looking out for John and me, and for California's 
             interests.
               We remained friends through the years and saw each other 
             last at Stanford University only a few months ago.
               Alan's counsel and continued focus on issues he cared 
             passionately about, especially world peace, set the 
             marker. He was always working. No doubt he was working 
             until the moment he left us.
               I was fortunate to know and learn from him. We were 
             fortunate to have him as a congressional leader for 24 
             years.

                           HONORING SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, today I remember an icon 
             in California public service and a true role model for 
             elected officials. Senator Alan Cranston embodied many 
             attributes that symbolize his dedication and commitment to 
             serving the constituents he represented.
               Senator Cranston spent 32 years in public office, 
             including 24 as a U.S. Senator, and rose to become a 
             powerful force in the Democratic Party. After founding the 
             California Democratic Council and winning two terms as 
             State Controller, Alan Cranston was elected to the U.S. 
             Senate in 1968, where he served until his retirement in 
             1993. Always a defender of the less fortunate, Senator 
             Cranston fought for citizens of all races, ethnicities and 
             income brackets, firmly believing that part of the 
             American dream was equality and opportunity for everyone.
               In recognition of his astute leadership and 
             perseverance, Senator Cranston was elected Majority Whip 
             by his colleagues from 1977 to 1981 and 1987 to 1991 and 
             served as Minority Whip from 1981 to 1987.
               One of Senator Cranston's most admirable causes was his 
             passionate advocation of arms control. He was a profound 
             believer in the United Nations and joined with former 
             Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to set up the Gorbachev 
             Foundation USA, dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons.
               On a personal note, Senator Cranston was a frequent 
             visitor to my 34th Congressional District where he would 
             attend receptions at the Whittier home of our mutual 
             constituents Kauzo and Mary Miyashita in support of the 
             California Democratic Party. That is where my husband 
             Frank and I first met the Senator in the mid-1980s.
               Alan Cranston will be remembered as a superb mechanic of 
             the political process and for being one of California's 
             and the Nation's most devout public servants. His 
             leadership should inspire us all, and I am proud to 
             celebrate his life and his causes.

                          TRIBUTE TO SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join 
             me in paying tribute to former Senator Alan Cranston of 
             California who passed away over the holiday break. In a 
             career spanning most of the 20th century, both as a 
             private citizen and a Member of Congress, he developed a 
             reputation as a tireless advocate of worthy causes from 
             the environment to veterans health, and most notably arms 
             control. His passing gives us pause to reflect on the 
             legacy of one who fought hard his entire life for peace 
             and Democratic freedoms.
               Mr. Speaker, Alan Cranston began his crusade for peace 
             early in his life as a journalist. Born in Palo Alto, 
             California, in 1914, Cranston graduated from Stanford 
             University in 1936, and he worked for the International 
             News Service where he edited the first unaltered version 
             of ``Mein Kampf,'' laying bare Hitler's racist beliefs, 
             and inviting a lawsuit from the Fuehrer over copyright 
             infringement. In 1939, Cranston continued his fight 
             against racism as an advocate for the Common Council for 
             American Unity, an organization opposing discrimination 
             against the foreign-born.
               Cranston's service to his country began during World War 
             II, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a 
             private. Because of his verbal skills, he was assigned to 
             lecture to soldiers on war aims. After the war, Cranston 
             continued to advocate peace through his career in 
             journalism.
               Mr. Speaker, in 1969, he became a U.S. Senator from 
             California. In the U.S. Senate, Alan Cranston's tireless 
             advocacy for protecting the California desert and 
             advocating the philosophy of arms control and arms 
             reduction earned him the reputation of a ``workhorse,'' 
             and it is one he rightly deserves. And even after leaving 
             the Senate at the age of 78, Alan Cranston continued until 
             the time of his death to press for arms reduction by 
             chairing two San Francisco-based think tanks--the 
             Gorbachev Foundation USA and the Global Security 
             Institute.
               Mr. Speaker, Senator Alan Cranston worked long and hard 
             for peace, and at his passing I join his many friends and 
             admirers in paying tribute to his distinguished service, 
             and it is my hope that we may carry on his work with equal 
             strength and conviction.

                      TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my 
             sympathies to the family of the late Senator Alan 
             Cranston. Senator Cranston passed away on New Year's Eve, 
             2000.
               Born in California, Senator Cranston honored our Golden 
             State for many years with his service to community and 
             country, serving for 8 years as State Controller of 
             California, and in the U.S. Senate for 24 years.
               Senator Cranston will be remembered for his fight for 
             human rights in the world. He will be remembered for his 
             mastery of the issues, his hard work, plain-spoken manner, 
             and humility.
               He fought against fascism and nazism, alerting people to 
             the threat of Hitler, by exposing the virulent nature of 
             Hitler's writings. This act of courage helped to show the 
             world the importance of fighting this menace to freedom 
             and democracy. Many years later he fought with the same 
             level of conviction against apartheid in South Africa, 
             helping to end that unjust system through economic 
             sanctions by the United States.
               He fought to protect Federal employees against job 
             discrimination, worked for opportunities for women in the 
             workforce, and strove to end discrimination against 
             pregnant employees.
               He championed legislation to expand the Family Planning 
             Program, and he helped lead the fight for the proposed 
             Equal Rights Amendment.
               Senator Cranston was always eloquent, honorable, 
             tenacious in his causes, respected even by those who did 
             not share his position on the issues. He was a gentleman 
             in the best sense of the word, a scholar, a thinker, a 
             doer, and a leader. He will be missed.
                       IN RECOGNITION OF SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of 
             the life of the late Senator Alan Cranston. Growing up in 
             California, I developed a strong admiration for the life 
             and work of this great leader. As a young man living in 
             Northern California and attending Stanford University, I 
             came to view Senator Cranston as a model for our time and 
             an inspiration to young people everywhere. He served a 
             legendary four terms in the U.S. Senate and made history 
             by being the only U.S. Senator ever to have been elected 
             his Party's Whip seven times. His vibrant intellect, 
             persuasive skill, and even-handed approach were recognized 
             by leaders here and abroad, and Senator Cranston came to 
             be seen as a guiding hand in shaping many of the important 
             legislative measures that came up for consideration during 
             his 24 years on Capitol Hill. His devotion to the causes 
             he cared about and his expertise on both domestic policy 
             and international relations made him one of the most 
             talented and well-respected public servants of this 
             century.
               The people of California will be forever grateful for 
             the many accomplishments of Senator Alan Cranston. He was 
             a tireless advocate for his constituents, while always 
             being mindful of the needs of the entire Nation. His 
             efforts to provide affordable housing, protect our 
             environment, secure a woman's right to choose, and 
             advocate for the disabled paved the way for groundbreaking 
             legislation that transformed domestic policy in the United 
             States. But what Senator Cranston is best known for is his 
             lifelong commitment to world peace and his conscientious 
             objection to nuclear weapons. He played a pivotal role in 
             developing arms reduction and nuclear arms control 
             treaties and traveled the world, building relationships 
             with foreign leaders and promoting peace. Senator Cranston 
             will always be remembered for his many contributions to 
             the global community, and I am proud to rise today in 
             celebration of his life of service to the State of 
             California, this Nation, and our world.

                        TRIBUTE TO LATE SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to 
             pay tribute to one of California's finest and most 
             respected Senators, the late Alan Cranston.
               Alan Cranston was born in Palo Alto, California, on June 
             19, 1914. He studied at the University of Mexico and then 
             continued at Stanford University. While he began his 
             professional career as a news correspondent, the 
             international events of that time led him to join the U.S. 
             Army. At the conclusion of the Second World War, he left 
             the Army to become president of the United World 
             Federalists. This, along with his founding of the 
             California Democratic Council, propelled him into the 
             political spotlight. Other positions he held include 
             Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs during his 
             tenure at the Senate, chairman of the Gorbachev 
             Foundation, president of the United States: Kyrgyz 
             Business Council, and senior international advisor for 
             Schooner Capitol Corporation.
               Those who know him and worked with him remember his 
             modesty and true commitment toward making the world a 
             safer one. Senator Cranston was honored with numerous 
             awards for outstanding achievements in the field of world 
             security, and for his efforts toward global peace. During 
             his 24-year Senate career, Senator Cranston had a hand in 
             developing and promoting some of the most influential 
             legislative measures considered by Congress. His efforts 
             to end the Vietnam War and to improve relations with the 
             Soviet Union go unmatched. In addition, he helped shape 
             the Senate opinion of the SALT II and START Treaties.
               After leaving public office, Alan Cranston continued his 
             fight to abolish nuclear weapons. He founded and acted as 
             president of the Global Security Institute, enabling 
             citizens to express their concerns about security issues. 
             His expertise was frequently sought in treaty negotiation 
             and nuclear arms control, and he published many works on 
             these issues.
               Mr. Speaker, Alan Cranston did not seek attention for 
             himself nor demanded honor, but he deserved it. He honored 
             all living beings by serving to promote peace and prevent 
             destruction. Please join me in remembering the respectable 
             and truly remarkable man, Senator Alan Cranston. I end 
             with a quote that Senator Cranston carried in his wallet 
             for years:

               A leader is best when people barely know he exists, less 
             good when they obey and acclaim him, worse when they fear 
             and despise him. Fail to honor people and they fail to 
             honor you.
               But of a good leader, when his work is done, his aim 
             fulfilled, they will all say, ``We did this ourselves.''

                    CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the life of a 
             great American, Senator Alan Cranston. While Senator 
             Cranston left the Congress 8 years ago, after four terms 
             in the Senate, his legacy remains as strong as ever 
             because of the depth of his convictions and the 
             significance of his accomplishments.
               Senator Cranston was one of only two California Senators 
             to be elected to the Senate four times and he served 14 
             years as the Democratic Whip. His accomplishments bear 
             great weight. During his service in the U.S. Senate, Alan 
             Cranston had a hand in many major pieces of legislation. 
             He was deeply involved with arms reduction and nuclear 
             arms control and led the debate on the SALT II and START 
             Treaties, worked on ratification of the Panama Canal 
             Treaty, helped to expand trade for California 
             technological and agricultural products, and reduced 
             military spending.
               Senator Cranston also fought tirelessly to build 
             affordable, adequate housing for our families and to 
             protect our national environment for present and future 
             generations. The Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
             Housing Act of 1990 was a major housing bill he helped 
             pass. He also authored legislation that created 3 major 
             national parks and expanded 2 others, 7 park wilderness 
             areas and 51 forest areas, and he was the original author 
             of the California Desert Protection Act.
               Senator Cranston's record of accomplishment in public 
             service spanned 10 Presidents and 6 decades, and his 
             thoughtful approach to making policy impacted the everyday 
             lives of many Americans. He helped formulate legislation 
             to get more highway money available for mass transit, 
             which reduced our dependence on oil and helped to reduce 
             air pollution and traffic congestion. A champion of civil 
             liberty and individual rights, Senator Cranston authored 
             the freedom of choice bill to enact Roe v. Wade into law 
             and created and fought for a ``Bill of Rights'' for the 
             disabled.
               Senator Cranston's dedication to public service has 
             inspired generations of Californians and Americans to get 
             involved in public service. His integrity and dedication 
             influenced my commitment to fight for social justice and 
             my decision to run for public office. Senator Cranston's 
             life ended on the night of December 31, 2000--at the 
             conclusion of the 20th century. While tragic, this is 
             truly fitting, as it is due in no small part to the work 
             of Alan Cranston that the 20th century will always be 
             known as the American Century.

                             A TRIBUTE TO ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Alan 
             Cranston, a man who walked among us as world leader, 
             candidate for President, Senator, public servant, 
             businessman, writer, reporter, public speaker, athlete, 
             and artist--a true Renaissance man. He had a passion for 
             civil rights, freedom of the press, nuclear disarmament 
             and environmental causes. He worked selflessly to try to 
             make the planet a better place for us all.
               I was honored to know Senator Cranston personally and 
             fortunate to benefit from his advice when I was first 
             elected to Congress.
               We celebrate today his noteworthy efforts on the 
             international level for world peace, especially helping to 
             end the Vietnam War and to improve our relations with the 
             Soviet Union. He was a leader in Senate consideration of 
             the SALT I and SALT II Treaties, Middle East peace, and 
             reduced military spending. In 1996, he entered private-
             sector work on nuclear disarmament, as chairman of the 
             Gorbachev Foundation USA and later founding the Global 
             Security Institute, both San Francisco-based think tanks.
               Senator Cranston authored bills to create 3 major 
             national parks and to expand 2 others, 7 park wilderness 
             areas and 51 forest areas. He was the original author of 
             the California Desert Protection Act, finally enacted in 
             1993.
               He was the second-longest serving U.S. Senator from 
             California--and was Democratic Whip seven times and 
             Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
               His work in the Senate included not only the 
             international peace and environmental efforts already 
             mentioned, but he was in the forefront in the fight for 
             affordable housing, mass transit to combat air pollution 
             and traffic congestion, reducing our dependence on foreign 
             oil, choice and women's rights, veterans rights and 
             medical care, education, civil rights and civil liberties, 
             immigration reform, and the prevention of drug abuse and 
             crime.
               He was a Stanford University graduate, an early San 
             Francisco homebuilder, a foreign correspondent for the 
             International News Service (now part of the United Press 
             International), and an author of ``The Killing of the 
             Peace,'' which the New York Times rated one of the 10 best 
             books of 1945. This book was written about the Senate's 
             decision in 1919 to keep the United States out of the 
             League of Nations, in an effort to help the United Nations 
             avoid a similar fate.
               He was also athletically gifted. He was a world-class 
             quarter-miler in the mid-1930s and resumed his sprinting 
             at the age of 55. In 1984, as one of eight Democrats 
             running for President, he could be found sprinting 
             barefoot through the hotel hallways.
               He credited his participation in track with teaching him 
             the need to focus. He said he could have been in the 
             Olympic Games in 1936 and was good enough but didn't quite 
             make it because he did not concentrate enough. That taught 
             him a lesson that stayed with him throughout his life: 
             success requires discipline and focus.
               His artistic bent was evident by three of his oils that 
             hung in his Senate office.
               When praising someone of such wide and varied interests 
             and talents, the tributes often end up listing 
             accomplishment after accomplishment. And, as impressive as 
             that may be, such tributes often miss the soul of the man. 
             The life of Alan Cranston presents us with these goals: to 
             put the good of country and of the people of our Nation 
             first; to work tirelessly for the causes we believe are 
             important; to understand that, working together, we really 
             can change the world! We will miss him deeply, but we 
             pledge to remember his dedication and to carry on his 
             work.
                         IN MEMORY OF SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, earlier today several of my 
             colleagues gathered in the Senate to pay tribute and 
             celebrate the life of former Senator Alan Cranston. Like 
             my colleagues, I marvel at the passion and commitment 
             Senator Cranston brought to the issues he cared about 
             during his 86 years.
               Senator Cranston's wide-ranging life experiences gave 
             him an incredible insight on some of the most important 
             events in the 20th century. We are fortunate that he 
             shared his experiences and perspective with us as a 
             journalist and an author, most notably with his 1945 book, 
             ``The Killing of the Peace,'' which was an account of the 
             Senate's failure to join the League of Nations. The 
             Senator's distinguished career also included time as 
             president of the United World Federalists, Controller of 
             California, and as a leading figure in reforming the 
             California Democratic Party. His contributions will always 
             be remembered in these fields by those who worked with him 
             and benefited from his work.
               However, I am most thankful for his commitment and 
             leadership on issues of peace and nuclear disarmament. As 
             many of my colleagues know, Senator Cranston and I share a 
             common perspective and commitment to these issues. His 
             leadership on disarmament and the abolition of nuclear 
             weapons is truly admirable. After leaving the Senate in 
             1993, Senator Cranston continued his push for nuclear arms 
             reductions. He launched a much-needed effort at the 1995 
             State of the World Forum to abolish nuclear weapons 
             worldwide through educating U.S. citizens and world 
             leaders. Senator Cranston took his message and crusade far 
             and wide, including to former Soviet Union President 
             Mikhail Gorbachev. Locally, my congressional district--
             home to many caring and dedicated peace and environmental 
             groups--was fortunate enough 2 years ago to have Senator 
             Cranston join us for an event highlighting the need to 
             abolish nuclear weapons. Once again, he reminded us all 
             that while nuclear weapons will not be eliminated 
             overnight, the United States must be a leader and take the 
             first steps toward elimination of these weapons. As the 
             founder of the Global Security Institute, he was able to 
             forge ahead with this dream of abolishing nuclear weapons.
               With his passing, the peace and nuclear disarmament 
             community certainly lost a true friend and leading voice. 
             On behalf of the thousands of citizen groups that will 
             continue to campaign for the elimination of nuclear 
             weapons, I thank him for his groundbreaking work in this 
             arena. And, everyone should know, we will continue in this 
             shared quest to make the world safe from the dangers of 
             nuclear weapons.

                        TRIBUTE TO LATE SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to join my 
             colleagues in paying my respects to one of California's 
             longtime, dedicated public servants, the late Senator Alan 
             Cranston, who passed away last New Year's Eve.
               Alan Cranston's career of public service spanned almost 
             half of the 20th century. He was first elected State 
             Controller of California in 1958, and was sent to the 
             Senate by California voters in 1968. He served there 
             through 1993. Throughout his career, Cranston dedicated 
             himself to a range of important causes--seeking to 
             strengthen Federal environmental laws, to expand 
             assistance to the disadvantaged in society and to bolster 
             civil rights. His commitment to arms control led him to 
             work closely with President Reagan for the Intermediate 
             Range Nuclear Force Treaty, even though the two agreed on 
             little else. Senator Cranston was also respected for his 
             advocacy of the interests of his State--for farmers, 
             filmmakers, aerospace companies, financial institutions 
             and independent oil producers.
               Throughout his career and throughout his life, Alan 
             Cranston distinguished himself with his hard work, his 
             tenacity and his self-discipline. He was an Olympic-class 
             runner who kept himself in shape through the end of his 
             life. He took the time to make himself an expert in 
             whatever issue he was working on. Whether it was arms 
             control, housing, or the views and concerns of his Senate 
             colleagues, Alan Cranston took the time to master the 
             subject. It was this discipline that made him an extremely 
             effective party builder, coalition builder, advocate and 
             legislator. That dedication and that commitment deserve 
             our respect.

                                             Thursday, February 8, 2001

                              TRIBUTE TO ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, Alan Cranston, who died at the 
             age of 86 on December 31, 2000, represented California in 
             the U.S. Senate from 1969 until 1993. In addition to a 
             distinguished political career, Alan was an accomplished 
             writer and journalist, businessman, international advisor, 
             and leader in the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons.
               Alan was effective in everything he pursued because he 
             had the intelligence to understand conceptual complexities 
             and the pragmatism to achieve what he wanted. He and Pat 
             Brown rejuvenated the California Democratic Party and led 
             it to power in 1958. My own experience with Alan goes back 
             to 1960 when I was a student at UCLA and he was a model 
             for young Democrats to follow. We were both active in the 
             California Democratic Council, a grassroots party 
             organization, and I was grateful for the personal support 
             he gave me a number of years later when I decided to run 
             for public office.
               I learned from Alan that the enactment of good 
             legislation could not be accomplished without attracting 
             good people to our party. He was a visionary in knowing 
             how to help build a party to lead California, but he also 
             worked hard on the everyday nuts and bolts decisions that 
             would make it happen. He brought the same skills to the 
             U.S. Senate in 1968. He was a visionary in shaping the 
             debate on great issues--the Vietnam War, nuclear 
             proliferation, the rights of the disabled, medical care 
             for veterans--and he served as the Majority Whip for 14 
             years. He was a consummate vote counter and leadership 
             strategist, and he had a hand in crafting and moving some 
             of the most important legislation enacted while he served.
               Lance Murrow once said, ``Leaders make things possible. 
             Great leaders make them inevitable.'' By every estimation, 
             Alan Cranston was a great leader.

