[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
                         UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. I rise today to honor the Joe L. Allbritton family, the 
Allbritton Communications Company, and the Little Rock, Arkansas, ABC 
affiliate KATV for their generous contribution of an extensive video 
collection of historical events to the University of Arkansas.
  Through a partnership formed between Allbritton Communications and 
KATV with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and 
Visual History, KATV's video library, the largest in the State and one 
of the largest in the Nation, will be a treasure that all Americans can 
enjoy.
  This Master Cassette Recording Library contains more than half a 
century of KATV news coverage, including more than 26,000 hours of 
Arkansas history collected over the past 50 years. The bulk of this 
video footage has never been made available to the public, and with the 
additional funds from this gift, the Pryor Center will be able to offer 
this footage online.
  Arkansans and all Americans will be able to benefit from this great 
historical database that depicts the history of The Natural State.

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