[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


           HONORING THE BIRTHDAY OF MR. ROBERT B. INGRAM, JR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Bob Ingram for 
his service to the state of Alabama as one of the most influential and 
respected political writers.
  At a celebration of his 80th birthday earlier this summer, State 
Treasurer Kay Ivey described Bob as an ``Alabama Treasure.'' Throughout 
his career, he has used his skills as a journalist to make an important 
contribution toward building a better Alabama.
  Born in Centre, Alabama, in 1926, Bob graduated from Cherokee County 
High School and served with distinction in World War II as a radio 
operator and gunner aboard the USS Panamint. He graduated from Auburn 
University in 1949 and soon began working for the Cherokee County 
Herald.
  Bob has seen and reported on many of the most pivotal events in 
Alabama's history including the civil rights movement and the career of 
former Governor George C. Wallace. While noted for his legendary 
objectivity, Bob has never been afraid to speak his mind. Be it with 
praise or criticism, Mr. Ingram has served as a watchdog for the people 
of Alabama his entire career.
  Bob Ingram has been a reporter, a magazine publisher, an author, a 
television commentator, and a speaker for the better part of a century. 
In 1968, he also served the people of Alabama as the finance director 
to Governor Albert Brewer.
  Mr. Ingram's life is filled with achievement, and today I rise to 
honor yet another of these achievements--the 80th birthday of one of 
our state's most revered journalists and esteemed citizens. May he 
continue to inform and inspire the people of Alabama, and may his role 
in our State's history not soon be forgotten.

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