[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE THOMAS E. MORGAN

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                          HON. LEE H. HAMILTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 1, 1995
  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I bring to the 
attention of my colleagues the passing of Thomas E. Morgan, former 
Member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania and former chairman 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, who died yesterday in his native 
Pennsylvania at the age of 88.
  Doc Morgan served this institution with distinction for 32 years, 
beginning in 1944. For most of his career he was the only practicing 
physician serving in the U.S. Congress.
  For 17 years from 1959 to 1976, Morgan was the able chairman of the 
Foreign Affairs Committee--renamed the Committee on International 
Relations during the 94th Congress. His stewardship was the longest of 
any chairman in the committee's history.
  Doc Morgan presided over crucial debates on foreign assistance, arms 
control, the Cuba missile crisis, the Vietnam war, and relations with 
the Soviet Union. He led U.S. delegations to international meetings and 
parliamentary conclaves, and advised several Presidents and Secretaries 
of State.
  Yet Doc Morgan never dwelt on his foreign policy expertise or the 
role he played in Washington's foreign policy deliberations. He simply 
referred to himself as a country doctor. He never lost his sense of 
humor. He never lost touch with his patients, whom he continued to see 
after he came to Congress. His priority in Congress remained the same 
throughout his career: to improve economic conditions for his 
southwestern Pennsylvania constituents.
  The son of a Welsh coal miner, Doc Morgan remained close to his 
Monongahela River Valley roots his entire life. He returned to 
Pennsylvania upon his retirement but played a key role as chairman of 
the Permanent Joint Board on Defense--United States and Canada.
  Our prayers and sympathy go to Doc Morgan's wife, Winifred, to his 
daughter, Marianne, and to other members of his family. They can be 
proud of his many accomplishments and of his dedicated service to his 
Nation. It was my distinct honor and privilege to work with Doc Morgan. 
He served his constituents, State and Nation with extraordinary 
distinction. He set a marvelous example of public service for all of 
us.


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