[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 73 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E403]
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   HONORING FELLOW MISSISSIPPIAN AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE THOMAS 
                 JEFFERSON FOUNDATION--DANIEL P. JORDAN

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                           HON. MICHAEL GUEST

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 29, 2024

  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and legacy 
of Mississippi native Dr. Daniel P. Jordan. Dr. Jordan served as the 
executive director and the President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation 
in Charlottesville overseeing the historical process and interest of 
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
  As a native Mississippian, he was known for his ``Magnolia Alerts'' 
which would alert him to any vehicle with a Mississippi license plate. 
David would personally go to the visitor's center and welcome his 
fellow Mississippians to Monticello.
  He was known as ``the most consequential president on the Mountaintop 
since Jefferson himself.'' He worked hard to raise money for the Thomas 
Jefferson Foundation and to expand the research capabilities at 
Monticello. David made the history of Jefferson accessible to everyday 
Americans through expanding Monticello's programing and growing their 
audience.
  Dr. David Jordan was a frequent visitor to the Neshoba County Fair in 
Mississippi, even during his long tenure in Virginia. I'm thankful for 
Dr. Jordan's dedication to the scholarship of history, the years of 
research into Jefferson's life, and his unwavering commitment to his 
Mississippi roots.
  I will end with some of David's words about President Jefferson. ``We 
have 200 people trying to keep up with one man--one dead man, and we 
will never catch him.'' If anyone got close to catching Jefferson, it 
was Dr. Daniel Jordan.

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