                                                 Tuesday, March 6, 2001

                         IN MEMORY OF SENATOR ALAN CRANSTON
               Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of a 
             truly remarkable man, one who genuinely exemplified what 
             it means to be a public servant, Senator Alan Cranston.
               Cranston served four terms in the U.S. Senate, and as 
             the Democratic Whip during seven consecutive congressional 
             sessions. But more than that he served the American 
             people. He fought to protect the environment, to promote 
             peace and human rights and to control nuclear arms, 
             fighting tirelessly to prevent future usage of such 
             weapons. Cranston did not compromise his personal views 
             nor the best interests of his constituents during his 
             service.
               A masterful legislator, Senator Cranston often served as 
             an integral figure in the passage of legislation. This 
             deft political touch allowed him to build coalitions, 
             using the power of an idea to transcend ideological 
             barriers.
               An advocate of peace, Senator Cranston was an 
             influential figure in the termination of the Vietnam War 
             and in leading U.S. arms control and peace movements. 
             Despite his opposition of war, he led support for the 
             soldiers who fought in the conflict, voting solidly for 
             veterans benefits legislation from 1969 to 1992.
               As former aide Daniel Perry wrote in Roll Call January 
             4, 2001, Cranston embodied the maxim, ``a leader can 
             accomplish great things if he doesn't mind who gets the 
             credit.''
               My fellow colleagues, Senator Alan Cranston is a man who 
             deserves the respect and admiration of every citizen. Let 
             us recognize him for his years of dedication to public 
             service.

                                  MEMORIAL SERVICES

                                         FOR

                                    ALAN CRANSTON
                               Alan MacGregor Cranston

                           June 19, 1914-December 31, 2000

                               A Memorial Celebration




                        Grace Cathedral, San Francisco


                             January 16, 2001


            Reception to follow in the Pavilion room of the Fairmont 
                                 Hotel

               It is too probable that no plan we propose will be 
             adopted. Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be 
             sustained.
               But if, to please the people, we offer that which we 
             ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our 
             work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the 
             honest can repair.
               The event is in the hand of God.
                                                    --George Washington

                                       At the Constitutional Convention

               Soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Alan 
             was invited by Grenville Clark to a meeting of statesmen, 
             to examine the state of man in the atomic age, and to 
             consider steps requisite to survival and enduring peace.
               Alan quoted Washington, urging participants to take 
             bolder strides than some were prepared for. His courage 
             caught Clark's fancy, who soon became Alan's friend and 
             mentor, and who guided Alan on his path as a crusader for 
             peace--a path that led him into public service, the U.S. 
             Senate, and beyond.

               A leader is best

               When people barely know

               That he exists,



               Less good when

               They obey and acclaim him,



               Worse when

               They fear and despise him.



               Fail to honor people

               And they fail to honor you.



               But of a good leader,

               When his work is done,

               His aim fulfilled,

               They will all say,

               ``We did this ourselves.''


                                                        --Lao-Tzu      




Prelude                                        Christopher Putnam, Organ






Welcome and Opening                          The Very Reverend Alan Jones
  Prayer






Musical Celebration                          Glide Memorial Ensemble






Remembrances                                    Colette Penne Cranston
                                                          Kim Cranston
                                                  Senator Joseph Biden
                                                   Governor Gray Davis
                                               Ambassador James Hormel
                                                      Sally Lilienthal
                                                  Justice Cruz Reynoso
                                                       William Turnage
                                                Senator Harris Wofford
                                                      Jonathan Granoff
Selection from ``A German Requiem'' by           Grace Cathedral Choir
                     Johannes Brahms

Blessing                                  The Very Reverend Alan Jones

Recessional                                     Iain Sherwood, Bagpipe

               Alan Jones. Good afternoon. I am Alan Jones, the Dean of 
             the Cathedral, and it is my privilege to welcome you to 
             Grace Cathedral for this celebration of the life of Alan 
             MacGregor Cranston.
               It is fitting that such a large-hearted man be honored 
             and remembered in a soaring and splendid space.
               There was a comment in the London Times about the public 
             reaction to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. First, 
             it showed that our instinct for devotion is still deep 
             within us. Second, that huge emotions require huge spaces, 
             like cathedrals. And third, that the things we do in them 
             are always up for change.
               And so I invite you first to allow the instinct for 
             devotion, the call of something and someone larger than 
             ourselves to well up in you this afternoon, and I think 
             the Senator would have applauded anything that called us 
             out of our cynicism and challenged us not to accept 
             futility as normal.
               I invite you also to acknowledge that huge emotions 
             require huge spaces. We need great spaces and ways of 
             celebration in order to locate ourselves in a larger 
             vision of the human enterprise.
               And finally I invite you to be open to that fact, the 
             fact that things we do in places like this are always up 
             for change. Life is never business as usual, and nothing 
             would have pleased Alan more than for us to leave this 
             place resolved to make a difference.
               So, we welcome you to Grace Cathedral for this 
             celebration of the life of a man who held a large and 
             generous vision of what it is to be human.
               Our best way to honor him is to share and maintain that 
             vision of a just and humane society on a planet fit for 
             all living beings.
               So as you remain seated, I invite you to pray.
               Dear God, we thank you for the life and the work of Alan 
             MacGregor Cranston. His generous spirit opened doors and 
             touched many lives for good. His faith in the human 
             enterprise inspired us to accept the great joy and 
             responsibility of being human. His political skills 
             ensured an enduring legacy.
               He was friend to those who had no voice, and a lover of 
             the great spaces of the wilderness. His long life touched 
             and was touched by the great events of our time. He was a 
             man for all seasons.
               In public life he fought for what he believed with 
             passion and hard work. His caring, open-heartedness and 
             his respect for people touched the lives of many. His 
             generous spirit wanted everybody to do well, and this 
             generosity was infectious.
               And so we thank you for his capacity for friendship, his 
             probing intelligence, and his refusal to be enticed into 
             meanness and pettiness.
               Finally, we thank you for his life and example, and we 
             commend him into your gracious care. May we honor him by 
             re-dedicating ourselves to peace on Earth, and good will 
             to all people, and to building a more just and inclusive 
             America. Amen.

               Colette Penne Cranston. Hello! I am Alan's daughter-in-
             law, Colette. I am the first speaker because I need to be. 
             Our daughter has commented that I seem to have an endless 
             supply of tears. Since I was honored to have such a close, 
             personal relationship with Alan, I wanted to give you some 
             insights into his gentle, unwavering spirit. He was much 
             more than my father-in-law, he was my friend, my advisor 
             and now, and I know he will love this, he has become my 
             Jiminy Cricket, that little voice in my conscience that 
             says, `think before you leap!'
               Kim, Evan, our 7-year-old daughter, and I live right 
             next to Alan on the same property. Alan's big sister, who 
             we call R.E., lived up the hill from us until recently. 
             This arrangement was such a gift for everyone! Alan and 
             Evan had great sunset walks together, evenings of art work 
             and stories around the fire at his place, and dinner dates 
             out just the two of them. They would dress up and go to a 
             restaurant, often one with a piano player, and make an 
             evening of it. Evan called him ``Gran.'' One night when 
             the two of them were returning from a walk, Kim called me 
             out to the balcony and said, ``Listen!'' We could hear 
             their voices but couldn't see them yet. Alan was saying, 
             ``Well, you know, Evan, I don't know why that's true, but 
             it is true dogs love to ride in cars and cats don't.'' 
             Just then they rounded the corner to come up the driveway 
             and they were holding hands.
               A couple of years ago, the four of us spent 3 weeks in 
             the United Kingdom. Our first week in London, Alan was 
             occupied with meetings and a quick turnaround to Geneva, 
             but the final 2 weeks we toured the countryside with no 
             particular itinerary except to visit some relatives in 
             Scotland and the grave of Rob Roy MacGregor, an ancestor 
             who Alan's middle name is from. We also visited the graves 
             of Alan and R.E.'s great-grandparents six generations 
             back, whose tombstones were leaning together and touching. 
             Each evening before dinner, Alan would tell Evan a story, 
             some lasting 45 minutes. In the parlor of one bed and 
             breakfast where we stayed for 3 nights, other guests would 
             join in to listen and ask if they could come the next 
             night to hear the stories, they were that good.
               One of the most important, and I believe, reassuring 
             lessons that we can take from Alan's life is that we do 
             not have to be limited in our later years. When we tell 
             people that Alan never retired, he never stopped working, 
             they do not really hear that. The truth is that he was the 
             most disciplined, diligent, and determined person I have 
             ever met. He was also still making friends with and 
             inspiring young people. Two such friends, a man in his 
             thirties and a woman in her forties, touched us with their 
             expressions of personal grief following Alan's death. The 
             young men in their twenties who work with Alan's Global 
             Security Institute, Patrick Neal, Zack Allen, and Tyler 
             Stevenson, are bright and motivated and will do great 
             things in their own lives with memories of Alan staying 
             with them. Don't we all wish for a life of impact and 
             meaning and a quick, painless end surrounded by those we 
             love? He did most everything right!
               I can, of course, remember a difficult time in Alan's 
             career. At the time I was in an elected position also, so 
             I was very interested in how he was handling it. As I 
             watched what was happening to him, I asked him, ``Alan, 
             how can you bear this?'' He answered, ``Colette, there are 
             politics in the locker room, the boardroom and the U.S. 
             Senate. Since you have to put up with them wherever you 
             are, I want to be in the Senate, where the politics are 
             intense, but I can get the most done.''
               Over Thanksgiving, Alan and his sister took a week's 
             vacation together. He was working to finish his book on 
             sovereignty rather than just relaxing by the pool and she 
             said, ``you work too hard.'' He replied, ``I want to 
             stagger across the finish line knowing I've done all I 
             possibly can!'' He did not stagger, he was still 
             sprinting!
               I want to close with a message from our 7-year-old 
             daughter, Evan. Her Brownie troop leader read a story 
             about loss that she said helped her. It was about a badger 
             who was the oldest and wisest member of a community of 
             animals. He knew that because of his age, he might die 
             soon. Dying meant only that he would leave his body 
             behind, and as his body didn't work as well as when he was 
             young, he wasn't too concerned about that. His only worry 
             was how his family and friends would feel. He died before 
             the start of a winter and the animals were very sad. But 
             as they thought about him they realized he had given them 
             each something to treasure: a parting gift of a skill or 
             piece of knowledge. Evan said, ``Didn't Gran help lots of 
             people and do lots of things to make the world better?'' I 
             said, ``Yes, he left behind countless parting gifts for 
             all of us to never forget!''

               Kim Cranston. Thank you all for being here today to 
             celebrate Alan's life--yes, I too called him Alan.
               In the program for this ceremony is the observation of 
             the Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu that Alan carried in his 
             pocket most of his life as a guide to the style of 
             leadership he practiced. It begins by observing that 
             leaders are best when people barely know that they exist, 
             and concludes by observing that of the best leader, when 
             his work is done, and his aim fulfilled, the people will 
             all say, ``we did this ourselves.''
               In the world of modern politics in which name 
             recognition is so important, this approach to leadership 
             presented an interesting paradox for Alan, which is also 
             present today as we celebrate the accomplishments of his 
             life.
               I understand, however, that there is a little known 
             addendum to Lao-Tzu's observation that states that ``after 
             such a leader has passed on, people will join together to 
             mourn their loss, celebrate their accomplishments, and 
             recommit to the causes they shared.'' I welcome you here 
             today in that spirit.
               Alan touched many people's lives in many different ways. 
             We all have stories we can tell about times we spent and 
             things we did with Alan to make the world a better place. 
             This afternoon we have time for just a few of Alan's 
             friends and collaborators to share some of their stories 
             with us. I want to invite each of you to join us after 
             this ceremony at the reception at the Fairmont Hotel 
             where, in addition to having the opportunity to catch up, 
             laugh, and cry, there will be video cameras so each of you 
             can take a moment if you'd like to tell your story.
               My own story is simple. I was incredibly blessed to have 
             had Alan as a wonderful father, my dearest and oldest 
             friend, a treasured teacher and mentor, and an invaluable 
             collaborator and leader in addressing the great challenges 
             of our time.
               It is almost unbearable for me to think we will never 
             again in this life share another meal, or football game, 
             or joke or prank, or afternoon discussing strategy.
               I learned many, many things from Alan. Five stand out 
             today.
               First, I learned about the subtle, profound power of the 
             style of leadership he practiced. In the past few days 
             it's been very enriching for me to reflect on Lao-Tzu's 
             observation of leadership and everything that Alan helped 
             us accomplish in his lifetime.
               Second, I learned that the greatest meaning in life is 
             found in making the world a better place. As one of Alan's 
             heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr., observed ``Life's most 
             persistent and urgent question is: `What are you doing for 
             others?' ''
               Third, I learned something Alan understood early on: We 
             live in one of the most extraordinary moments in human 
             history. In our lifetimes, for the first time since humans 
             have inhabited the Earth, we have developed the capacity 
             to destroy human and perhaps all known life in the 
             universe forever, either through a sudden nuclear 
             holocaust or the more gradual destruction of the 
             environment. Simultaneously, we are developing the 
             capacity to create sustainable and economically just 
             societies.
               What those of us alive now do together may well 
             determine which of these two paths we take, and could help 
             decide the fate of the human race. There exists a small 
             window of opportunity for us to act. A window of 
             opportunity that may well not exist for the generations of 
             our children or their children. If humanity is to 
             continue, if we are to prosper rather than perish, we must 
             transform our society and develop effective approaches to 
             resolve those challenges that we share and can only 
             address at the global level. This is the task before our 
             generation and it was to that end that Alan devoted most 
             of his working life.
               The fourth lesson is that in view of all this it is 
             important to keep a sense of humor. Colette told me she'd 
             recently spoken with Alan about something someone had done 
             that affected them both, which she found very disturbing. 
             Colette asked Alan why it didn't seem to bother him as 
             much and he replied: ``I find that in situations like this 
             I can choose to be either terrified or amused.''
               And the fifth lesson is to be compassionate to our 
             fellow living beings.
               Of course, I learned a great deal more from Alan, but 
             these are the lessons foremost in my mind today.
               While to many people Alan seemed a whirlwind of 
             activity, he was also a voracious reader and a prolific 
             writer.
               In 1945, he published ``The Killing of the Peace,'' 
             which detailed how a small group of people defeated 
             Woodrow Wilson's campaign to create the League of Nations 
             to address the global challenges we face, and which the 
             New York Times called one of the 10 most important books 
             of the year.
               And just a few days before he passed on, Alan completed 
             a book--``The Sovereignty Revolution'' that begins with 
             the following passage:

               It is worshiped like a god, and as little understood.
               It is the cause of untold strife and bloodshed. Genocide 
             is perpetrated in its sacred name.
               It is at once a source of power and of power's abuse, of 
             order and of anarchy. It can be noble and it can be 
             shameful.
               It is sovereignty.

               I commend this book to you all and I'm happy to announce 
             today it will soon be available through, among other 
             places, the Web site for the Global Security Institute 
             (www.gsinstitute.org), the non-profit organization Alan 
             recently founded to advance his work to abolish nuclear 
             weapons and advance global security.
               While we all miss Alan, we can take solace in knowing 
             that he fulfilled the purpose of making a difference with 
             his life and leaving the world a better place.
               In closing, I want to thank you again for being here to 
             mourn the loss we all share, celebrate what we've 
             accomplished, and recommit to the causes that brought us 
             together. As Alan would say at the end of nearly all of 
             his speeches, I thank you for all you are doing and urge 
             you onward.
               Thank you.

               Gray Davis. First I want to express the deep condolences 
             of my wife Sharon and I to Eleanor Cameron, Alan's sister, 
             to Kim, Colette, and to the extended Cranston family.
               My friends, we come here today not just to mourn Alan 
             Cranston, but to honor him. We're greatly saddened by his 
             passing, but we're grateful for his extraordinary life and 
             the rich legacy he left behind.
               Alan was a native Californian who grew up to be an 
             extraordinary public servant. He had a sharp intellect, a 
             humility of spirit, and a quality of compassion that is 
             rare in life and rarer still in public life. He was an 
             extraordinary person. Yes, he was a pragmatist who 
             understood that progress was a long struggle for common 
             ground. But he was also an idealist who believed that 
             violence anywhere was a threat to freedom everywhere.
               He reminded us that there is a moral force in this world 
             more powerful than the mightiest of nations or the force 
             of arms. And one by one, he tackled the great issues of 
             our time: World peace; arms control; veterans health; 
             environment. One by one, he made a difference.
               For those of you fortunate enough to spend some time in 
             the Golden Gate National Recreational Area or the Santa 
             Monica Mountains or the desert lands that he protected, 
             you know what a difference he made. Future generations 
             will acknowledge their debt of gratitude to Alan Cranston, 
             and it is most appropriate that we thank him today.
               Alan was also a very good politician. He ran every race 
             with the same focus and intensity that he learned running 
             the 100-yard dash back at Stanford. He was almost always 
             the underdog. Critics dismissed his chances, saying he 
             lacked the charisma to win. But Alan proved time and again 
             that in this State character, not charisma, is what people 
             want most.
               He became only the second Californian to be elected four 
             times to the U.S. Senate--Hiram Johnson being the first. 
             He became the patron saint of every candidate for office 
             inflicted with a charisma deficit, myself included. He is 
             my personal hero.
               Alan may have lacked charisma, but he was enormously 
             resourceful. Eleanor tells in her book the story of Alan's 
             first race for Controller in 1958. Alan knew someone who 
             had a television show in Los Angeles. But the host of the 
             show reminded Alan he was contractually obligated to talk 
             about contact lenses. He couldn't mention he was a 
             candidate for office and under no circumstances could he 
             say he was a Democrat. But as I said before, Alan was very 
             resourceful. So he went on the show just a few days before 
             his election and he said, ``My name is Alan Cranston. I'm 
             running up and down the State making contacts and jumping 
             in front of lenses. I am Alan Cranston.'' The viewing 
             audience didn't have a clue what he was talking about. But 
             he mentioned the name Alan Cranston eight times. And even 
             though he'd never been elected to public office before, he 
             was elected Controller of the State of California. So Alan 
             knew what he was talking about.
               Finally my friends, Alan Cranston was part of the World 
             War II generation, a generation that Tom Brokaw has aptly 
             described as our ``Greatest Generation.'' A generation 
             from which much was asked and a great deal was given. A 
             generation that went to Europe and stood down Adolf 
             Hitler's Nazi regime, rescued the survivors of the 
             Holocaust, and literally saved democracy as we know it 
             today.
               It was a generation that came home with no expectation 
             of recognition and went about rebuilding a new America. A 
             generation that built roads, hospitals and businesses, and 
             paved the way for the digital economy, although most did 
             not live to enjoy it. A generation that did their duty, 
             and then came home.
               God has called Alan Cranston home. I know God has 
             blessed his soul. I know God will give Alan enduring peace 
             for which he struggled his entire life to try and obtain 
             for all the peoples of the world. I ask you to say a 
             prayer tonight for Alan, his family and his loved ones.
               It was my honor to lower the flag today in recognition 
             of his remarkable career, and it's my honor now to present 
             it to Kim and Colette. Thank you.

               Joseph Biden. My name is Joe Biden. I served with Alan 
             for 20 of his 24 years in the Senate, but I consider 
             myself more a student of Alan's. Kim, Colette, Evan, I 
             never fully understood your father's tenacity, by the way, 
             until I heard the repeated emphasis on the middle name 
             MacGregor. Now I understand it better. Eleanor, my sister 
             Valerie says it's very difficult raising a brother; you 
             obviously did well at your chore.
               I'm very grateful, and indeed privileged, for having the 
             honor of being here today to represent the U.S. Senate and 
             the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It's a task that's 
             well beyond my capabilities, because the life we 
             commemorate was so extraordinary. To you, his family, to 
             us, his colleagues and friends, and to the people of this 
             State and Nation, we're not likely to see anyone like Alan 
             anytime soon.
               I can't help but think of American architect Daniel 
             Burnham's credo when I think of Alan. He said--

               ``Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir men's 
             blood. Make big plans, aim high in hope and work, 
             remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded 
             will never die, but long after we are gone will be a 
             living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing 
             intensity.''

