[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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        HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. JANET GOESKE

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, today is the 83d birthday of a remarkable 
woman who lives in my district in Riverside, CA. For most of her four 
score plus 3 years, Mrs. Janet Goeske has been a mainstay of State and 
local Republican parties. She was a personal friend of President and 
Mrs. Nixon and their family, and walked precincts with Grandma Nixon. 
And, she published the first Republican cook book, which contained 
recipes from Presidents, First Ladies, and Members of Congress.
  There is no truth to the rumor that Janet Goeske was a personal 
friend of Abraham Lincoln, but she is an honorary member of our local 
Lincoln Club, and she has an incredible collection of Republican 
political memorabilia. But, above all, Mrs. Janet Goeske is a patriot. 
She wears red, white, and blue every single day, and she believes very 
strongly in the American political system and the American way of life.
  Janet Goeske also realizes that there is more to life than politics, 
and she is heavily involved in programs to improve life for our 
county's senior citizens. She is a volunteer and coordinator for the 
Grandparent's Program at Laternman Hospital for the mentally disabled, 
and an ombudsman for senior's rights.
  For these and other contributions, the local Senior Citizens' Center 
was named after her.
  So, on behalf of the many people whose lives this remarkable woman 
has touched, I would like to wish a very happy 83d birthday to Mrs. 
Janet Goeske.

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