[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 17 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 24, 1994]
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          REMEMBERING LEGENDARY NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE TAMES

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a Washington 
legend who passed away yesterday. George Tames was an award-winning 
photographer, a giant in the news business, and a fixture for years at 
the White House and on Capitol Hill. He was also a friend.
  Most people may not have known this native Washingtonian, but they 
certainly knew George Tames' work. For more than 40 years, readers of 
the New York Times saw life in Washington, and 10 Presidents, through 
the lens of George's camera. Many of his finest photographs are 
contained in George's 1990 memoir ``Eye on Washington: Presidents Who 
Have Known Me.''
  And many of us were fortunate enough not only to know George's 
extraordinary work, but to know the man behind the camera. The key to 
George's success--aside from his tremendous talent--was the charm, wit, 
and ability to tell a good story that earned him unusual access, 
everywhere from the Oval Office to Capitol Hill.
  But perhaps the greatest tribute to George came from his colleagues 
and sometime competitors. Cornell Capa, a former Life magazine 
photographer, once said of George Tames: ``He's the champion. He beats 
everybody.''
  Mr. President, I am proud to have known George Tames, and I am proud 
to have pictures he took hanging in my office. I know all my colleagues 
join me in sending our most heartfelt sympathies to George's wife, 
Frances, and to their five children.
  Mr. SIMPSON addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed 
to proceed as if in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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