On the recordJanuary 27, 1998
just one anecdote that I recalled after I sat down about Sonny. That is, amongst many times that I met with Sonny, there was one occasion when he did not show up; and that was most unusual. I had difficulty understanding why until an explanation was offered. This particular meeting, which I think involved a visit from the Secretary of the Interior to Sonny's district and to the Salton Sea, came at a time when he had already scheduled some other activities with his children; and he missed this very important high-level meeting because he placed his previous commitments to his children above anything else. I think that speaks a lot to the nature of the man and where his priorities really were.
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