               Intensity, big plans, no little plans, that was the Alan 
             Cranston that I knew. Most of us would consider it a 
             successful career if we did nothing other than be sued by 
             Adolf Hitler. But here's a fellow, a young man who came 
             back from Europe as a correspondent, who felt obliged to 
             translate accurately ``Mein Kampf,'' who felt obliged to 
             begin a crusade to expose Adolf Hitler. This is a fellow 
             who didn't just decide to help a little bit. I remember 
             the lecture I got on redwood forests. I had not seen one 
             and did not know they had to be preserved. This is a 
             fellow who had no lesser aim than to eliminate nuclear 
             weapons in his time, to guarantee racial equality, to 
             provide durable, affordable housing. I know of no man that 
             I've served with in the Senate, and I've been there 28 
             years, who had as many intense interests and contributed 
             so much to so many different endeavors.
               What accounted for that intensity that dominated Alan's 
             character? It used to baffle me until one day I figured it 
             out--it was Alan's integrity, his honesty, his inability 
             to rationalize to himself that he didn't have any 
             responsibility for this or that problem that he observed 
             in this country.
               Alan had an inner compass that would have plagued most 
             of us. He could spot injustice a mile away. He smelled 
             hypocrisy almost before he walked in the room. He knew 
             what had to be done, and he unfailingly did it, or at 
             least attempted to do it, usually before anyone else, and 
             almost always at some risk to himself. I think integrity, 
             political integrity, personal integrity, is doing what you 
             know to be right even when you know it's likely not to 
             benefit you. Alan was one of the few people I served with 
             who never, never wondered whether he should act based on 
             whether what he was about to do was popular.
               Alan MacGregor Cranston was born in 1914. He was almost 
             30 years my senior, yet he was one of the youngest people 
             I have ever known and have ever served with.
               It was not just that his policy priorities would fit 
             under the heading of progressive, although they would, but 
             with Senator Cranston, the Senator from California, it was 
             more than that. There was what Robert Kennedy described 
             as--

               ``The qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state 
             of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a 
             predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for 
             adventure over the love of ease.''

               We've all heard that quote a thousand times, but I can 
             think of none other that describes the Alan Cranston that 
             I worked with, although some of you knew him much more 
             intimately.
               Alan's commitment to arms control, his passion for 
             environmental protection, his leadership in public housing 
             and transportation, women's rights, civil rights, civil 
             liberties, his concern for justice in immigration laws; 
             those efforts, those views had nothing to do with fashion, 
             and everything to do with conviction.
               The Senator was not one for looking at a situation and 
             deciding what he believed, he knew exactly what he 
             believed. His public positions were not just what he said 
             and what he did, they were who Alan Cranston was.
               The Senator was armed with conviction, but he always 
             knew that wasn't enough. He was an athlete, after all, and 
             understood that it's not enough to have talent; that if 
             you want it to matter, you have to do something with it, 
             and work like hell at it.
               Alan Cranston did work, and he worked at leadership. He 
             understood power, not as a reflection of status, but a 
             tool for a purpose, and he used it as well as any man or 
             woman I've ever known.
               In his 24 years in the Senate and the years since, Alan 
             Cranston pushed our consciousness and our conscience on 
             every issue of consequence, particularly nuclear weapons. 
             He was not just a powerful Senator from California, not 
             just an influential member of the Senate Foreign Relations 
             Committee, not just a Democratic Whip; he was truly a 
             world leader on nuclear policy. In China, in North Korea, 
             in the Middle East, they had to factor in Alan Cranston 
             when they made their decisions.
               He was an internationalist in the great American 
             tradition, with an idealist's love of peace and a passion 
             for freedom, and he had a realist's understanding of the 
             global balance of power and simple human nature.
               He had learned from history, he taught from history, but 
             kept his eye and his aim always on the future: the future 
             of the Philippines, the future of our relationship with 
             Russia, and what that would mean to the world, the future 
             of our natural resources, and the generation of Americans 
             that we'll never know.
               Alan Cranston ran the 100-yard dash in under 10 seconds 
             when he was at Stanford, and I might add under 12\1/2\ 
             seconds when he was almost 60 years old. He was 
             consistent, and he was fast, in a hurry, I would suggest, 
             not to reach the finish line, but to get to the next race, 
             the next test, the next opportunity, the next possibility, 
             always possibilities. The certainty of a redwood, the 
             spirit of a wild river, ``a predominance of courage over 
             timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of 
             ease.''
               The playwright Sam Shepherd wrote, ``character is an 
             essential tendency. It can be covered up, it can be messed 
             with, it can be screwed around with, but it can't 
             ultimately be changed. It is the structure of our blood 
             that runs through our veins.'' Evan, you've got good 
             blood, kid. It runs through your veins.

               Ted Turner (via video). I could not begin to say enough 
             about my dear friend Senator Cranston. I'm so sorry he's 
             passed away. He has been an inspiration to me for a number 
             of years, no more so than in the area of weapons of mass 
             destruction. And even though he did not live to get to see 
             the end and the abolition of nuclear weapons from this 
             world, there are a lot of us that are going to continue 
             his work, and I am one of them. We're going to miss you 
             very much, Senator. Thank you very much.

               Sally Lilienthal. Jonathan Schell wrote recently that 
             Alan Cranston has quietly done more than any other 
             American to marshal public will to abolish nuclear 
             weapons. He brought the issue of nuclear arms reductions 
             and abolition to the attention of business leaders, 
             policymakers and cultural figures--and most difficult of 
             all, to retired generals and admirals. And never by e-
             mail--he didn't have it.
               Our last endeavor together was a national campaign to 
             mobilize places of worship, which is gathering steam today 
             in Christian churches, Jewish synagogues and Muslim 
             mosques, and which was originally housed and organized at 
             the Washington Cathedral in the Nation's Capital--the 
             other cathedral.
               Early last summer, 2 years of work came to fruition at 
             an ecumenical service where religious figures together 
             with former generals and admirals called for the reduction 
             and abolition of nuclear weapons. That started the ongoing 
             campaign, the nub of which was the statement Alan wrote 
             and rewrote to get it finally signed by 18 retired 
             admirals and generals joining in with 21 religious figures 
             around the country. Alan was a marvelous writer and 
             consensus builder. It wasn't easy to sign up the top 
             military figures to reduce and finally abolish nuclear 
             weapons, for abolition is not part of Pentagon thinking. 
             And besides, less than 4 years before he had traveled 
             widely to recruit 63 different internationally based 
             generals and admirals to sign another affirmation on the 
             same subject. Let me read you two short sentences from the 
             statement signed by military and church which is at the 
             nub, one might say, of our ecumenical campaign.
               ``We say that a peace based on terror, a peace based 
             upon threats of inflicting annihilation and genocide upon 
             whole populations, is a peace that is corrupting--a peace 
             that is unworthy of civilization.''
               And he went on to write: ``We say that it defies all 
             logic to believe that nuclear weapons could exist forever 
             and never be used. This nuclear predicament is untenable 
             in the face of a faith in the divine and unacceptable in 
             terms of sound military doctrine.''
               Alan was always positive. I never saw him downhearted 
             during this laborious struggle to rid the world of nuclear 
             weapons. He was tireless in working toward our goal and he 
             never ever thought of failure. So he leaves us with an 
             active legacy--the most important legacy of all--that of 
             hope, good solid hope.

               William Turnage. My name is Bill Turnage. I came to 
             know--and to love--Alan Cranston during my 7 years in 
             Washington as president of the Wilderness Society. Kim has 
             asked me to talk about Alan's great work as an 
             environmentalist.
               California--our Golden State--has been twice-blessed by 
             the mountain gods.
               We have been granted a land among Earth's most sublime 
             yet diverse.
               And we've been granted a few splendid champions to 
             protect that heritage.
               In early days, farsighted San Franciscans like Thomas 
             Starr King and Frederick Billings came forward to protect 
             the Yosemite.
               The idea of a national park was born at the time--
             perhaps the best new idea our American democracy has ever 
             had.
               And these early champions enlisted a great Californian 
             photographer--Carleton Watkins--to make pictures that 
             would help persuade the Congress.
               And their dream of a Yosemite Park was first given shape 
             and form by America's greatest landscape architect, 
             Frederick Law Olmsted.
               And when the Yosemite Sierra was threatened by hooved 
             locusts--and loggers--and miners--John Muir came forward 
             and founded the Sierra Club--and he protected the heart of 
             the High Sierra, the range of light.
               And great Muir bequeathed the protection of the Yosemite 
             to his inheritor, San Francisco's native son, Ansel Adams.
               They were two of the greatest environmental philosophers 
             in our Nation's history.
               And to turn their dreams into reality, California was 
             blessed with two of our Nation's greatest environmental 
             legislators, Phil Burton and Alan Cranston.
               And Alan and Ansel formed a very special friendship--a 
             friendship dedicated to saving wild California. Ansel 
             wrote in his autobiography, ``I have known many great 
             people in California's history, spanning my 60 active 
             years. But I have never been in contact with a public 
             official of such integrity, imagination, concern and 
             effectiveness as Alan Cranston . . . I have found him to 
             be a great leader, one who transcends party politics for 
             causes of essential human importance.''
               The honor roll of California's wild places Alan helped 
             save is too long to recite here; it encompassed our State 
             from the Oregon border redwoods to the Mojave Desert in 
             the south.
               Perhaps Alan's most lasting contribution to our 
             country's future was his characteristically quiet, 
             determined and effective leadership of the long, arduous, 
             but ultimately successful campaign to save the best of 
             wild Alaska.
               One hundred million acres--the size of the State of 
             California--preserved for all time. We simply could not 
             have done it without Alan's undaunted leadership.
               And it could be said that Alan's most lasting 
             contribution to our Golden State was his 
             characteristically patient yet visionary leadership of the 
             long, arduous, but ultimately successful campaign to save 
             the best of the great Californian desert.
               In 1994, when the Desert Protection Act was finally 
             coming to fruition in a Democratic Presidency--and Alan 
             had retired from the Senate--I proposed, with Alan's 
             consent, naming the vast wilderness areas of Death Valley 
             National Park--95 percent of the largest park in the lower 
             48--``the Alan Cranston Wilderness.''
               Regrettably, the proposal was declined. Today--at this 
             time of remembrance and in this hallowed place--I would 
             like to again propose that we join together to ask the 
             Congress to name this wilderness--now known simply as 
             ``The Death Valley Wilderness''--for our great friend and 
             Senator. The honor, like the wilderness he made possible, 
             will last for all time.

               James Hormel. My admiration for Alan Cranston began over 
             a half century ago, although he was not aware of it at the 
             time. The United Nations was 4 years old. The Iron Curtain 
             had fallen. Isolationists were urging the United States to 
             avoid international commitments. And President Truman was 
             moving--against that tide--to facilitate the economic 
             revival of western Europe.
               In that climate, at the age of 16, I became a member of 
             a student chapter of the United World Federalists, which 
             was hailed by some as a major movement toward peaceful co-
             existence and was excoriated by others--a very vocal 
             opposition--as a gathering of Communist sympathizers. Alan 
             had just become president of the organization. It was 
             typical of the many challenges which he so willingly took 
             on during the course of his long and productive life.
               Alan already had taken on Adolf Hitler by publishing an 
             unexpurgated version of ``Mein Kampf.'' He already had 
             served during the Second World War both in the Office of 
             War Information and in the Army. He would augment that 
             service during a long political career, including the 
             resuscitation of the Democratic Party in California and 
             the outstanding 24 years during which he was a U.S. 
             Senator.
               It was during his Senate years that we met and developed 
             a friendship which meant so much to me. I admired Alan's 
             courageous stands on conservation and social justice, and 
             his unswerving dedication to the peaceful resolution of 
             conflicts around the world. I discovered coincidentally 
             that his grandfather had built the house next door to 
             mine, a fact which underscored his California roots and 
             his deep concerns for the well-being of his California 
             constituents. Independently I met and became a friend of 
             his son Kim, which gave me a window into another dimension 
             of Alan--Alan as father.
               One of Alan's last acts as a Senator was to write the 
             letters which started the long and arduous process of my 
             Ambassadorial appointment. Alan was instrumental not only 
             in beginning the process, but also in guiding me through 
             many of the minefields which lay in my path.
               My memory of Alan is as a gentle giant. His goodness 
             radiated to all around him. He was a great leader--the 
             very embodiment of the highest level of leadership as 
             described by Lao-Tzu, whose words he carried with him as 
             his life's philosophy, as he sought quietly and selflessly 
             to make this planet a better place for all of us.
               May we have the wisdom and courage to follow his 
             example.

               Harris Wofford. You may not know that in her last years, 
             while still painting, Georgia O'Keeffe wrote some still 
             not published short stories that she showed me. The one 
             that rises in my memory was about a man she met in her 
             first days in New Mexico. He invited her to see his ranch, 
             300 miles away, and one day she drove down (hiding her 
             suitcase in case she decided not to spend the night). She 
             stayed overnight and from time to time they would visit, 
             doing very prosaic things, sometimes just watching the 
             horses he trained, or walking over the land, or looking at 
             the hills.
               Five decades later she drove down to his ranch, maybe 
             for the last time, she thought. They sat a long time 
             looking at the hills and she found herself saying to 
             herself with great satisfaction: ``Fifty years of 
             friendship with Richard.''
               That's all the story said. Well, for me it's 55 years of 
             friendship with Alan. There was little--too little--time 
             just sitting and watching the hills. He was always on the 
             go, running sprints or long distance.
               When we met just after World War II we were setting out 
             on no little prosaic mission--it was a crusade to make one 
             world a reality in a United Nations with the power to keep 
             the peace and prevent nuclear war. When we last met at his 
             home in Los Altos a year ago, his smile was still 
             infectious and he was still hard at work, in his 
             irrepressible way, on the same mission, persuading 
             generals and admirals and people of power to join in a new 
             declaration for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
               When I reread Eleanor's wonderful, perceptive, loving 
             biography of her brother, I realized how much our lives 
             intersected over the years and how much his life 
             intersected with the great issues of our time.
               In 1948, Alan gave my wife Clare her first job directing 
             United World Federalists of Northern California. He caused 
             one of the greatest tensions in our half century of 
             marriage when he ran for President on the great central 
             issue of nuclear peace and asked me to be one of the three 
             co-chairs of his campaign with Marjorie Benton and Willie 
             Brown. Clare did not want me to do that. She loved Alan 
             but did not think he could win, and thought it was the one 
             time in our life when I should stick to working as a 
             lawyer and make some money.
               Like many who would rally to his quiet calls over the 
             years, I could not say ``no.'' In his 60 years of public 
             service Alan brought many people of different persuasions 
             to say ``yes'' and to work together for good things. One 
             of those times he played a key part in my appointment to 
             the U.S. Senate--which I like to think was a good thing.
               Two days after Senator John Heinz died in an air crash, 
             Governor Casey asked me if I knew a particular major donor 
             to the Democratic Party and I said no. ``Then why did he 
             write me this extraordinary letter asking me to appoint 
             you to the Senate?,'' Casey asked. I had no idea. That was 
             the beginning of a flood of different, well-done letters 
             in the same vein, from a range of significant people 
             around the country. A few days later Alan telephoned to 
             tell me that as soon as he heard the news of John Heinz' 
             death he had gone to work on the phone, producing those 
             letters--which I'm sure influenced Casey in my selection.
               But the intersection of our lives began way back. From 
             Eleanor's book I realized that Alan's first journalistic 
             break was covering Mussolini in 1938, and that the speech 
             he heard in the Piazza de Venezia when Mussolini took 
             Stalin out of the League of Nations was the same one I 
             heard in that same square as a 12-year-old boy. Alan's 
             greatest adventure in journalism was getting into Ethiopia 
             for some months after the Italian invasion. One of my 
             greatest adventures was going to Ethiopia with my family, 
             in the Peace Corps.
               Before we met, each of us had written a book in 1945 
             calling for a world union to keep the peace. Alan's was 
             the powerful story of how isolationism in the Senate had 
             killed the peace after World War I. It was a sign of his 
             determination to go to the Senate to see that this did not 
             happen again.
               Despite all the help that Alan gave me in my election 
             campaigns--and Joe Biden and John Kerry who are here--my 
             tenure in the Senate was very short. His was very long--
             and great.
               By my count only Ted Kennedy, in this century, rivals 
             Alan in legislative accomplishments. Alan's mark was on a 
             thousand bills and countless votes, large and small, where 
             his coalition building skill was the key to success.
               Like Lincoln, Alan Cranston truly believed that the 
             better angels of our nature can be brought forth in this 
             land. He did not discount the demons and distractions in 
             the way, but he demonstrated that politics is not only the 
             art of the possible--it is the only way to make reason 
             rule.
               It was our good luck--the good luck of so many of us 
             here and around the country--to have had these many years 
             of friendship with Alan Cranston.

               Jane Goodall (via video). I'm tremendously honored to 
             have been asked to take part in the memorial to someone I 
             admired so much as Alan Cranston. My body is far away in 
             Africa but I want you to know that my thoughts are with 
             you now.
               I never got a chance to know Alan really well in life 
             because our paths didn't cross that often. But what I saw 
             I loved, and like everyone, I admired Alan so much for his 
             integrity and his sincerity and his determination to try 
             and rid the world of the most evil weapons of mass 
             destruction that we ever created, and Alan did so much to 
             alert people to the hidden dangers of these weapons 
             stockpiled around the world.
               We shall miss his leadership most terribly, but his 
             spirit is still around, still with us, guiding us, 
             encouraging us, and above all, joining us together so that 
             we can move confidently toward the goal that he was 
             setting, and make this world a safer place for his 
             grandchildren and ours and the children yet unborn. Thank 
             you, Alan, for being who you were. Thank you.

               Cruz Reynoso. I once read that ``the most powerful 
             weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.''
               Alan's soul was always on fire for the welfare of those 
             in need, for the strength of our democracy, for human 
             dignity, and for a world at peace.
               It must have been 1959 or 1960 when my wife and I, with 
             others from the El Centro Democratic Club from Imperial 
             Valley (the center of the world), traveled to Fresno for 
             the annual convention of the CDC, Council of Democratic 
             Clubs. A featured speaker was Alan Cranston. To this day, 
             I remember being inspired--he spoke of the role of 
             government in helping the disadvantaged, of the need for 
             economic democracy, of the right we all have in equal 
             protection and fairness, and government's responsibility 
             in protecting those rights, and of our responsibility to 
             be active participants. That a person with his soul on 
             fire for those ideals I held dear could actually be 
             elected to statewide office was, to me, a marvel and 
             inspiration that I never forgot.
               A decade later I found myself as director of California 
             Rural Legal Assistance. CRLA was the leading legal 
             services for the poor. Many entrenched interests, 
             including the State government, found themselves on the 
             losing side of many lawsuits CRLA brought on behalf of its 
             clients--farmworkers, MediCal recipients, working poor. 
             Those interests fought back. Alan worked closely with CRLA 
             to protect our professional independence and assure our 
             continued existence. As I saw it, there was little 
             political gain for Alan--it was his devotion to fairness 
             and to the concept of human dignity that brought us 
             together. Eventually, it was President Nixon who overrode 
             the State veto of CRLA, thereby saving legal services.
               And years later Alan's son, Kim, I and countless others 
             joined Alan in our mutual efforts to register thousands of 
             new voters, an effort to include all in our Democratic 
             society.
               Not all efforts were on a grand scale. My latest, and 
             still ongoing task, has been to represent a prisoner who 
             is in Soledad for a life term. Alan was convinced that the 
             prisoner was fully rehabilitated. He called to see if I 
             could help. My associate, Tom Gray, and I worked with 
             Alan. We will continue.
               Not all was work. I remember those wonderful 
             conversations as we dined in the Senate restaurant. Once, 
             Alan invited me to a marvelous San Francisco eatery. At 
             the end of the evening Alan invited me to join his 
             Washington, D.C., office in a position of considerable 
             responsibility. Unfortunately, I could not accept the 
             offer, but the food had been great.
               Alan's interest went beyond prison walls or the 50 
             United States. His efforts have sought peace for this 
             globe. John Amos Gomenius, the Czech religious and 
             educational leader, wrote about 350 years ago:

               ``We are all citizens of one world, we are all of one 
             blood. To hate a man because he was born in another 
             country, he speaks a different language, or because he 
             takes a different view on this subject or that, is a great 
             folly . . . Let us have one end in view, the welfare of 
             humanity.''

               Alan's soul was always on fire--for the welfare of an 
             individual human being--or the welfare of all humanity.

