[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, our Nation launches a 6-year commemoration 
of the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian war. That 
commemoration is this year. As part of the celebration, Members of the 
Senate and their staffs are invited to a special viewing of a 
handwritten autobiographical manuscript of George Washington, which 
conveys unique insights of the war and young Washington's personal 
reflections on his experiences. Washington's ``Remarks'' will be on 
display in S-127 in the Capitol on Wednesday, today, from 12 noon until 
3 p.m.
  George Washington is most commonly remembered as our Nation's first 
President and a Revolutionary War commander. Americans are far less 
aware of his activities during the French and Indian war. Washington 
never wrote a memoir, but ``Remarks'' provides a firsthand account of 
his early life, including his experiences in the French and Indian war.
  So I hope Senators will take the opportunity to view this important 
manuscript and learn more about George Washington through this story 
penned in his own hand.
  Mr. President, in closing, I thank the honorable Ned Rose of 
Charleston, WV, for his thoughtfulness and his efforts in regard to 
having this displayed in S-127 of the Capitol today, from 12 noon until 
3 o'clock.

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