[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            BARRY GOLDWATER

  (Mr. KOLBE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to note with profound sadness 
the passing of my fellow Arizonan, Senator Barry Goldwater, a great 
American statesman.
  I was just 10 years old when I met Barry Goldwater at an old-
fashioned political rally in the little town of Elgin, Arizona. At the 
time he was running against an incumbent Democrat Senator, Majority 
leader Ernest McFarland. Nobody thought he could do it, but he won. The 
rest, as they say is history.
  Six years later Barry nominated me to become his Senate page, and I 
served in that capacity for 3 years. That is when I got to know, really 
know, this extraordinary man. He always said what was on his mind. He 
never shaded the truth.
  Mr. Speaker, Barry Goldwater did not spend a lot of time worrying 
about whether he would be elected or not. He worried instead about 
principles and about America. He did not change his principles, but 
America changed.
  In an era of cynicism and distrust of public officials, Barry 
Goldwater's life stands as a reminder of values that are lasting and 
eternal--honesty, integrity, patriotism. We will miss him, but in our 
hearts we know he was right.
  Farewell, my friend.

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