[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO SENATOR SAM NUNN

  Mr. NICKLES. Also, Mr. President, I would like to acknowledge another 
retiring colleague, the Senator from Georgia, Senator Sam Nunn. Sam 
Nunn was elected to the Senate 24 years ago. He is an outstanding 
Senator.
  Many people know Senator Nunn as a leader of the Armed Services 
Committee. He has served as chairman and has served as ranking member. 
He has served in that capacity with distinction. He is a well-known 
expert in foreign policy and national defense matters.
  What some people might not know about Senator Nunn is he also has a 
great deal of talent in other areas. He is one of the best golfers I 
have known, a very competitive individual.
  But maybe my fondest memory of Senator Nunn will be when he made the 
speech at the national prayer breakfast just last year. I remember when 
he was talking about his accomplishments, he said, well, a lot of 
people would ask him about his accomplishments for his years of 
service, what bills did he pass, what legislative accomplishment was 
his real high water mark? He said the fact that he maintained a very 
strong relationship with his wife Colleen and maintained that 
relationship with his wife and his family. I thought that was a very 
inspirational comment.
  I have really grown to know and respect Senator Nunn for his work, 
not only on Armed Services, but also for his work on the permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, for his work that he has done in small 
business. He has been a colleague that, again, people on both sides of 
the aisle in the U.S. Senate have really grown to know and respect. 
Certainly we will miss Senator Nunn. We thank him for his many years of 
service, 24 years of outstanding service, in the U.S. Senate.

                          ____________________