               Jonathan Granoff. My name is Jonathan Granoff. I've had 
             the privilege of working with Senator Cranston on the 
             abolition of nuclear weapons with Lawyer's Alliance for 
             World Security, with the State of the World Forum, with 
             the Middle Powers Initiative, and, most recently, with the 
             Global Security Institute.
               Recently, some journalists from Japan were here in the 
             beginning of December interviewing Senator Cranston, and I 
             was there, and they asked me what I did as the CEO of the 
             Global Security Institute. So I said, and I meant this, 
             when a tree is ripe with fruit, an intelligent person will 
             sit beneath the tree and gather the sweet fruit. Alan is 
             still giving us fruit. And Alan's example of being a true 
             human being is the sweetest fruit that we could be given, 
             because Alan taught by seamlessly integrating the highest 
             human values with his daily life.
               He exemplified decency and elegance in action. He lived 
             without prejudice. People say they live without prejudice; 
             Alan didn't say it, he just lived it. He didn't harbor any 
             doubts or suspicions about others, he never engaged in 
             backbiting or any pettiness, and he was tranquil in the 
             midst of an extraordinary dynamism, like a smooth, 
             powerful river.
               He was full of grace. Alan Cranston remains for us a 
             statesman in a state of grace. His grace was exemplified 
             in the ease he had in the midst of conflict, because that 
             ease rested on a real faith in the intrinsic goodness of 
             humanity. Because he had found that goodness in himself, 
             and for those of us who had the privilege of working with 
             him, we know that's how he got us to do things, because we 
             knew that he never asked anybody to do anything he 
             wouldn't do; he's the guy who would be up at 2 in the 
             morning, and then up again at 6:30.
               Adversaries were only so as to the issue at hand, but 
             never as to the person, because Alan honored everyone. His 
             inner clarity and strength was coupled with this unique 
             ability, and even desire, to hear everyone's point of 
             view, not as a political ruse, but because Alan honored 
             everyone.
               Alan understood fully two icons his parents did not have 
             that we inherited from the 20th century. The first is the 
             awesome, horrific mushroom cloud arising from science and 
             the quest for unbridled power, unreined by morality, law 
             and reason, and the other icon is the picture of the 
             planet from outer space, borderless, majestic, alive and 
             sacred.
               Alan honored all life by holding the second icon before 
             him, and that is why he focused most intensely on the 
             nuclear issue, because that and that alone can end all 
             life on the planet, and it becomes the moral standard of 
             our civilization. I had the privilege of traveling with 
             Alan and going all over the world working on this issue, 
             and one of the amazing things is I would forget how old he 
             was, because his body got old, but he didn't. He had found 
             that secret of the joyous heart, he had found that place 
             of tranquility in action.
               George Crile is a CNN and ``60 Minutes'' producer, 
             beloved, very beloved of Alan, and he has put together 
             some footage to give us all a sense of what it's like to 
             be on the road with Alan Cranston.
               [video insert]
               Death is such a mystery, and the only comfort is the 
             love that we bring to our lives, and the faithfulness with 
             which we carry forth the mission that great men have given 
             us. Alan, we will follow in your loving memory. We will 
             stay the course. We will be vigilant until nuclear weapons 
             are abolished.
               We are guided by the philosophy that you held with you 
             by Lao-Tzu:

               A leader is best
               When people barely know
               That he exists,
               Less good when
               They obey and acclaim him,
               Worse when
               They fear and despise him.
               Fail to honor people
               And they fail to honor you.
               But of a good leader,
               When his work is done,
               His aim fulfilled,
               They will all say,
               ``We did this ourselves.''

               Senator Cranston sought no honor for himself. He honored 
             life itself through his service. Together and with your 
             help, we will follow in his large footsteps, and on the 
             day when the work is done, the aim fulfilled, we will know 
             that we did not do it alone. Thank you, Alan. May God give 
             you infinite peace, infinite bliss, infinite love, Amen.

               Alan Jones. We've come to the end of a deeply felt 
             tribute to a great soul. And any celebration of a great 
             soul confronts us with choices. And so I offer this final 
             blessing.
               There are only two feelings, love and fear. There are 
             only two languages, love and fear. There are only two 
             activities, love and fear. There are only two motives, two 
             procedures, two frameworks, two results. Love and fear. 
             Let us choose love.
               The eye of the great God be upon you, the eye of the God 
             of glory be upon you, the eye of the son of Mary be on 
             you, the eye of the spirit be on you to aid you and 
             shepherd you, and the kindly eye of the three be on you to 
             aid you and shepherd you and give you peace, now and 
             always, Amen.
                 
                                 Memorial Tribute to

                                    Alan Cranston

                                    U.S. Senator

                                      1969-1993



                                  February 6, 2001

                                       2:00 pm

                             Hart Senate Office Building

                                       Room 902

                                  Washington, D.C.
               

                                  A leader is best

                               When people barely know

                                   That he exists,



                                   Less good when

                             They obey and acclaim him,



                                    Worse when

                             They fear and despise him.



                                Fail to honor people

                             And they fail to honor you.



                               But of a good leader,

                               When his work is done,

                                 His aim fulfilled,

                                 They will all say,

                             ``We did this ourselves.''


                                                        --Lao-Tzu      
                                                   (c. 604-c. 531 B.C.)





                               For a half-century,

                        Alan Cranston carried this poem,

                reflecting his personal philosophy of leadership.


                                    Program




Musical Prelude                              United States Army Strings

Introductions and Closing                      Judge Jonathan Steinberg

Speakers                                            Senator Max Cleland
                                                   Senator Alan Simpson
                                                 Senator Edward Kennedy
                                               Senator Dianne Feinstein
                                                  Senator Barbara Boxer
                                 Representative G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery
                                        Representative John B. Anderson
                                           Representative George Miller
                                                     Senator John Kerry
                                                 Senator Maria Cantwell
                                                           Kim Cranston

Family in attendance                                       Kim Cranston
                                                 Colette Penne Cranston
                                                          Evan Cranston
                                        Eleanor (R.E.) Cranston Cameron

                               Event Sponsors

               Senators Cleland, Simpson, Rockefeller, Kennedy,

                              Feinstein, and Boxer

                       Event Planning and Arrangements

               Bill Brew, Fran Butler, Kelly Cordes, Chad Griffin,

                  Bill Johnstone, Susanne Martinez, Dan Perry,

                    Ed Scott, Jon Steinberg, Lorraine Tong,

                                 Elinor Tucker

               Senator Cranston's 24 years of service in the U.S. 
             Senate exceeded that of any California Democratic Senator 
             and was the second longest tenure of any California 
             Senator. He was elected Democratic Whip seven times, and 
             his service of 14 years in that position is unequaled. His 
             Committee service was:





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1969-1993           Committee on Banking and Currency (Banking, 
                      Housing, and Urban Affairs)
1971-1973           Chairman, Subcommittee on Production and 
1975-1979             Stabilization
1973-1975           Chairman, Subcommittee on Small Businesses
1979-1985           Chairman or Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee 
                      on Financial Institutions
1985-1987           Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Securities 
1987-1993           Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs 
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1969-1981           Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (Human 
                      Resources)
1969-1971           Chairman, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs
1971-1973           Chairman, Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement
1971-1981           Chairman, Subcommittee on Child and Human Development
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1981-1993           Committee on Foreign Relations
1981-1985           Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Arms 
                      Control, Oceans, International Operations, and 
                      Environment
1985-1993           Chairman or Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee 
                      on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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1971-1992           Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
1977-1992           Chairman or Ranking Minority Member
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               In addition, Senator Cranston served on the Committee on 
             the Budget (1975-1979), the Select Committee on Nutrition 
             and Human Needs (1975-1977), and the Select Committee on 
             Intelligence (1987-1993).
               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. On behalf of the sponsors, 
             Senators Cleland, Simpson, Rockefeller, Kennedy, 
             Feinstein, and Boxer, welcome to this Memorial Tribute to 
             Senator Alan Cranston. At the outset, I want to express 
             our appreciation to the United States Army Strings for 
             their prelude musical offerings today. Also, thanks to C-
             Span for covering this event. This turnout today is itself 
             a wonderful testimonial to the work of this man of the 
             Senate, Alan Cranston, and we are absolutely delighted 
             that his family has journeyed here from California to 
             share in this tribute--his son Kim and daughter-in-law 
             Colette, and their child and Alan's granddaughter, Evan, 
             who graces the program cover with Alan, and we are so 
             happy that Alan's wonderful, 91-year-old sister, R.E., who 
             wrote a biography about Alan, is with us as well.
               During his 24 years as a Senator, Alan Cranston did much 
             to better the lives of the people of his State and the 
             people of this country and all countries. You will hear 
             much about those efforts and achievements today. In my 
             role, I am a proxy for the scores of staff who worked for 
             Alan Cranston over his Senate career. I began in March 
             1969, almost at the beginning, and stayed 21\1/2\ years. 
             I've always thought that one could tell a great deal about 
             the kind of person someone was by how those who worked 
             most closely with him felt about him. I think it speaks 
             volumes about Alan Cranston--and Alan is the way he asked 
             his staff always to refer to him--that so many worked with 
             him for so long. In fact, five worked for him for his full 
             24 years; two others worked more than 20 years; five 
             others for 15 years or more, and three or four for 10 or 
             more years. I doubt that any Senator has surpassed that 
             record for staff loyalty and staff satisfaction.
               Alan was wonderful to work for and with. He was not a 
             saint, of course, but he was a gentleman through and 
             through. He gave respect to get respect. To me he was a 
             mentor, a teacher, an inspiration, and a friend. I loved 
             him. I will always remember him. And when I do, I will 
             think back to our last meeting--at dinner on November 13. 
             He was strong and vibrant and full of passionate 
             commitment to the cause of the elimination of nuclear 
             weapons. I remember our hugging goodbye. It was a great 
             hug, but I wish I had held on a little longer.
               A few announcements before we get to our speakers: First 
             of all, I want to remind each of you to please sign one of 
             the guest books in the lobby before you leave. I hope 
             you've each gotten a program. If not, you can pick one up 
             on the way out. And also on the way out, there is a paper 
             on Senator Cranston's legislative legacy in the Senate.
               Before I introduce our first speaker, I want to note the 
             presence here--now or expected--in addition to those who 
             will speak, of many distinguished Members of the Senate 
             and House: Senator Rockefeller, who is one of our 
             sponsors; Senator Lugar, Senator Leahy, Senator Dodd, 
             Senator Bingaman, Senator Sarbanes, Senator Dorgan, former 
             Senator DeConcini, and Representatives Waxman, Filner, 
             Roybal, Capps, Woolsey, and Harmon. Also with us is former 
             Senator Harris Wofford, who spoke so eloquently at the 
             Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on January 16, and Mark 
             Schneider, former director of the Peace Corps, which 
             Harris Wofford was instrumental in starting, in which 
             Senator Dodd served as a volunteer in Central America, and 
             in which Alan Cranston believed so deeply. We are also 
             honored to have the presence of three Cabinet Members, all 
             from California--Secretary of Transportation Norman 
             Mineta, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, and 
             Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tony Principi.
               Our first speaker has timed it impeccably. Our first 
             speaker is, fittingly, the lead sponsor of today's 
             tribute. Simply put, Alan Cranston loved Max Cleland--as 
             do I. They first met in 1969, and I'm sure Senator Cleland 
             will talk about that. Alan was truly overjoyed at Max's 
             election to the Senate in 1996. I want to express my 
             gratitude to Max personally and to his staff, Bill 
             Johnstone, Farrar Johnston, and David VanLandingham, for 
             all of their help with the arrangements for this event.
               And now our first speaker, Senator Max Cleland of 
             Georgia.

               Senator Max Cleland. Thank you all very much and thank 
             you, Jon Steinberg, for being uncharacteristically brief.
               I see so many of my colleagues here. Really my first 
             real exposure to the U.S. Senate came about because Alan 
             Cranston cared. He was an unusual individual. I visited 
             the Dirksen Building here for the first time in December 
             1969. I was still basically a patient in the VA hospital 
             system when I was asked to appear before something called 
             the Senate Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs about how the 
             VA was handling returning Vietnam War veterans. That 
             meeting was chaired by a tall, lean freshman California 
             Senator named Alan Cranston. I really didn't know him 
             then, but it became the start of a three-decade 
             friendship.
               In 1974, I ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 
             Georgia, and, other than my own priority for my own race, 
             my second priority in the whole world in terms of politics 
             was to make sure Alan Cranston got re-elected in 1974. 
             Actually, Alan was very kind to me, and brought me out to 
             California, and I got a chance to campaign for him and 
             kind of clear out some of the cobwebs that I had in my own 
             mind about politics and about life. We campaigned together 
             and I found him just as inspiring and invigorating in that 
             campaign as when I had met him in 1969.
               It's amazing how life works. Little did I know that, as 
             someone from Georgia, someone from California would be 
             critical in my continued service in public life. I did 
             lose my race for Lieutenant Governor in 1974 and, 
             therefore, was unemployed. Christmas Eve, 1974, I called 
             my friend Jonathan Steinberg, and said, ``I just wanted to 
             wish you the happiest of holidays'' and said, ``By the 
             way, if you're looking for anybody who wants to work, I'm 
             available.'' He said, ``Are you serious?'' And I said, ``I 
             am deadly serious.'' Well, it was Alan Cranston that made 
             it possible for me to get a $12,500-a-year job on the 
             staff of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee in the 
             spring of 1975. That was more money than I'd ever made in 
             my whole entire life.
               I was there a couple of years and, in the summer of 
             1976, when a young man from Georgia named Jimmy Carter 
             seemed like he was destined to win the Democratic primary, 
             Alan Cranston talked to me and said, ``I think you ought 
             to be the new head of the Veterans' Administration.'' That 
             scared me to death. I said, ``Well, if you really think I 
             can do it, let's go for it.'' He talked to Senator Nunn 
             and talked to Senator Talmadge. By the August convention 
             of the American Legion, a convention in Seattle, Senator 
             Cranston pulled Jimmy Carter aside and said, ``I have two 
             requests.'' I don't know what the other one was, but he 
             said, ``The second one is to make Max Cleland head of the 
             VA.'' And Jimmy Carter replied, ``I love Max Cleland.''
               So President Carter wound up in January 1977 as 
             President of the United States, and Alan Cranston wound up 
             as Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and I only 
             had two friends in Washington; one was President, and the 
             other was Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. So 
             I was nominated in March 1977, as the youngest head of the 
             Veterans' Administration, and, thanks to Alan Cranston, I 
             was confirmed in record time, and took over that agency, 
             with really the support of Jon Steinberg and Alan. They 
             were my constant guides, and sometimes spurs, and 
             encouraged me all the way.
               One of the things I'm proudest of that we were able to 
             do is put together something called the Vet Center 
             Program. Alan Cranston, since 1971, had been introducing 
             in the Senate something called psychological readjustment 
             counseling for Vietnam veterans and their families. It 
             would usually pass the Senate, die in the House, and had 
             no Presidential support; but I was able to talk to 
             President Carter, we were able to put the administration 
             behind this legislation. It passed, and we were able to 
             sign it into law, and I put together one of the very first 
             Vet Centers in 1980 in Van Nuys, California. Now there are 
             some 200 scattered around the country. Some 3\1/2\ million 
             veterans and their families have received counseling 
             through this program, and Alan Cranston was basically 
             responsible.
               Let me just say that, in 1973, he helped to pass 
             legislation that helped the disabled in this country, that 
             required that federally funded buildings be made 
             accessible, that promoted the hiring and advancement of 
             people with disabilities by the Federal Government. He 
             established something called the Architectural and 
             Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, which has the 
             responsibility for setting standards for accessibility and 
             for assisting and forcing compliance with accessibility 
             laws. I was named to that board by President Carter in 
             1979.
               Throughout the remainder of the 1970s, Alan worked to 
             revamp federally assisted State vocational rehabilitation 
             programs, sponsoring laws that gave priority to the most 
             seriously disabled. In 1980, he sponsored legislation to 
             make some improvements in that program at the VA, and in 
             1990 he was a leading co-sponsor of the Americans with 
             Disabilities Act, which has been a pioneer piece of 
             legislation, as we all know.
               I just want you to know that I wouldn't be in the U.S. 
             Senate, I wouldn't have ever been head of the Veterans' 
             Administration, without the mild-mannered distinguished 
             gentleman from the great State of California. I mourn his 
             passing, and we will miss him. God bless you.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you very much, Max. 
             Speaking of the ADA, I see Senator Harkin here. We welcome 
             you.
               Alan referred to our next speaker as his best friend on 
             the Republican side. They served together as their 
             respective party leaders on the Veterans' Affairs 
             Committee and as Assistant Floor Leaders, or Whips, as 
             they were also called. Another tall, lanky Alan, former 
             Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming.

               Senator Alan K. Simpson. Jonathan and former colleagues 
             and friends and family, Kim, Colette, Evan, and Eleanor, 
             and Cabinet Members, including one Norm Mineta, who I met 
             at the age of 12 in the war relocation center at Hart 
             Mountain. He was behind wire, I wasn't, and I should have 
             been and he shouldn't have. But, anyway, it's a long, 
             wonderful friendship, with a guy I love, and I'm so damn 
             proud of you, pal, even when you did that when you were in 
             Boy Scouts, I'll never forget.
               Well, it's a great honor and privilege to honor my old 
             friend. To be asked is very, very moving to me, and I want 
             to share just a few memories and thoughts about a very 
             special friend. I came to the Senate in 1979. Al was 
             Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and that's 
             when I first met Max. I said, ``Max, you have a wonderful 
             job there, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; veterans 
             never pick on each other--ha, ha, ha.'' Well, anyway, it 
             was an interesting time, Max, wasn't it? Well, enough of 
             that. Butch is here and he would correct anything that I 
             said. But it fell to my pleasant luck to soon become the 
             Ranking Member in 1980, the Reagan administration. Well, I 
             knew who Al was, I knew of his journalistic prowess, of 
             his warning to his countrymen about Adolf Hitler, and the 
             two versions of ``Mein Kampf,'' one for domestic 
             consumption and one for the naive and the unwary, and Alan 
             was sending out the alert. I knew of his athletic 
             achievements and his stamina, and I very soon learned of 
             his powerful loyalty to America's veterans.
               He was so cordial to me, and his staff, so very helpful 
             to this new, pea-green freshman. And what a staff it was: 
             Jon Steinberg, Ed Scott, Bill Brew, Babette Polzer. Well, 
             I sought their counsel, and plumbed their expertise. Al 
             would occasionally check up on me; he'd say, ``How are 
             you? Can we be of more help?'' I said, ``I need a lot more 
             help.'' But then I built my own staff. And, oh, to all of 
             you who will be deprived of staff one day. Staff 
             deprivation is a serious issue; it is the most shocking of 
             the transitions, and my wife, a beautiful woman of 46 
             years, she said, ``Alan, your staff is gone, you have no 
             staff, they are not here, and I am not one of your 
             staff.'' But there was Biblical precedent for this, you 
             look it up in the Good Book, it says, ``Jacob died leaning 
             on his staff.'' Now, so along came Ken Bergquist and one 
             Tony Principi, in those early years. Tony seems to have 
             moved along nicely in life, a wonderful human being with 
             rare gifts, who has been bestowed again on the veterans 
             and the people of this country. He will be serving very 
             wisely and very well as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
             I'm damn proud of you, too, pal.
               Tom Harvey then came on. But Tony and Jon Steinberg 
             became a very dynamic duo, they worked with Tom Harvey in 
             those early years. And, as I say then, in 1980, I became 
             in the majority, and the first call I received after the 
             election was from Al Cranston. Of course, who else? In 
             that cheery voice, he said, ``Congratulations, Mr. 
             Chairman.'' Well, I thought, the power, I felt the surge . 
             . . and I thought how like him to do that. Well, we 
             cranked out some good legislation together. With Sonny 
             here, another dear friend on the other side of the aisle, 
             and John Paul Hammerschmidt, then Bob Stump, those were 
             men of my faith, my political faith. And Sonny used to sit 
             next to me and say: ``Don't do it pal. I know what you're 
             going to do. Just shut up, won't you?'' I know we're not 
             going to let that get away now, Sonny.
               Anyway, the changing of the guard went well. The only 
             hitch was that all of the veterans organizations had 
             selected national commanders and officers from California. 
             Well, you know how that goes. And now their guy was gone, 
             and the cowboy from Wyoming was in the saddle. Well that 
             was very much fun to watch, I loved it. It was painful for 
             Jonathan, but I loved it. When I took over, we were able 
             to get Steinberg's statutory language down to 1 paragraph 
             in 1 page. We never let him go 2 pages with 1 paragraph. 
             And he had a tendency to do that.
               Then, in 1984, I was honored to become the Assistant 
             Majority Leader, and who was the Assistant Minority 
             Leader? Al Cranston. We worked closely together. We 
             enjoyed each other, we trusted each other. We gave good 
             support and counsel to Bob Dole and George Mitchell, and 
             we thought it was a silly idea, but that we oughta make 
             things work. And even when Al was running for President, 
             imagine me, being the Ranking Member of a committee with 
             Kennedy and Hart and Cranston, all three of them running 
             for President. I went to them and I said, ``You cannot use 
             these chores of mine for your great cycle, and I won't 
             ever use the committee to embarrass you'' That's the kind 
             of friendship I had with Ted, with Al, with Gary, it was 
             very special, and it can be that way again. I urge it upon 
             you all. Anyway, he ran for President, he gave it his all, 
             as he did in every phase of his life, but the brass ring 
             eluded his grip, and he came back to his Senate home, his 
             pride intact. The only time I really, really flustered 
             him, I was flush with power. Now a member of the majority, 
             the fever of the majority burned in my bosom like a hot 
             gospel. I ambled over to his offices, his spacious 
             offices, great view, two fireplaces, couches, cozy chairs, 
             comfort, oh, and I said, ``Al, yes I think this will do 
             very nicely for my new Whip office.'' And the blood 
             drained from his face. And I said: ``No, no, just kidding, 
             Al. You represent millions, I represent thousands. But 
             when the wind shifts around here, and you Dems have the 
             horses, don't let 'em come around my office with a tape 
             measure and some greedy looking guy with a clipboard.'' 
             And he said, ``It's a deal.'' And we had a handshake. Then 
             the time came, and no one ever darkened my door, no 
             unworthies with tape measures ever came to see me.
               So, we legislated together, we argued, we collaborated, 
             we joshed and laughed with each other, we took pleasure in 
             confusing people. Same first name, same hairstyle; 
             ``hairing impaired'' is what we called it in political 
             correctness. Same gaunt, emaciated frame. Same gait, same 
             grin. And, people would come up to me and say, ``I just 
             think the world of you and you ran for President, and your 
             views on the environment and nuclear freeze thrill me to 
             death.'' And I'd say, ``No, no; I'm Al Simpson,'' and 
             they'd say, ``Not you!'' And Al said he got that in 
             reverse about, you know, twice a month, too, so we would 
             compare that, and our constituents were often not in 
             alignment, you might imagine. But the best one, though, 
             and then I'm going to stop: Cheney, Gulf War, Secretary of 
             Defense, he called and he said, ``We're going over to a 
             game in Baltimore; bring Ann,'' and we went over to the 
             game, and 53,000 Oriole fans, ``Hey Cheney, we love ya! 
             Great stuff!'' You know, I said, ``Boy, this is getting 
             bad in here.'' We left in the seventh inning and went back 
             down through the bowels, where all the guys, the beer 
             drinkers and the cigar smokers, were, and they went, 
             ``Hey, Cheney, baby, you're all right--we love ya!'' And I 
             turned to him and I said, ``You know, they never treated 
             you like this in Casper.'' And a guy from the audience 
             said, ``Hey, I know the big guy, too; that's Al 
             Cranston!'' So, I can assure you he loved that story, when 
             I told him that.
               Well, he handled life well. Stuck to his guns, worked 
             through pain, met life full in the face, as if in a track 
             meet, headed for the tape, and he loved that thrill. Many 
             would have buckled; not Al. The pain of loss of the 
             Presidency, the pain of loss of family members, the pain 
             of loss of Norma to Parkinson's disease that withered her, 
             that withered their union. The pain of cancer, the pain of 
             accusation and assault by the media, the pain from his 
             peers at that time; we talked about that, oh yes we did, 
             of that sense of being singled out, very painful.
               And he left the Senate and went on to vital other 
             things, and meaningful things in his life, undaunted, head 
             high, smile on his face, fire in the belly, finishing the 
             course laid out. We knew on one unknown day he would be 
             taken from us. And we shall miss him. But not mourn him. 
             For he was a man of vigor and joy and vision. And my life 
             is much richer for having shared a significant piece of it 
             with Alan Cranston. A race well run, my old friend. God 
             rest his soul.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Senator Simpson, we greatly 
             appreciate your having rearranged your schedule to come 
             down here from New York and we know you have to leave to 
             go back there.
               We're going to show a very short film now, it's only 2 
             or 3 minutes, but we thought we ought to have Alan with 
             us.

