[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 539-540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RONALD REAGAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

  (Mr. GOODE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOODE. Madam Speaker, first I want to say it is a pleasure to be 
here with Reverend Don Davidson today. Reverend Davidson used to live 
in the Fifth District of Virginia, and I want to wish him the best in 
his new location in Alexandria.
  Days before we observe Ronald Reagan's birthday, I think it important 
to share some of the achievements of Ronald Reagan's Oral History 
Project developed by the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.
  This project began in August 2001. In 45 interviews, it has recorded 
volumes about President Reagan's political career. The purpose of the 
Oral History Project is to record recollections of persons apart from 
the pressures of incumbency.
  A majority of the almost 3,000 pages of transcripts will be released 
later this month, and the Miller Center will hold a three-part forum to 
celebrate their release.
  Nancy Reagan commented that the Miller Center has become a valuable

[[Page 540]]

part of our lives, as it works closely with the Ronald Reagan 
Presidential Library to create a definitive oral history of the Reagan 
presidency.

                          ____________________