[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 141 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO STAN JENNINGS

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2000

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute Stan Jennings, a 
multitalented writer, illustrator, cartoonist, and photographer from 
Silver Spring, MD. His new book, The Capitol and the Kids focuses on 
Congress, Washington, and Montgomery County, MD, the district I have 
had the honor to represent in the U.S. House of Representatives since 
1987.
  The Capitol and the Kids is a refreshing, delightful look at the 
history of Washington through the eyes of Stan Jennings over the past 
75 years. Stan, a native Washingtonian was born at Forest Glen, grew up 
in the shadow of the Capitol dome on Jenkins Hill, or, as he calls it 
his ``kindergarten and entertainment center.'' The Capitol and the Kids 
gives the reader an unusual and heartwarming glimpse of the city, its 
great figures, and its not so greats. Through his pictures, sketches, 
and sense of humor he has observed the highlights and lowlights of the 
past 75 years.
  The Kids are the folks in Washington. They include 435 Congressmen, 
100 Senators, 9 Justices, a President, a Vice President, and numerous 
newspaper men and women. Stan Jennings has the unique ability to offer 
a thoroughly enjoyable trip through this century's historic times from 
Franklin Roosevelt's New Dealing era to the current administration.
  To quote Robert Frost, The Capitol and the Kids ``begins in delight 
and ends in wisdom.'' Stan Jennings has written an exciting, 
informative, and humorous book on the history of Washington over the 
past three quarters of a century. I salute him.

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