               Narrator. Moscow, Winter, 1998.
               Voice. Alan, you don't wear a coat in the Russian 
             winter?
               Alan Cranston. I don't believe in them.
               Voice. He doesn't believe in them. It's like John 
             Kennedy, it's . . .
               Narrator. That was Alan in retirement. For most people, 
             a time to slow down. But at 84, as he approached the 
             Russian Duma, Alan Cranston was a man on a lifelong 
             mission.
               Alan Cranston. I got into all this way back shortly 
             after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I met Albert Einstein. He 
             told me, as he told others, that the whole human race 
             could be wiped out by nuclear weapons. I've been working 
             on it ever since.
               Narrator. And 40 years later, after trillions had been 
             spent on weapons of mass destruction, Alan emerged with a 
             collection of allies that astonished even him.
               Alan Cranston. One very dramatic moment, when Lee 
             Butler, who had command of all of our nuclear weapons, 
             gave his first public address at the State of the World 
             Forum, in San Francisco, revealing the concerns he had 
             developed about the whole deterrence policy and the 
             ongoing dangers from reliance on nuclear weapons. And, as 
             he spoke, presiding right next to him was Mikhail 
             Gorbachev, the leader of the country that we would have 
             destroyed. At the very end of this remarkable speech, 
             Gorbachev and Butler stood up and embraced each other. 
             That was a very dramatic moment.
               Two weeks ago, General Butler and I made public a 
             statement by 48 past and present Heads of State and some 
             75 other national leaders from 48 nations, advocating 
             specific steps toward abolition. Despite these and other 
             favorable developments, there is significant doubt, 
             skepticism, cynicism, and outright opposition to much of 
             this. So, plainly, there is much to do, and we have a lot 
             of hard thinking to do about what is in order. But let me 
             say in closing that I do not believe that we need to wait, 
             and I do not believe that we can afford to wait, until the 
             end of the next century, to fulfill the obligation of our 
             generation to all generations that preceded us and all 
             generations that hopefully will follow us, to deal with 
             the threat to all life that exists and is implicit in 
             nuclear weapons. Thank you.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. That film was pulled together 
             from a larger documentary by George Crile, a former CBS 
             producer, who has developed documentaries on nuclear arms 
             for ``60 Minutes'' and CNN. We are indebted to him and the 
             Global Security Institute, of which Alan Cranston was 
             president, for making that film available to us.
               And now we will go a little bit out of order, and hear 
             from one of this event's sponsors, the senior Senator from 
             California, whose work with Alan Cranston goes back many, 
             many years and who, among many other achievements, carried 
             on successfully with some very important environmental 
             initiatives that Senator Cranston began.
               Senator Dianne Feinstein of California.

               Senator Dianne Feinstein. Thank you very much. It's 
             really a great honor and a privilege to be here. I just 
             want to recognize two members of the California House 
             delegation that came in. First is Lois Capps, from the 
             Santa Barbara area, and Jane Harmon, from the southern Los 
             Angeles area. And I'm not sure whether Paul Wellstone and 
             Jeff Bingaman were introduced earlier, but I want 
             everybody to know that they're here, too.
               Alan Simpson is a hard act to follow, there's no 
             question about that. I look at life this way: That we're 
             here but for an instant in an eternity. No one really 
             knows when that instant is over, and the only thing that 
             really matters is what we do with that instant. Because, 
             when it's over, there's nothing we can take with us other 
             than the legacy we leave behind. Alan Cranston first came 
             into my life in 1962, and that's when I first met his 
             sister, R.E., and it was in his campaign for State 
             Controller; believe it or not, it was the first campaign 
             for which I ever volunteered, and so I've always kind of 
             taken a special interest in a lot of his achievements. 
             From that point on, I found this former long-distance 
             runner really to be a tireless workhorse for all 
             Californians, and, as a matter of fact, for all Americans. 
             This was a man who really loved the intricacies of the 
             legislative process. He was the consummate vote counter. 
             He possessed the uncanny ability to assess competing 
             camps, to quickly find where votes would fall and 
             determine whether the best course of action was to fight 
             or compromise. Unfortunately, neither my friend Barbara 
             Boxer nor I really had an opportunity to work with him in 
             his nearly quarter of a century here in the Senate, but I 
             think these traits are legendary, I think they're known by 
             all.
               Alan Cranston yielded a whole array of wonderful 
             accomplishments, but I want to just concentrate today on a 
             few things in the environment. And, in the true spirit of 
             the legendary Californian conservationist John Muir, Alan 
             Cranston became a very passionate architect of measures to 
             preserve our God-given natural treasures. Alan Cranston 
             was the original author of something called the Desert 
             Protection Act. Shortly after I won in 1993 and knew I was 
             coming to Washington, the phone rang, and Alan said, 
             ``Would you be willing to take over the effort to pass a 
             Desert Protection Act?'' And I said, ``Of course.'' And we 
             came back and we revised the language, rewrote the bill 
             somewhat, changed some of the concepts, and moved it 
             ahead. But, the basic originator of this, let there be no 
             doubt, was Alan Cranston. The bill was filibustered, but 
             we were lucky in the Senate, we got it through, and it 
             became a reality in 1994. The legislation created the 
             largest park and wilderness designation in our Nation. 
             Over 6 million acres, two new National Parks, Death Valley 
             and Joshua Tree, and one National Preserve, the East 
             Mojave. And so because of that, we have actually 
             protected, well I said 6, but it's actually closer to 7 
             million acres of pristine California desert wilderness for 
             all time. Thank you, Alan Cranston.
               He was also the lead sponsor of legislation which 
             established the Golden Gate and the Santa Monica National 
             Recreation Area, the Channel Islands National Park, a 
             48,000 acre addition to the Redwoods National Park, and 
             the inclusion of Mineral King into the Sequoia National 
             Park. He also sponsored 12 different wilderness bills that 
             became law between 1969 and 1982. He helped close Death 
             Valley National Monument to open-pit mining. He helped 
             craft the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal 
             Protection Act, and with just two bills, on which he 
             teamed with the late and wondrous Phillip Burton of San 
             Francisco, the Omnibus Parks Act of 1978, and the Alaska 
             Lands Act of 1980, as much acreage was placed under 
             Federal protection as all the park lands created earlier 
             in the 20th century combined.
               So, I can truthfully say, without his service, America 
             would have been a different, and certainly a poorer place, 
             in terms of our environment and the quality of life for 
             many of our citizens. Alan Cranston leaves a legacy of 
             preservation that will be remembered and enjoyed and 
             certainly by his beautiful 7-year-old granddaughter Evan, 
             who is here today. And I think, for my granddaughter, for 
             Barbara's grandson, and for all of us, who really look at 
             this land and want to do what we can to protect it.
               This was a very special Californian. And life wasn't 
             always easy for Alan, either. But I think his ability to 
             keep his eye on the goal, to establish what he 
             established, whether it was from the translation of ``Mein 
             Kampf,'' to his work against nuclear devastation, to his 
             environmental record, Alan Cranston truly lived that 
             instant in eternity, and he has truly left us a good 
             legacy. Thank you very much.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. I'm sure there are others that 
             I failed to mention. I thank Senator Feinstein. I know 
             that Senator Reid is also here, and again I apologize if I 
             missed anyone.
               No Senator has worked on more causes closer to Alan 
             Cranston's heart and soul than has Senator Edward M. 
             Kennedy. I am particularly grateful to him, because it was 
             through his chief counsel, Jim Flug, who is also here 
             today, that I was introduced to and came to work for Alan 
             in 1969. Senator Cranston and Senator Kennedy served 
             together for 12 years on the Labor and Public Welfare 
             Committee, which Senator Kennedy chaired from 1987 to 1995 
             and again for 17 days this year.
               Our next speaker, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.

               Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Thank you, Jonathan. To Kim, 
             and Colette, and Evan, and R.E.--let me begin by saying 
             that I loved Alan Cranston too. I will never forget the 24 
             years of friendship and leadership and achievement with 
             which he graced the Senate and the Nation. And so it's a 
             special privilege and honor for me to be part of this 
             tribute today. Alan is profoundly missed by his family and 
             friends, his colleagues in the Congress, and by all those 
             around the world who pursue the great goals of hope and 
             progress and peace.
               I must say--I grew up thinking Cranston was a city in 
             Rhode Island. But Alan taught each of us that Cranston 
             stands for something else as well--the very best in public 
             service.
               Alan loved to lead behind the scenes--for 14 of those 24 
             Senate years with us, he was our Democratic Whip, and he 
             wrote the book about the job. In those great years, we 
             used to tease Alan about the position, because so few 
             people outside Congress knew what it involved. Since Alan 
             was from California, a lot of people thought the Minority 
             Whip was the name of a leather bar in Malibu.
               But seriously, Alan was a giant of his day on many 
             issues, and his concern for social justice made him a 
             leader on them all. We served together for many years on 
             the Labor Committee and especially the Health 
             Subcommittee, and his insights were indispensable. I 
             always felt that if we'd had another Alan Cranston or two 
             in those years, we'd have actually passed our Health 
             Security Act, and made health care the basic right for all 
             that it ought to be, instead of just an expensive 
             privilege for the few.
               Perhaps the greatest legacy that Alan left us was his 
             able and tireless work for democracy and world peace. 
             Every village in the world is closer to that goal today 
             because of Alan. No one in the Senate fought harder or 
             more effectively for our nuclear weapons freeze in the 
             1980s, or for nuclear arms control. His hope for a 
             nuclear-free future still represents the highest 
             aspiration of millions--even billions--throughout the 
             world.
               I also recall Alan's pioneering efforts to press for 
             Senate action to end the war in Vietnam, and his equally 
             able leadership for civil rights at home and human rights 
             around the world. We know how deeply he felt about 
             injustice to anyone anywhere. And his leadership in the 
             battle against apartheid in South Africa was 
             indispensable.
               Throughout his brilliant career, the causes of civil 
             rights and human rights were central to Alan's being and 
             his mission--and America and the world are better off 
             today because Alan Cranston passed this way.
               A key part of all his achievements was his unique 
             ability to translate his ideals into practical 
             legislation. Few if any Senators have been as skilled as 
             Alan in the art of constructive legislative compromise 
             that fairly leads to progress for the Nation.
               He was a vigorous supporter of the Peace Corps, a strong 
             overseer of its performance, and a brilliant advocate for 
             all the Peace Corps volunteers. He was a champion for 
             health coverage for returning volunteers, and one of the 
             first to understand that good health coverage had to 
             include mental health services as well.
               In many ways, his first love was the Peace Corps, and I 
             know that President Kennedy would have been very proud of 
             him. Even before he came to the Senate, he had his first 
             contact with the Corps, as a consultant to Sargent 
             Shriver. As Alan often said, he became involved because he 
             was so inspired by my brother's vision of a world where 
             Americans of all ages could work side by side with peoples 
             throughout the world to put an end to poverty.
               Because of Alan, the Peace Corps today is thriving as 
             never before--free of the partisan tensions that divide us 
             on other issues--spreading international understanding of 
             Alan's and America's best ideals--educating new 
             generations of young Americans about our common heritage 
             as travelers on Spaceship Earth--teaching us about the 
             beauty, the richness, and the diversity of other peoples, 
             other languages, other cultures and about the enduring 
             importance of the greatest pursuit of all--the pursuit of 
             peace.
               Near the end of John Bunyan's ``Pilgrim's Progress,'' 
             there is a passage that tells of the death of Valiant:

               ``Then, he said, I am going to my Father's. And though 
             with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not 
             regret me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive 
             where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me 
             in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can 
             get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a 
             witness for me, that I have fought his battle who now will 
             be my rewarder.
               ``When the day that he must go hence was come, many 
             accompanied him to the riverside, into which as he went, 
             he said, `Death, where is thy sting?' and as he went down 
             deeper, he said, `Grave, where is thy victory?' So he 
             passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the 
             other side.''

               We loved you, Alan. We miss you. And we always will.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you, Senator.
               Our next speaker was elected to the Senate seat that 
             Alan occupied when he retired in 1993. She and Senator 
             Cranston collaborated on many matters while she served in 
             the House of Representatives, and she authored with 
             Senator Feinstein a lovely resolution of tribute to 
             Senator Cranston that was adopted by the Senate on January 
             22. On behalf of Alan's family and his extended family and 
             all his friends, we express our gratitude for this most 
             gracious action.
               Senator Barbara Boxer of California.

               Senator Barbara Boxer. Thank you. To Alan's family, 
             beautiful family, and to my dear colleagues who are here, 
             it certainly has been my honor for the past 8 years to 
             serve in the seat that was held by Alan Cranston for 24 
             years.
               Alan was a deeply caring human being, and he cared even 
             for those whose distant cries were not always heard in 
             Washington.
               From civil rights to arms control, from cleaning up the 
             environment to improving the lives of our Nation's 
             veterans--Alan's work knew no geographic boundaries. But, 
             sometimes Alan's legacy on women's rights gets overlooked 
             and that is what I'm going to speak about today.
               From his earliest days in the Senate, Alan made 
             improving the lives of women a priority. In 1969, he 
             supported the Equal Rights Amendment. Remember the ERA. It 
             failed. But, in 1972 he became a proud co-sponsor again of 
             the ERA, and it passed. But he didn't stop there--he wrote 
             letters and he got on the phone to California legislators 
             considering the measure, urging their support, and his 
             work paid off and California ratified it that same year. 
             Unfortunately, not all the States followed suit. But Alan 
             did not stop his advocacy. He continued over the next 
             decade to push for the amendment's ratification and when 
             time ran out, he co-sponsored another ERA in 1983 and 
             another one in 1985, even before he knew he was going to 
             have a granddaughter. Alan would not give up.
               He worked to eliminate gender discrimination in the 
             workplace. He was the principal author of the Equal 
             Employment Opportunity Act Amendments of 1972, which 
             extended protections against gender discrimination to 
             Federal employees in the workplace. And he was the very 
             first Member of Congress to introduce legislation aimed at 
             eliminating wage discrimination in the Federal workplace.
               Alan understood the challenges faced by working mothers. 
             He worked to provide child care for this Nation's working 
             families, introducing some of the first ever legislation 
             to provide care both before and after school. He knew that 
             many kids were without adult supervision, and I was so 
             proud when under the Clinton administration, we saw 
             afterschool funding increase from $1 million in 1997 to 
             $845 million in 2001. Alan, you laid the groundwork for 
             that.
               He also worked tirelessly to protect a women's right to 
             choose, authoring the Freedom of Choice Act to codify Roe 
             v. Wade. I proudly carry that bill now. He pushed for 
             increased access to family planning services for low-
             income women and teenagers, and fought to provide medical 
             care to low-income pregnant women, who otherwise would 
             have been left without it and would not have had healthy 
             babies.
               And he didn't stop there. He sought to level the 
             financial playingfield for women, pushing for laws 
             prohibiting discrimination against women trying to obtain 
             credit. And we forget today when we open our mailboxes and 
             we keep getting all these applications for credit cards, 
             that there was a time when a woman could not get any 
             credit. We thank you, Alan, although we have to restrain 
             ourselves now and then. We appreciate the work you did.
               Alan was responsible for the first appointment of a 
             woman to the Federal court bench in California. I've 
             personally, and I know Dianne, we've recommended many 
             women; five of those that I recommended to President 
             Clinton were nominated and confirmed. Alan laid that 
             groundwork too.
               An advocate for equal education for young women, he 
             fought hard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 
             1972, and you know what that is, equal opportunity for our 
             children, for our girls in athletics.
               And the list goes on, but I will stop there with it, 
             because it could go on and on. But I stand before you 
             today, as a Senator who is carrying on the progressive 
             work of Alan Cranston. His belief that women are equal has 
             borne fruit.
               If you look around today in the Senate, there are 13 
             women Senators from both parties. That's just in this 
             building. Next door--and we have a couple here--there are 
             61 women in the House. We are doing better now, but as my 
             friend Barbara Mikulski often says, it takes the ``Sir 
             Galahads,'' to get us there, and Alan was definitely a Sir 
             Galahad.
               I'm just going to tell you one quick personal story, and 
             then I'll end. Alan decided to retire, I ran for the seat 
             and won the seat, and about a year later, he made an 
             appointment to come to see me. Now, I know this, the 
             family must know this, but unlike the Whip's office, which 
             someone else must have decorated, Alan's personal office 
             here in the Hart building was not the most beautiful 
             place, because this was not important to Alan. It was 
             dark; it was dark leather and dark walls and the blinds 
             were drawn, and that was it. Alan just saw it as a place 
             to work--files all over the floor. So when I got into the 
             office, I said: ``Let's brighten it up. Let's bring 
             California.'' And I ordered all of these green plants, and 
             we opened up all the shades and we painted the walls peach 
             and we got peach and green fabrics, and I mean, it was 
             different. So I thought, you know, Alan was coming to see 
             me about arms control, but I was excited that he was going 
             to see what had happened to his office. And he came in and 
             he sat down, and he sat there and his first thing is, 
             ``You've got to be more aggressive on arms control.'' Now 
             that's the first time anyone ever told me to be more 
             aggressive on anything. But he started to lecture me and, 
             you know, time went on, it was an hour, he still hadn't 
             said a thing about the room. So, finally, I got up my 
             courage, and I said, ``So Alan, what do you think of the 
             office?'' And he looked around, and he looked around, and 
             he said, ``You moved my desk.'' That was it.
               Alan said about his role as Senator, and I quote him, 
             when he retired: ``It has been a privilege I have 
             cherished and for which I can never adequately thank the 
             people of California.'' Let me take this moment on behalf 
             of the people of California to say to Alan Cranston thank 
             you and your work lives on.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you very much, Senator 
             Boxer, and thank you for being with us so long. I couldn't 
             help but note when you talked about women and forging the 
             way for women, that the United States Army Strings that 
             played at the beginning of our ceremony today was composed 
             of four women from the U.S. Army. And no men.
               I want also to acknowledge the presence here of Senator 
             Daniel Akaka, of the Democratic Leader, Senator Tom 
             Daschle, and of Senator Hollings of South Carolina. We 
             appreciate their presence with us very much.
               Known to all veterans advocates as ``Mr. Chairman,'' our 
             next speaker was the counterpart in the House to Senator 
             Cranston and Senator Simpson as the Chairman of the 
             Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the other body, as it is 
             affectionately called. He and Alan had to resolve many 
             sticky and tricky issues over the 14 years that he led the 
             House committee, and they were always able to do so with 
             congeniality and mutual respect.
               He has been a great friend to me personally, as has been 
             his committee staff. I now introduce former Representative 
             Sonny Montgomery of Mississippi, ``Mr. Chairman.''

