[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S1296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN WHITE
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, the official State motto of Texas is just 
one word. And that word is ``Friendship.''
  That word was also the motto of John White, one of the great sons of 
Texas, who passed away on Friday.
  John was a Democrat through and through. But John knew that 
partisanship is not as important as friendship. He knew that 
partisanship is not as important as decency. And he knew that 
partisanship is not as important as patriotism.
  Friendship. Decency. Patriotism. These were the hallmarks of John 
White's career in public service. It was a career that saw him serve 
for over a quarter of a century as Texas Agriculture Commissioner, as 
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and as Chairman 
of the Democrat National Committee.
  But John's influence extended far beyond the jobs he held. Former 
Congressman Jake Pickle said,

       John was a small-town man who grew into national prominence 
     because he had a lot of just plain common sense.

  Almost from the day he arrived in Washington, Presidents, Senators, 
Congressmen, and countless others called upon John for counsel and for 
common sense.
  And no matter how busy he was, John always answered the call.
  Mr. President, I know that all Members of the Senate who had the 
privilege to know John, join with me in extending our sympathies to his 
wife, Nellie, and to his entire family.

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