               Representative G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery. Thanks very 
             much, Jon.
               To the family of Senator Cranston, my colleagues on this 
             panel, Cabinet Members, other distinguished guests, ladies 
             and gentlemen.
               I'd like to thank you, Judge Steinberg and others for 
             letting me participate in the remarks of this memorial 
             tribute to Senator Alan Cranston.
               Alan and I became friends because he was Chairman of the 
             Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and I was Chairman of 
             the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and we both enjoyed 
             working for veterans and their families. Alan was a 
             veteran of World War II and had really a good feel for 
             veterans issues.
               You know, at first, I was a little uncomfortable working 
             with the great Senator from California. I am kinda the 
             hand-shaking, pat-on-the-back Congressman whereas Alan was 
             in great physical shape, and he would look down on me and 
             say ``I am sure we can work together,'' and we did.
               He had a couple of veterans functions out in California 
             and asked me to come out.
               Going from one veterans meeting to another in different 
             towns in California, we stopped at this restaurant, and he 
             said they made the best vegetable soup in California. 
             People recognized him when he walked in, but Alan wanted 
             the soup and didn't work the crowd, so to speak.
               I said to Steinberg, ``explain to me,'' and he did. In 
             California you had millions of people and you just don't 
             work the crowds. So, I found out about that.
               Alan did many good things for veterans, and I will 
             mention a few.
               He was the architect of the Veterans Readjustment 
             Counseling Act that Max Cleland mentioned. There are 206 
             centers to help Vietnam veterans to readjust, and Alan did 
             pass this legislation in 1979.
               He had a strong interest in veterans health care and he 
             passed legislation that gave thousands of veterans more 
             access to health care. He pushed for more outpatient 
             clinics, and more veterans use outpatient clinic 
             facilities now, and the VA, I'm happy to say, has been 
             able to cut back on the number of hospital beds in our 172 
             hospitals, because of Alan Cranston and our outpatient 
             clinics.
               He was part of our team that established the U.S. Court 
             of Appeals for Veterans Claims and worked very hard for 
             the upgrade of the VA to a Cabinet department.
               Some Member of Congress, and what a mistake he made, 
             introduced legislation to tax veterans disability 
             compensation. Senator Cranston went berserk, he killed 
             this tax legislation before it even saw the light of day, 
             and he was right.
               Alan was very helpful in establishing educational 
             benefits for veterans who completed their military 
             obligation, and he saw to it that the educational benefits 
             go to the actives as well as the National Guard and 
             Reserve.
               As big as California is and the many government programs 
             that the State has, I believe he really enjoyed working 
             for veterans and their families more than other issues in 
             government.
               He was a friend of the veteran, and veterans 
             organizations knew they could count on Alan, and he came 
             through for them.
               We all miss him and know even in Heaven Alan has an 
             exercise program going.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you very much, Mr. 
             Chairman. I want to note Senator Jeffords who has just 
             joined us. We appreciate your being here.
               Next, we will hear from a former colleague of Alan's who 
             knew him long before he became a U.S. Senator or held any 
             public office. He very graciously called last Thursday to 
             offer to say a few words in tribute to Alan. I now 
             introduce former Representative and Independent 
             Presidential candidate, John B. Anderson of Illinois.

               Representative John B. Anderson. Thank you very much, 
             Judge Steinberg, and my distinguished former colleagues in 
             both the House and the Senate, distinguished Members of 
             the Cabinet, and Alan's family. I count it an honor indeed 
             to be included in the group that is privileged this 
             afternoon to say just a few words about the career of this 
             very remarkable man. You have already heard a great deal 
             about his commitment to the cause of civil rights, women's 
             rights, conservation, the environment, veterans affairs. I 
             will not attempt to repeat the comments or the praise that 
             could continue to be heaped upon him for the efforts that 
             he exerted in all of those fields. But, as a Member of the 
             ``other body'' for 12 of the 24 years that Alan Cranston 
             served in the Senate, I was well aware of the 
             distinguished record that he had compiled in that body. 
             And I would simply again state what has already been 
             remarked that earlier than most he saw the folly of our 
             entanglement in Southeast Asia, and I remember his very 
             clear and clairvoyant voice calling for an end to the 
             struggle there. He called for more than that, for an end 
             to the arms race.
               And it's really to that vision that he had in this 
             particular realm of international affairs that I wanted to 
             direct my very brief remarks this afternoon. Because, as a 
             very young man he was gifted with a passion for achieving 
             peace in our time that was shaped as someone said about a 
             former President, I forget who it was, he had a vision 
             that enabled him to peer around a corner of history, to 
             see what lay beyond. In short, he was, indeed, a globalist 
             long before globalization had become a term used in common 
             parlance.
               And it was just 2 years after the founding of the United 
             World Federalists in Asheville, North Carolina, that young 
             Alan Cranston at the age of 35 became the president of 
             that organization and served until 1951. One of his 
             mentors was the late, distinguished Grenville Clark, who, 
             along with Lewis B. Sonn, wrote that very magisterial work 
             on world peace through world law. And that indeed was the 
             vision that Alan Cranston had. He had a vision of a 
             democratic world federation that would emerge from what 
             was then, when he was president of the United World 
             Federalists, still a very nascent United Nations. He 
             maintained that interest and served on the Board of 
             Advisors of the World Federalists Association until his 
             recent death.
               Upon his retirement from the Senate in 1994, and this is 
             the point, I think, that I wanted the opportunity to 
             emphasize here this afternoon, he did not regard his 
             career as ended. I read the account of the marvelous 
             memorial service conducted in San Francisco just 3 weeks 
             ago, in Grace Cathedral, where his son was quoted as 
             saying that he had said that ``when the end comes, I want 
             to be able somehow to still struggle across the finish 
             line with my head up.'' And he added to that that when the 
             end came, he was still sprinting; he was not merely 
             struggling, he was sprinting in pursuit of the goals that 
             he sought. And he became a leading and a very strong voice 
             in civil society in the area that, at the end of his life, 
             I am convinced, lay closest to his heart. It was the 
             interest in disarmament, an end to the threat of nuclear 
             war and the achievement of world peace through world law. 
             And he believed that that could be achieved only through 
             the application and the use of the same federalist 
             principles that had inspired the Framers of our 
             Constitution to write a Constitution that would bring 
             about peace and domestic tranquillity among the then 13 
             independent sovereignties who had found that under the 
             Articles of Confederation their bonds of unity had become 
             frayed. And it was Alan's belief, building on that 
             historical fact, that only with a restructured and an 
             empowered United Nations, one capable of maintaining peace 
             with justice, that we would recognize the goal that he 
             sought, of world peace through world law.
               It's been mentioned, I think, already, that he served as 
             president of the Global Security Institute, a non-profit 
             organization dedicated to disarmament and world peace. He 
             saw security not simply as an issue confined within the 
             narrow boundaries of nationalism but as an issue that 
             required the forging of new bonds of global cooperation.
               And one of the last and most vivid memories that I 
             personally have of Alan Cranston was less than 3 years 
             ago, when the Hague Appeal for Peace drew thousands of 
             peace activists from around the world to the Hague to 
             celebrate, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 
             first Hague Peace Conference. Alan was there as one of the 
             leading spokespersons from the United States. And again, 
             one of the memorable experiences of that international 
             meeting was to attend one of its sessions and to hear him 
             describe how he was even then busy working on a book, a 
             book on sovereignty, a book that would seek to explain 
             that, in this new millennium, the old Westphalian theory 
             of State sovereignty was simply not sufficient unto the 
             needs of our present age, and we had to re-conceptualize 
             that term in a way that would allow the formation of 
             Democratic global institutions that would carry out the 
             goals of disarmament and build a world in which peace 
             could be achieved through reliance on the rule of law.
               Those are the memories that I will certainly carry with 
             me, as inspiration for the remainder of my life, and I 
             thank you, Alan Cranston, for the things that you did, 
             both in the Senate, and then in those very important years 
             when you carried forth your ideas and lived for your 
             ideals as a strong member of American civil society.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. I think that gave us all an 
             important glimpse of the formation of Alan Cranston's 
             philosophy and thinking, and I know that there are a 
             number of people from those early days in the United World 
             Federalists who are here today, including Neil Potter and 
             Ted Waller, who worked with Alan so many years ago at the 
             founding of that organization.
               Our next speaker has served for 26 years in the House of 
             Representatives. He worked very closely with Alan on many 
             initiatives of significance to their California 
             constituents and particularly to the children of their 
             State and the children of the entire country. We are very 
             grateful that he has taken time to be with us throughout 
             this entire ceremony this afternoon.
               Representative George Miller of California.

               Representative George Miller. Well thank you, and to all 
             of you, to family and friends, and colleagues. I am very, 
             very pleased to be able to participate in this memorial to 
             an extraordinary life, to clearly one of the leading 
             California statesmen of the 20th century.
               My familiarity with Alan Cranston goes back long before 
             my politics, when as a young boy, I sat in the living room 
             of our home and listened to Alan Cranston and my father 
             and many other California politicians plot campaigns and 
             create and organize the California Democratic Council, 
             which changed the politics of California, changed the 
             Democratic Party in California, launched their careers, 
             and later the careers of so many other progressive 
             politicians in the State of California. It was a profound 
             organization, in terms of its influence in California. In 
             the post-war, in the conservative years, it was an 
             organization that, led by Alan, would speak out on nuclear 
             arms control, on civil rights, on the rights of labor--
             these issues that became the cornerstone for so many of us 
             who later sought to run for political life in the State of 
             California.
               I think it's rather fitting that we remember Alan at 
             this time. Because we can remember when a conservative 
             administration came to this town 20 years ago and sought 
             to launch an attack on programs for the poor, on women and 
             the ill, on foster care and adoption, on child health, on 
             handicapped education, and so many other programs that 
             were targeted for elimination. Alan and his colleagues not 
             only led that fight, but participated in it, stood their 
             ground, and fought against those efforts, and today, when 
             we see a new administration arriving in town, we're no 
             longer talking about the elimination of these programs, 
             we're talking about making them work better. We recognize 
             the beneficiaries of these programs, and the benefits to 
             our society. We now see that, in fact, because of the 
             fight that was made a long time ago, we now have a legacy 
             of understanding the role and the importance that 
             government plays in so many American lives, and the 
             necessity of it. We've heard it with respect to veterans, 
             we've heard it with respect to the environment, to women, 
             and to so many others in American society.
               Many of us would think that if you look at the last 
             quarter of the 20th century in American politics, you 
             would think of extreme ideological behavior, you'd think 
             of political chaos, and you would suggest that not a lot 
             got done. But, as already had been mentioned here, if you 
             look at the legacy and the workload and the work product 
             of Alan Cranston, you would recognize that, in fact, it 
             was a golden age of legislation for people like Alan 
             Cranston. He was able to put his signature and his work 
             into so many efforts that became the law of the land. I 
             recall two of those, working with him as a colleague in 
             the House. One was in the 1970s; in the late 1970s, after 
             5 years of working together, of holding hearings, site 
             visits, talking with families and children, we put 
             together legislation to deal with the problems of foster 
             care, to children who were trapped in a system from which 
             they could not escape, families who could not get their 
             children back from that system, and the impact that it had 
             on these children. That law was later signed by President 
             Carter, and it was Alan's tenacity that allowed us to get 
             it through.
               The other one, of course, that's been mentioned here is 
             the California desert. Alan started pioneering that effort 
             so many years ago, so many years before we actually 
             considered it on the floor of the House or the Senate. 
             Where he walked over those areas, he hiked over them, he 
             spent time with the constituents who were interested in 
             them, with the organizations that were trying to preserve 
             them. Kim has spent much time in that area. And, after 
             Alan left the Senate, I managed the bill on the floor of 
             the House. The opponents were numerous; we used to have to 
             have security and armed guards to go into the hearings on 
             the California desert bill. They held the controversial 
             ones in Beverly Hills, so that people would have trouble 
             getting there, it was a grand ploy. And it worked.
               But, in any case, the opposition in the House was 
             incredible. We spent many, many days debating this 
             legislation, on again, off again, part of the day, into 
             the night. They filed numerous amendments, all of which 
             had unlimited debate time. They had a coterie of people 
             who would speak on every amendment for the maximum time 
             allowed, so that they could delay this bill and not see it 
             enacted. I called Alan and I said, ``Alan, we've got to 
             accept some amendments to speed this along. The Members of 
             the House are starting to call me Moses, they've said 
             they've been in the desert for so long on this 
             legislation.'' I said, ``Some of these amendments, what 
             can we accept to narrow this down,'' and he said, 
             ``None.'' And I said, ``Alan, this is the House, it will 
             never stop,'' and he said, ``None.'' He said, ``We can't 
             accept them.'' I talked to him about a couple of 
             amendments to move the boundaries, he said, ``No, I've 
             been there; I've been there and if you go to the bottom of 
             that canyon, you're going to find a little spring down 
             there--most people don't know it exists. You can't put 
             that outside the park, that's going to have to be in.''
               Well, it's turned out he was right. Dianne managed the 
             bill on the Senate floor, and Bill Clinton signed it into 
             law, and now it's one of our leading attractions in the 
             Nation and certainly in the State of California. Those who 
             opposed it are now seeking authorizations and 
             appropriations for visitor centers and various support 
             systems for the park. The Chambers of Commerce now think 
             that this is a cash register, and they'd like to have it 
             expanded, they'd like to have the boundaries expanded, 
             they'd like to have the protections upgraded, so that more 
             visitors would come and bless their economy. It was Alan 
             Cranston's foresight that brought that about.
               You know, the political mentor to so many of us, Phil 
             Burton, used to say to us that when you came to the House 
             or you came to the Senate, that it was a privilege and it 
             was an honor, and you had to pay the rent, you had to pay 
             the rent all the time to stay there. And I think that Alan 
             fully understood that, while this clearly was the world's 
             most exclusive club, he still had to pay the rent, and he 
             did over and over and over again, on behalf of so many 
             Americans, on behalf of our environment, on behalf of 
             world peace, on behalf of human rights. He paid the rent 
             constantly to earn his right to stay here and to work and 
             to work and to work on behalf of all of us. And I think we 
             should thank him, for all of the fights that he made, and 
             all of the ground that he stood, on behalf of America, and 
             all of its people. Thank you very much, Alan.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you, Representative 
             Miller.
               Next, we will hear from a Senator who served on two 
             committees with Alan--Banking and Foreign Relations--where 
             they shared many common interests. Senator Kerry was a 
             highly decorated veteran of Vietnam and a co-founder of 
             the Vietnam Veterans of America, an organization which was 
             to play an important role in the enactment of much 
             legislation that he and Senator Cranston championed, 
             particularly the Veterans' Judicial Review Act that 
             created the court on which I am honored to serve, along 
             with another former Member of Congress who is also with us 
             today, Chief Judge Ken Kramer.
               Senator Kerry succeeded to the Democratic leadership of 
             the Banking Committee's Housing Subcommittee, which 
             Senator Cranston had chaired from 1987 to 1993. Also, I 
             know that Senator Kerry shares the passion that Senator 
             Cranston lived and breathed for ending the threat of 
             nuclear annihilation.
               Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.

               Senator John Kerry. Thank you, Jonathan. Kim, Colette, 
             Evan, and R.E., it's a very special privilege to join with 
             all of you today in remembering the remarkable life and 
             achievements of our friend, Alan Cranston.
               As we've heard today, and as we all know, Alan was a 
             sprinter, a record-holding sprinter, who, in his sixties, 
             was only 2 seconds slower than he was in his twenties when 
             he set the records. And I think it's safe to say that 
             those who knew him well would agree that he really 
             sprinted through life; he sprinted through the U.S. 
             Senate, always with a yellow pad in his hand and a felt-
             tip pen, covered with ink, with more things on that pad to 
             do in one day than most of us would venture to accomplish 
             in a week or a month, and he got them done. And always 
             with this incredible, mischievous twinkle in his eye. He 
             had fun advocating and challenging the system.
               One of the most enduring images of Alan would be at the 
             Iowa caucuses in 1984 at the Holiday Inn in Keokuk, Iowa, 
             where he was seen sprinting barefooted down 40-meter 
             hallways, then he'd walk back, and he'd repeat the 
             exercise for about 40 minutes. And I think we can 
             understand why it was no coincidence that Alan's favorite 
             hotel was the Chicago O'Hare Hilton, where they had 250-
             meter hallways.
               Three weeks ago in California, we had a tender goodbye 
             to our friend, this sprinter, at a memorial service--
             calling to mind the many ways in which he enriched our 
             lives and this country.
               There in the Grace Cathedral, we heard Colette Cranston 
             say that in death Alan Cranston ``has become my Jiminy 
             Cricket--that little voice in [her] conscience that says, 
             `Colette, think before you leap.' '' It would not be an 
             exaggeration to say that that warning was a characteristic 
             of Alan--think before you leap, and, most of all, he 
             wanted us to think, he wanted us to look, and, by God, he 
             wanted us to leap. He implored us to put a public face on 
             policy. He wanted us to think not in terms of statistics 
             and numbers and programs, but in terms of people; and the 
             people he spoke of most often, as all of my colleagues who 
             served with him will remember, were senior citizens, 
             children, those without decent housing, immigrants, those 
             in need of a helping hand regardless of race or religion. 
             He was a moral voice, a voice of conscience, someone who 
             understood that even as he remained vigilant in defending 
             the needs and wishes of his home State of California, he 
             was also a global citizen and he knew and felt the 
             responsibilities of this institution toward the rest of 
             the world.
               Through four terms as a U.S. Senator, he also remained a 
             man of enormous humility--on his answering machine he was 
             simply ``Alan''--as he was to so many who worked with him 
             and knew him. And this personal sense of place and of 
             restraint made it easy to underestimate the contributions 
             that he made to the Senate, and to our country. Certainly 
             he never paused long enough to personally remind us of the 
             impact of his service, of the history that he was a part 
             of and the lives that he touched.
               I first met Alan in 1971 when I had returned from 
             Vietnam and many of our veterans were part of an effort to 
             end what we thought was a failed policy in that country. 
             In Alan Cranston we found one of the few Senators willing 
             not just to join in public opposition to the war in 
             Vietnam, but to become a voice of healing for veterans of 
             the war--a statesman whose leadership enabled others, over 
             time, to separate their feelings about the war from their 
             feelings for the veterans of the war. At a time when too 
             many wanted literally to disown this country's own 
             veterans, Alan Cranston offered them a warm embrace. He 
             was eager to do something all too rare in Washington: To 
             listen--and he listened to veterans who had much to say, 
             much of it ignored for too long. He honored their pride 
             and their pain with his sensitivity and his understanding.
               That's when I first came to see the great energy and the 
             commitment that he brought to issues affecting veterans, 
             especially those of the Vietnam era. He was deeply 
             involved in veterans health care issues, among the first 
             to fight for the recognition of post-Vietnam stress 
             syndrome, a leader in insisting, together with Sonny 
             Montgomery, on the extension of coverage under the VA, 
             under the GI bill. And when the agent orange issue came to 
             the fore, Alan insisted on getting answers from a 
             government that was unresponsive. He made sure that 
             veterans and their families got the care that they needed. 
             Under his leadership, together with his partner in the 
             House, they increased GI bill benefits for Vietnam 
             veterans--and I tell you that that was a time when 
             veterans too often had to fight for what was their simple 
             due, whether it was a memorial here in Washington, or 
             simply to have the government recognize that it was a war, 
             and not simply a conflict. Alan's leadership made all the 
             difference. It's a sad truth in our history that a weary 
             Nation indeed seemed eager to turn its back on the entire 
             war by also turning its back on so many veterans. It 
             should forever be a source of pride to the Cranston family 
             that Alan was chief among those who insisted that America 
             honor that service and keep faith with sons who left 
             pieces of themselves and years of their lives on the 
             battlefield in Vietnam.
               This was a man who fought with extraordinary passion for 
             everything. And he fought at the most difficult of times. 
             Not just for veterans, but as we've heard from others 
             today, he fought against all that war represents--
             remembering that war, and the killing that follows it, is 
             the ultimate failure of diplomacy.
               Alan Cranston was above all else a man of peace. And he 
             was a man of peace not as a matter of public policy, but 
             as a matter of personal passion. Remember: This was a man 
             who, in 1934, found himself in the same room as Adolf 
             Hitler. Five years later, he wrote a critical English 
             translation of Adolf Hitler's ``Mein Kampf'' in an effort 
             to reveal the German leader's true plans. And he wore 
             Hitler's ensuing lawsuit as a badge of honor, proud that 
             he had stood up to try and warn the English-speaking world 
             about the evils of nazism.
               Throughout the rest of his service he used public office 
             to force Americans to listen to other prescient warnings--
             about nuclear war, about the arms race, about hopes for 
             peace that he refused to give up even as others chose to 
             beat the drums of war.
               Senator Cranston came to his famous commitment, as we 
             learned from the film, after meeting with Albert Einstein 
             in 1946. And he left that meeting convinced that he had 
             found his mission and he would indeed spend the balance of 
             his life arguing that conviction before the world.
               As a member of the Senate leadership and a senior voice 
             on the Democratic side of the Foreign Relations Committee, 
             he worked tirelessly to reduce the nuclear threat. 
             Obviously, there were many of those efforts, but one of 
             the most unpublicized was his effort through the 1970s and 
             1980s, when he convened a unique group known as the ``SALT 
             Study Group.'' A Senators-only gathering monthly in his 
             office, off the record, face to face to define the 
             confines of the debate. He knew the impact that quiet 
             diplomacy could have on the issues, but on this issue 
             above all that he cared about the most.
               He loved the Peace Corps, and he fought for it. He 
             fought to attach human rights conditions on aid to El 
             Salvador. He was a leading national advocate for the 
             mutual verifiable freeze. He was always an idealist whose 
             increase in political power, gratefully, was always met by 
             progress for the issues that he cared about so deeply. It 
             was not just the work of a career, but the work of a 
             lifetime--and after he left the Senate, we all know the 
             remarkable commitment that he continued with Mikhail 
             Gorbachev and ultimately in his founding of the Global 
             Security Institute.
               He did that because he sensed that the end of the Cold 
             War, with all of the opportunity that it afforded, which 
             he understood, still left us a world that was more 
             dangerous, and he was haunted by the threat of nuclear 
             terrorism. We missed his voice in the debate on the Test 
             Ban Treaty, and we miss him even more today.
               When he left the Senate, Alan reflected on his service 
             and he said of his own legacy, simply: ``Most of all, I 
             have dedicated myself to the cause of peace.''
               That dedication was real, it was lasting, and the legacy 
             of peace for a good and peaceful man who gave living 
             embodiment to Culbertson's simple, stubborn faith that 
             ``God and the politicians willing, the United States can 
             declare peace upon the world, and win it.'' That belief 
             was Alan Cranston--and it's a belief still worth fighting 
             for.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Our concluding speaker from 
             this body is also one of its newest Members. She traveled 
             to California 3 weeks ago, as did Senator Kerry, as he 
             told us, to attend the ceremony attended by over a 
             thousand persons at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. 
             For reasons that I know she will share with us, she will 
             be--along with Max Cleland--a living legacy of Alan 
             Cranston in the U.S. Senate.
               Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington.

               Senator Maria Cantwell. Thank you. To Kim and Colette 
             and Evan and R.E., thank you for allowing me to share this 
             occasion to remember Alan and to have been there a few 
             weeks ago and to see so many of the friends and faces that 
             Alan touched.
               People today have talked about Alan's legislative 
             career--the many pieces of legislation that will live with 
             us for a long time. But I'd like to share with you today 
             maybe a different Alan Cranston that I knew as I worked on 
             his Presidential campaign in 1983 and 1984. Some people 
             might think running for President is a glorious task, but 
             it is a very difficult one that I think Alan knew would 
             help aid the cause and message that he wanted to fight 
             for. In fact, I'm not from Washington State originally; it 
             was Alan Cranston that dropped me off there in 1983. In 
             fact, the first time I ever visited, I was a part of his 
             Presidential campaign staff, in which he left me at SEA-
             TAC Airport in Seattle and went on about his business to 
             campaign. But people who knew Alan knew that he jumped 
             into that race to deliver a message for the right reason. 
             I was fortunate enough to have read R.E.'s book about 
             Alan, and knew all the things that Alan had fought through 
             in his life, some of the things that have been mentioned 
             today. About being sued by Adolf Hitler for translating in 
             next to no time a version of ``Mein Kampf.'' Being a pre-
             World War II journalist and being smart enough to 
             understand what was going to be advocated and running back 
             to the United States and having that published. And all of 
             the other wonderful things that Alan did in helping women, 
             and on the environment; one thing I haven't heard 
             mentioned today is his work with Native Americans, which 
             is something that I recognize.
               But what was amazing about Alan from a personal 
             perspective, and you definitely get to know someone from a 
             personal perspective when you travel with him on a 
             Presidential campaign, is that Alan was very self 
             disciplined. John Kerry talked about his running, and that 
             was something that was very important to Alan on a daily 
             basis. And, yes, I can attest to the fact that he did 
             sprint in the hotel corridors when you didn't schedule 
             time for him to run outside. But, when Alan, challenged 
             with the fact that maybe some of the other hotel guests 
             found it shocking to find somebody so tall and long 
             running down the halls at 7:30 in the morning, the Senator 
             replied, ``Well, maybe I should start at 6:30 instead.''
               But Alan never complained about that task. And for me, 
             in Washington State, there were lots of World Federalists, 
             a lot of people part of the nuclear freeze movement, a lot 
             of people very appreciative of his efforts on the 
             environment. But Alan was also a very self-deprecating 
             person when it came to making a moment light. And I'll 
             never forget the time in Vancouver, Washington, where 
             hundreds of people had showed up at 8:30 on a Sunday 
             morning, I think it was the Fourth of July, to hear his 
             message about the nuclear freeze. And when he mistakenly 
             called the host of the event, whose name was ``June,'' 
             ``Jane,'' and he heard a gasp from the audience, he 
             quickly looked down at his program and saw that he had 
             mistakenly called her the wrong name, and all of a sudden 
             started pounding on his chest, saying, ``Me Tarzan! You 
             Jane!'' Which put everybody at ease, and Alan went on to 
             give his very important remarks to a community that I 
             don't think has seen since the likes of Alan Cranston.
               And yet, when you run a Presidential campaign, you also 
             are a spokesperson for your issues. But I never saw Alan 
             take advantage of that situation, where he was trying to 
             make more than the situation called for. In fact, he was 
             very reserved in his comments. I remember being with him 
             on August 31, in 1983, when the Korean Airline Flight 007 
             was shot down. We happened to be in Anchorage, Alaska, at 
             that time, and many of you probably know the various 
             controversies that arose out of that; 269 people were 
             killed. And I remember waking up that morning to a press 
             event where probably 200 different people were there, 
             including the national press, all wanting Alan to make a 
             statement right away, because he was a Presidential 
             candidate, because his remarks would be all over the news. 
             And yet Alan had the self-discipline not just to say 
             something immediately that morning, but to say, in a 
             calming way, ``Let's find out the facts, first.'' And when 
             I think about that as a human being, particularly in my 
             new post and job, in which the world moves so fast and in 
             which people go about promoting their idea and concepts, 
             the very human side of Alan Cranston remains with me, and 
             I hope it does with each of you.
               I talked to him in October of this year, in which I was 
             out campaigning in Bellingham, Washington, one of the last 
             places I had to campaign with him, and I said to him, 
             ``Senator, you dropped me off here almost 17 years ago, 
             and you never picked me up.'' And Alan reminded me that it 
             was time to work together. So I guess I say to Kim, and 
             Colette, and R.E., and to those of you who are going to 
             carry on the Cranston legacy, that he left in each one of 
             us a piece of that flame that he carried for so long. You 
             saw it on the film. It started when Albert Einstein said 
             to him, ``Nuclear arms could wipe out a whole race of 
             people.'' I think Alan started saying that from that 
             moment on, and reminded people about it until his last 
             days. And so I hope that each and every one of you, as I 
             will, carries part of that torch and flame that Alan had 
             of self-discipline, knowing that he was not the message, 
             but the messenger, in helping this fight. Thank you.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. And now we'll hear from Alan 
             Cranston's son Kim, who I know is committed to seeing that 
             Alan's lifelong commitment to securing world peace is 
             carried on as his most important bequest to his 
             granddaughter Evan and all the children of our planet.
               Kim.

               Kim Cranston. Thank you, all. Those of you who were 
             familiar with the legal pads that Alan carried around and 
             the black pens will be happy to know that Evan is over 
             here busy making a ``to do'' list. I'm not sure what it 
             all includes.
               Jonathan, thank you very much for helping to organize 
             this, and everybody else who was involved in this, the 
             Senate sponsors, and each of the other speakers; I deeply 
             appreciate your kind and touching words about Alan and his 
             work here. It's good to see all of you, so many old 
             friends. It's sad under the circumstances that we come 
             together, but it's wonderful to see you all again. I know 
             how much Alan cherished your friendship and collaboration 
             over the years.
               I was really truly blessed, I feel, to have, through the 
             genetic lottery, ended up as Alan's son, and had the 
             opportunity to get to know him as my father, as my dearest 
             and oldest friend, and as a wonderful collaborator, 
             mentor, teacher, and leader. And I know his loss as a 
             leader is a loss we all share.
               I've been reflecting over the last month on many of the 
             things that I've learned from Alan and our work together, 
             living with him, and a few things stand out that I wanted 
             to share today. One thing that stood out for me was the 
             remarkable style of leadership he had. Inside the program 
             is the poem that he carried, the Lao-Tzu quote, for most 
             of his life, that really informed the style of leadership 
             that he practiced. It concludes with:

               But of a good leader, When his work is done, His aim 
             fulfilled, They will all say, ``We did this ourselves.''

               And so today, we're here, recognizing what we 
             accomplished together with Alan. It's an opportunity not 
             only to mourn his loss, but to celebrate what we 
             accomplished together, and I think, beyond that, to 
             recommit, and commit to the ongoing causes that we engaged 
             in with him.
               Another lesson that has stood out in the last month for 
             me was something that I really remember when I first began 
             hearing it from him. I was told the central purpose of 
             life was to make the world a better place, or, as one of 
             Alan's heros, Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, ``life's 
             most persistent and urgent question is `what are you doing 
             to serve others?' '' And it was certainly in that spirit 
             that Alan conducted his life and committed most of his 
             public life.
               And, finally, one other thing that stands out very 
             strongly for me, both in terms of the work that he did 
             here in Washington, and to the work that he continued to 
             do after he left Washington, was his recognition of the 
             extraordinary moment in history in which we all live. In 
             that regard, I just note that a friend commented after 
             Alan had left the Senate, that they had seen him, and they 
             said, ``Kim, you know, he doesn't seem to be slowing down, 
             he seems to be speeding up.'' And I think that was true, 
             because he said to me that he'd felt since he left the 
             Senate that he could really focus in on the things that he 
             was most concerned about, to devote 100 percent of his 
             energy to those causes that were of greatest concern to 
             him. And I think the cornerstone of that was an 
             understanding that we have entered a new age during our 
             lifetime, when we're facing global challenges that can be 
             addressed only at the global level, and that we need to 
             come up with effective new approaches for dealing with 
             those challenges. After he left the Senate, the cause did 
             continue, most recently in the form of the Global Security 
             Institute, which is continuing, and it has a great board, 
             and a wonderful director, Jonathan Granoff, our CEO, who 
             is here today. And I would really urge those of you who 
             are here today who shared in those causes with Alan to 
             look forward to opportunities to collaborate with us, 
             because the work goes on, and Alan was just the messenger.
               In closing, I'd just like to say something I know Alan 
             closed most of his speeches with, which was, ``I thank you 
             for all you are doing, and urge you onward.'' Thank you.

               Judge Jonathan Steinberg. Thank you, Kim. I know your 
             father would be proud of your personal actions to pick up 
             the torch and deeply moved by your words.
               I want to close with some expressions of thanks to many 
             people. Again, I want to note how grateful all of us are 
             to the sponsoring Senators and to all who spoke so 
             eloquently and movingly about the man who will live 
             forever in my heart as ``Alan,'' as the most important 
             influence on the lives of so many of us in this room 
             today.
               The presence here throughout this entire ceremony of 
             three Cabinet officials in this new administration should 
             remind us all of Alan's abiding belief that it was 
             possible to form an alliance with every Senator on one 
             issue or another, and of his commitment to do just that. 
             Common ground and common sense was much more important to 
             him than party affiliation or political philosophy. We 
             thank the three Secretaries who joined us today and helped 
             remind us of how important those sentiments are for the 
             welfare of our country.
               There are an enormous number of people who volunteered 
             their time and did just incredible work to make this 
             tribute as successful and meaningful as we hope that it 
             has been. If I leave anyone out, I apologize--as I do, and 
             as I did before, if I left out any current or former 
             officeholder, who I should have recognized earlier. So, I 
             offer special thanks, on behalf of the family and myself, 
             alphabetically, to Zack Allen, Bill Brew, Fran Butler, 
             Monique Ceruti, Kelly Cordes, Chad Griffin, Bill 
             Johnstone, Susanne Martinez, Katie O'Neill, Dan Perry, 
             Valerie Rheinstein, Alexandra Sardegna, Ed Scott, Martha 
             Stanley, Loraine Tong, Joel Wood, and one most special 
             person, Elinor Tucker, without whose highly efficient 
             logistical support we would never have made it to this 
             point. I thank Senator Rockefeller for allowing her to put 
             in so much time and effort and to do so in such an 
             effective way. Finally, an even more personal thanks to my 
             wife, Shellie, for helping to keep me on a relatively even 
             keel over the past month as this event was pulled 
             together.
               And, finally, thanks to all of you who joined us in 
             tribute today to Senator Alan MacGregor Cranston, a great 
             American who lived his life by the philosophy of the 
             Chinese poet Lao-Tzu, whose words on leadership, printed 
             in today's program, Alan carried with him every day.
               That concludes this tribute. Please remember to sign the 
             guest book, and thanks again for coming. And we'll go out 
             to the theme song from Alan's Presidential campaign, 
             ``Chariots of Fire.''

                            A Legislative Legacy
                         Alan Cranston in the U.S. Senate
                                     1969-1993

                                      Overview
               As an 8-year-old boy, Alan Cranston lost his first 
             election to be bench monitor in his Los Altos grammar 
             school. As an adult, he became the State's most electable 
             Democrat and one of the most durable and successful 
             California politicians of the 20th century. During decades 
             of political and social turbulence, when no other 
             California Democrat was elected more than once to the U.S. 
             Senate, Alan Cranston won four Senate terms in the 
             Capitol, serving a total of 24 years. It is a California 
             record unmatched except for the legendary Hiram Johnson, a 
             Republican who held his Senate seat from 1917 to 1945.
               In addition, Cranston was elected to seven consecutive 
             terms as the Senate Democratic Whip, the number two party 
             position in the Senate. That, too, is an all-time Senate 
             record for longevity in a leadership post. Alan Cranston 
             is credited with rebuilding the Democratic Party in 
             California through grassroots activism and organization. 
             In the mid-1950s, he organized the then-powerful 
             California Democratic Council, a vast network of party 
             volunteers that in 1958 helped sweep Republicans from most 
             statewide offices. Edmund G. ``Pat'' Brown was elected 
             Governor, Democrats seized the California Legislature, and 
             Cranston began two terms as State Controller of 
             California.
               Senator Cranston sought the Democratic Party nomination 
             for President in 1984. His campaign, though ultimately 
             unsuccessful, raised to new heights public support for 
             international arms control and a superpower freeze on 
             nuclear weapons.
               In terms of political style, Senator Cranston drew upon 
             an earlier Earl Warren tradition of bipartisanship, and 
             was well served by a diversified base of political 
             support. Representing the California mega-State in the 
             Senate, Cranston skillfully balanced a wide array of 
             insistent and sometimes conflicting State interests. He 
             steered a delicate course between the State's giant 
             agribusiness interests and those of consumers, family 
             farmers and farm workers; he weighed the claims of 
             homebuilders and growing communities with the need to 
             preserve open space and wildlife habitats; and he nurtured 
             and led the California epicenter of the national arms 
             control and peace movements, while effectively 
             representing the home of the Nation's defense and 
             aerospace industry.
               The record of congressional measures from 1969 to 1993 
             adds up to a catalogue of literally tens of thousands of 
             legislative actions on which there is a Cranston imprint. 
             These include the large events of the past quarter 
             century--Vietnam, the Cold War, civil rights, the rise of 
             environmentalism, the conflict in the Middle East, 
             Watergate, the energy crisis, and equal rights for women.
               The Cranston mark is on thousands of bills and 
             amendments he personally authored affecting virtually 
             every aspect of national life. Without this legislative 
             record, America would be a different and poorer place in 
             the quality of life and environment for a majority of our 
             people. Rivers would be more polluted, the air less clean, 
             food less safe. Fewer opportunities would be open to all 
             citizens, fewer advances made in medicine and science; 
             there would be less safe conditions in workplaces.
               Despite facile and careless cynicism about the work of 
             government, the achievements of the Nation's legislative 
             branch from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s have made a 
             distinct and meaningful difference in the lives of 
             millions of Americans. Alan Cranston's particular 
             contributions to progressive legislation is notable. The 
             difference a single U.S. Senator can make is demonstrated 
             by a study of all votes cast in the Senate over two 
             decades in which the outcome was decided by less than five 
             votes and often by a single vote. Between 1969 and 1989 
             there were over 2,500 such votes in which Alan Cranston's 
             influence often was critical to the outcome.
               The figures do not include thousands of legislative 
             decisions reached by less narrow margins. Nor do they 
             reflect the additional influence of Senator Cranston as a 
             behind-the-scene strategist, nose counter, marshaler of 
             forces and shrewd compromiser who always lived to fight 
             another day. The sum of thousands of ``small,'' quiet, 
             often little-noticed and uncelebrated legislative actions 
             over nearly a quarter-century adds up to steady progress 
             in nearly every area of American life.
               As for one man's place in such a record, former Vice 
             President Walter Mondale called Senator Cranston: ``The 
             most decent and gifted Member of the United States 
             Senate.''
               Even with so diverse a legislative record, certain 
             points of emphasis and priority emerge. Although never an 
             ideologue, Senator Cranston was passionate in pursuit of 
             world peace, for extending opportunities to those left out 
             of the mainstream, and for protecting the natural 
             environment. Asked by a reporter what he ``goes to the mat 
             for,'' Cranston replied: ``Peace, arms control, human 
             rights, civil rights, civil liberties. If there's an issue 
             between some very powerful people and some people without 
             much power, my sympathies start with those who have less 
             power.''
               During the 8 years that remained to him after he left 
             the Senate, Alan Cranston worked tirelessly on issues of 
             war and peace, speaking out for human rights, and for 
             preserving the environment of the planet for present and 
             future generations. In 1996, he became chairman of the 
             Global Security Institute, a San Francisco-based research 
             organization which he founded together with former Soviet 
             President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail S. 
             Gorbachev to promote world peace and the abolition of 
             nuclear weapons.
                                    Early History
               Few people in modern history have entered the U.S. 
             Senate as freshmen better prepared than Alan Cranston to 
             combine lifelong concerns over foreign and domestic policy 
             with an understanding of the inner procedural, political 
             and human workings of the institution. It was a 
             preparation which made it possible to gain and hold onto 
             Senate leadership as Democratic Whip for 14 of his 24 
             years in Congress.
               In 1936, as a 22-year-old foreign correspondent, he 
             joined the International News Service (later part of 
             United Press International) immediately after graduating 
             from Stanford University. He was sent on assignments to 
             Germany, Italy, Ethiopia and England in years leading up 
             to the outbreak of World War II. He personally watched and 
             listened as Adolf Hitler whipped his audiences into mass 
             frenzy. He saw Mussolini strut before tens of thousands in 
             Rome. He covered London in the fateful years ``while 
             England slept,'' and he watched as the world seemed 
             helpless to act against the dark march of fascism.
               Three years later, following his return to the United 
             States, Cranston learned that an English-language version 
             of Hitler's ``Mein Kampf'' was being distributed in the 
             United States. He was alarmed to discover that, for 
             propaganda purposes, parts of the text had been 
             purposefully omitted. These were passages which would have 
             made clear the nature and full extent of Hitler's threat 
             to the world. To warn Americans against Hitler, he 
             prepared a complete and accurate version of the book, with 
             explanatory notes making the Dictator's real intentions 
             clear. It was published in tabloid form and sold a half-
             million copies before a copyright infringement suit 
             brought by agents of the Third Reich put a stop to its 
             further distribution.
               Senator Cranston's strong commitment to human rights and 
             peace, and his alertness to the dangers of totalitarian 
             one-man rule, were clearly shaped by witnessing first hand 
             the rise of fascism in Europe and the deadly chain of 
             events leading to the Second World War and its Cold War 
             aftermath. His first work in Washington, serving in 1940 
             and 1941 as a representative of the Common Council for 
             American Unity, entailed lobbying Congress for fairness in 
             legislation affecting foreign-born Americans. This 
             activity gave him an opportunity to learn at close range 
             the inner workings of the Senate.
               With the outbreak of war, Cranston served as Chief of 
             the Foreign Language Division of the Office of War 
             Information in the Executive Offices of the President. 
             When offered a draft deferment in 1944, he declined it and 
             enlisted in the Army as a private, where he was first 
             assigned to an infantry unit training in the United 
             States. Because of his experience as a foreign 
             correspondent and journalist, he became editor of Army 
             Talk. His rank was sergeant by V-J Day.
               While still in the Army, he began researching and 
             writing a book in hopes of influencing international 
             decisionmaking in the post-war world. It was an account of 
             how, in the aftermath of the First World War, a handful of 
             willful men in the U.S. Senate, opposed to President 
             Wilson and the 14-Point Peace Plan, managed to prevent 
             U.S. participation in the League of Nations, thereby 
             ultimately undermining the peace and setting the stage for 
             a second World War.
               In 1945, ``The Killing of the Peace'' by Alan Cranston 
             was published. The New York Times rated it one of the 10 
             best books of the year. The book served to warn against 
             the folly of repeating the same isolationist mistakes that 
             followed World War I. The Cranston book also presented a 
             meticulous description of the byzantine inner workings of 
             the U.S. Senate during the debate over ratification of the 
             League of Nations Treaty. At age 31, the future Senator 
             revealed a full appreciation of the critical role played 
             by individual egos, personalities and interpersonal 
             relationships in the legislative process, and showed how 
             awareness to such human factors could be critical in 
             determining the outcome of a vote.
               The immediate post-war years in Washington and 
             publication of ``The Killing of the Peace'' marked the 
             real beginning of Cranston's determination to become a 
             Member of the Senate. He wanted to enter that institution 
             where he could promote world peace and causes of social 
             justice.
               From 1949 to 1952 he served as national president of the 
             United World Federalists, dedicated to promoting peace 
             through world law. He was a principle founder of the 
             California Democratic Council, established to influence 
             the direction of the Democratic Party in the State, and 
             was elected as the first CDC president in 1953 and served 
             until 1958.
               He was elected California State Controller in 1958, 
             which placed him among the top ranks of the party's 
             statewide elected officials. He was reelected in 1962 and 
             served until 1966.
                                 Senate Achievements
                                   Foreign Affairs
               Elected to the Senate in 1968, during the height of 
             fighting in Vietnam, Senator Cranston quickly allied with 
             so-called ``doves'' who were a distinct minority in 
             Congress at that time. Together with Senator Edward Brooke 
             of Massachusetts, Alan Cranston co-authored the first 
             measure to pass the Senate cutting off funds to continue 
             the war in Southeast Asia. The Brooke-Cranston Amendment 
             paved the way to the U.S. Congress's ultimately asserting 
             its prerogatives over military spending and provided for 
             the orderly termination of U.S. military involvement in 
             Vietnam.
               Senator Cranston played key roles in shaping the SALT 
             and START arms pacts, and in framing debate on virtually 
             every new weapon system, arms control issue and foreign 
             treaty from 1969 to 1993. A recognized leader on the 
             Foreign Relations Committee beginning in 1981, Alan 
             Cranston was a highly respected voice on behalf of arms 
             control, nuclear non-proliferation, peaceful settlement of 
             international conflict, human rights around the world, 
             sensible and compassionate approaches to immigration and 
             refugee issues, foreign trade and long-range solutions to 
             problems of famine, disease and oppression in the Third 
             World.
               In addition to U.S.-Soviet relations, those specific 
             areas of foreign policy in which Senator Cranston made a 
             significant impact include the passage of the Panama Canal 
             Treaty, efforts to bar military aid to the Nicaraguan 
             contras, aid to Israel and efforts toward peace in the 
             Middle East, helping to bring a halt to U.S. involvement 
             in a civil war in Angola, and opposition to apartheid in 
             South Africa.
                              Environmental Legislation
               Among the legacy of Alan Cranston's years in the Senate 
             is a wealth of parks, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, 
             wild rivers, scenic areas and coastline protection 
             measures. With just two bills in which Alan Cranston and 
             Representative Phillip Burton of San Francisco teamed--the 
             Omnibus Parks Act of 1978 and the Alaska Lands Act of 
             1980--as much acreage was placed under Federal protection 
             as all the park lands created earlier in the 20th century 
             combined.
               Senator Cranston was the Senate sponsor of legislation 
             creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the 
             Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, the 
             Channel Islands National Park, a 48,000 acre addition to 
             the Redwoods National Park, and the inclusion of Mineral 
             King into Sequoia National Park. He sponsored 12 different 
             wilderness bills which became law between 1969 and 1982. 
             He helped close Death Valley National Monument to open-pit 
             mining and was an architect of the Endangered Species Act 
             and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
               He worked diligently throughout his Senate years for the 
             California Desert Protection Act that called for setting 
             aside millions of acres of desert lands as wilderness and 
             park preserves, and creating better government 
             conservation efforts for a vast portion of the California 
             desert ecosystem. His efforts ultimately came to fruition 
             when Senator Dianne Feinstein, during the first Clinton 
             term, was able to enact into law the Cranston crusade for 
             desert preservation.
               Even this long list does not tell the complete story of 
             Senator Cranston's environmental record, which includes 
             clean air and clean water legislation, control of toxic 
             wastes, liability for oil spills, restoration of fish and 
             wildlife resources, and support for new technologies for 
             cleaner fuels. No other period in American history has 
             seen so much accomplished for environmental protection as 
             the last three decades of the 20th century, and Senator 
             Cranston was an essential but largely unheralded architect 
             of these policies.

                            Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
               In his first term as a Senator, Alan Cranston wrote the 
             amendment that extended to Federal workers the civil 
             rights protections earlier mandated to private employers. 
             He also played a key strategic role in ending a filibuster 
             which threatened the extension of the Voting Rights Act. 
             He authored the first Senate bill to redress grievances of 
             Japanese-Americans interned in relocation camps during the 
             Second World War. Cranston co-authored landmark 
             legislation protecting the civil rights of 
             institutionalized persons. He was the first U.S. Senator 
             to employ an openly gay person on his staff, and he fought 
             official discrimination against homosexuals in immigration 
             laws and access to legal services.
               Aware from his days as a journalist of the importance of 
             protecting news sources, Senator Cranston fought the Nixon 
             administration to preserve an unfettered and free press in 
             America. He successfully blocked legislation in 1975 that 
             would have created an Official Secrets Act threatening 
             First Amendment freedoms.

                                     Health Care
               Both on the Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on 
             Health and Scientific Research, and as Chairman of the 
             Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Cranston 
             worked to secure for all individuals access to health 
             services necessary for the prevention and treatment of 
             disease and injury and for the promotion of physical and 
             mental well-being.
               He authored the law, and extensions and refinements of 
             it, that provided for the development nationwide of 
             comprehensive emergency medical services (EMS) systems and 
             for the training of emergency medical personnel. He 
             steered the original EMS Systems Act through Congress, 
             then persuaded a reluctant President Nixon to sign it into 
             law. A few years later, the Cranston measure was quite 
             possibly responsible for saving another President's life. 
             It was at a special trauma care unit at George Washington 
             University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., established 
             in part by the EMS Systems Act, where President Reagan's 
             life was saved following an assassination attempt in 1981.
               Senator Cranston also wrote laws that have made a broad 
             range of family planning services available to individuals 
             who cannot otherwise afford or gain ready access to them. 
             He authored legislation that improved services to families 
             with children afflicted with sudden infant death syndrome 
             (SIDS) and encouraged expanded research efforts. 
             Legislation to support community efforts to control 
             venereal diseases and tuberculosis were shaped by Senator 
             Cranston. He authored several provisions of law 
             substantially increasing funding for AIDS research, 
             education and public health activities.
               He wrote the law that expanded and coordinated Federal 
             research on arthritis, and he helped create the National 
             Institute on Aging. Totally separate from his role as a 
             Federal legislator, he helped establish the private, non-
             profit Alliance for Aging Research to spur research 
             scientists to find answers for the chronic disabling 
             conditions of aging, including Alzheimer's Disease.
               His commitment to healthy aging was also personal. A 
             lifelong physical fitness buff and accomplished runner, he 
             set a world record for his age group in 1969, running the 
             100-yard dash in 12.6 seconds. He broke his own record 3 
             years later running in the University of Pennsylvania 
             Relays at age 59.
                        Rights for Persons with Disabilities
               When Alan Cranston came to the Senate, disabled persons 
             had virtually no legal protection against unjust 
             discrimination and there had been little progress toward 
             removing physical barriers that excluded them from public 
             buildings and facilities. He was acutely aware of these 
             injustices, due to crippling disabilities suffered by 
             members of his immediate family. He often characterized 
             people with disabilities as ``the one civil rights 
             constituency any of us can be thrust into without a 
             moment's warning.'' He led efforts to enact legislation in 
             1973 for the first time outlawing discrimination in 
             federally funded programs and requiring that federally 
             funded buildings be made accessible to disabled 
             individuals, and promoting the employment and advancement 
             of persons with disabilities by the Federal Government and 
             Federal contractors. The sloping sidewalk curbs for 
             wheelchairs on nearly every street in the Nation stem from 
             Alan Cranston's early advocacy for disabled people.

                                Children and Families
               Senator Cranston authored a rich body of legislative 
             reforms that humanized and vastly improved adoption 
             assistance, foster care, child custody and child care. He 
             was a leader in sponsoring child abuse and neglect and 
             domestic violence prevention laws and in investigating the 
             abuse of children in institutions.
               He was responsible for extending the original 
             authorization of the Head Start pre-school education 
             program. He authored successful bills extending Medicaid 
             coverage for prenatal health care for low-income pregnant 
             women. He co-wrote the landmark 1975 law designed to 
             provide educational opportunities for handicapped 
             children, and he was a strong supporter and developer of 
             children's nutrition and feeding programs throughout his 
             time in the Senate.
               Many private organizations honored Cranston for his 
             work, including the North American Conference on Adoptable 
             Children, which named him ``Child Advocate of the Year'' 
             in 1979, the California Adoption Advocacy Network, the 
             Child Welfare League of America, the Day Care and Child 
             Development Council of America, the California Child 
             Development Administrators Association, and the JACKIE 
             organization, which cited ``his leadership in obtaining 
             national adoption and foster care reform.''

                                      Veterans
               Though opposed to the Vietnam War, Mr. Cranston was 
             deeply compassionate toward those who fought America's 
             most unpopular war. Able to separate the war from the 
             warriors, he was an early champion for the Vietnam 
             veterans, especially for improving health care in VA 
             hospitals and clinics.
               In his first year in the Senate, Alan Cranston was 
             assigned chairmanship of a Labor Committee subcommittee 
             dealing with veterans. He used that post to draw national 
             attention to inadequate and shocking conditions in VA 
             hospitals, which were ill prepared to deal with the 
             returning wounded from the Vietnam War. When a full 
             Committee on Veterans' Affairs was established in the 
             Senate, he chaired its Subcommittee on Health and 
             Hospitals and later chaired the full committee for a total 
             of 9 years.
               Among a few highlights of this record: improvements in 
             compensation for service-connected disabled veterans, 
             education and training programs tailored to Vietnam-era 
             veterans, requirements for Federal contractors to give 
             preference in hiring for Vietnam-era and disabled 
             veterans, and a long list of initiatives to improve health 
             care in the VA medical system.
               Alan Cranston wrote the law that created a national 
             network of VA counseling facilities known as ``Vet 
             Centers'' to aid returning Vietnam veterans in coping with 
             readjustment to civilian society, and helping to identify 
             and treat the condition known as post-traumatic stress 
             disorder.
               He was among the first to draw attention to the health 
             problems believed associated with exposure to agent orange 
             and he gave the VA specific authority to provide Vietnam 
             veterans with medical care for those conditions. He also 
             helped bring to light health problems of veterans who were 
             exposed to nuclear radiation as part of U.S. Government 
             atomic testing in the 1940s and 1950s, and he fought 
             successfully to allow compensation for subsequent medical 
             effects of the exposure.
               For more than a decade he fought to allow veterans legal 
             rights to appeal VA decisions on claims for benefits and 
             ultimately succeeded in establishing the United States 
             Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. On his very last day 
             in the Senate, Mr. Cranston was responsible for passage of 
             three veterans bills: Veterans Reemployment Rights, 
             Veterans Health Care Services, and the Veterans Health 
             Care Act.
                                        Women
               Another constant throughout the Cranston Senate career 
             were his efforts aimed at eradicating sex discrimination 
             and providing equal opportunities for women.
               He worked hard, both in the U.S. Congress and in the 
             California Legislature, for passage and ratification of 
             the Equal Rights Amendment. He authored provisions of the 
             Equal Employment Opportunity Act precluding discrimination 
             in hiring and retaining women employees and those who are 
             pregnant. On the Banking Committee he pioneered laws 
             prohibiting discrimination against women in obtaining 
             credit and benefiting from insurance policies.
               He consistently championed women's access to health care 
             and reproductive health services. He was the Senate author 
             of a bill, the Freedom of Choice Act, that proposed to 
             codify into Federal law the Roe v. Wade court decision.

                                       Addenda
               Any summary of the Cranston record would be incomplete 
             without also noting the following:
               Senator Cranston helped lead the opposition in the U.S. 
             Senate to G. Harrold Carswell and Clement Haynsworth, both 
             nominated by President Richard Nixon to the Supreme Court. 
             Both nominations were defeated.
               When Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court, it 
             was a vote count taken by Democratic Whip Alan Cranston 
             that first showed the nomination could be defeated. 
             Senator Cranston skillfully used this information to 
             persuade swing vote Senators to reject the Bork 
             nomination.
               During the Carter Presidency, when Cranston had the 
             patronage power to recommend Federal judicial 
             appointments, he instead established a bipartisan 
             committee with the California Bar Association to assist in 
             screening candidates based on merit. Under this system 
             four women, four African-Americans, two Latinos and one 
             Asian were appointed to the U.S. District Court in 
             California. In addition, one African-American, one woman 
             and one Latino were appointed as U.S. attorneys.
               He long championed Federal support for mass transit, 
             including the Surface Transit Act, which for the first 
             time opened up the Federal Highway Act to allow mass 
             transit to compete for Federal funds on an equal basis 
             with highways.
               As Housing Subcommittee Chairman on the Banking 
             Committee, he led efforts to pass the Urban Mass Transit 
             Act of 1987, the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, and the 
             Housing and Community Development Act of 1987. He then 
             succeeded in gaining enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
             National Affordable Housing Act in October 1990, a 
             landmark law that set a new course for Federal housing 
             assistance, stressing production of affordable housing 
             units, improved FHA insurance, elderly and handicapped 
             housing expansion, special housing for people with AIDS, 
             and reform of public housing. Passage of the Housing and 
             Community Development Act of 1992 culminated Senator 
             Cranston's 24 years of major legislative achievements 
             steadily aimed at making housing more available and 
             fostering community economic growth.
               He helped strengthen the Resources Conservation and 
             Recovery Act, the basic law which allows the Federal 
             Government to regulate hazardous waste material to ensure 
             that it is safely managed.
               He headed efforts in the Senate to break the filibuster 
             mounted against labor law reform.
               Over more than two decades, he provided diligent 
             oversight and direction for all Federal volunteer programs 
             including the Peace Corps, the ACTION Agency, Foster 
             Grandparents and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

                                 Post-Senate Career
               From 1993 until his death just hours before the first 
             day of 2001, Alan Cranston pursued the opportunity 
             afforded by the end of the Cold War to abolish nuclear 
             weapons. He worked on the issue as chairman of the 
             Gorbachev Foundation, and then as president of the Global 
             Security Institute in San Francisco, which he helped 
             establish. An important accomplishment of the Institute 
             was to put together, with a coalition of groups called 
             Project Abolition, the Responsible Security Appeal, which 
             calls for action leading to the elimination of all nuclear 
             weapons. At Cranston's urging, this document was signed by 
             such notable people as former President Jimmy Carter, Paul 
             Nitze, and General Charles Horner. Project Abolition, 
             founded by Cranston, promises to be the foundation for a 
             wider nuclear abolition campaign in the years ahead.
               During the decade of the 1990s, he traveled to the 
             Indian subcontinent, in Central Asia and elsewhere, 
             working with national leaders to accommodate peaceful 
             change in the world, especially the development of 
             pluralistic, free societies in the former Soviet Union. In 
             the very last years of his life, he was more often at home 
             in the sprawling Spanish colonial-style residence in Los 
             Altos Hills, where he was surrounded by three generations 
             of his family. He assembled a magnificent library 
             encompassing a wide range of California, American and 
             international history and politics, in thousands of books, 
             artworks, memorabilia and photographs. To this library 
             would come many friends, political allies old and new, 
             former staff and an occasional journalist intent on an 
             interview.
               Former Senator Cranston made this assessment of his 
             priorities in one interview, just months before his death:

               I am an abolitionist on two fronts. I believe we have to 
             abolish nuclear weapons before they abolish us, and I 
             think we have to eliminate the incredibly important and 
             significant role of money in politics before we're going 
             to have our democracy working as it should work. If we 
             blow ourselves up in a nuclear war, no other issue, no 
             matter how important it may seem to be, is going to 
             matter. And until we get money out of politics, money is 
             going to affect every issue that comes along, often 
             adversely to the interest of the public. So let's abolish 
             both.

               Years earlier, while preparing to retire from the U.S. 
             Senate, he expressed gratitude for the opportunities to 
             make a difference on behalf of California and people 
             throughout the world:

               It has been a privilege I have cherished and for which I 
             can never adequately thank the people of California. It is 
             my hope that many of the accomplishments achieved over 
             these past 24 years in the areas of world peace, the 
             environment, and in the effort to secure a better quality 
             of life for millions of Americans will survive and serve 
             as the basis of continued progress by others on behalf of 
             future generations.

                                  
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