the outpouring of feeling after Ron Brown's death was unique. It was a tribute to Ron, to his capacity for friendship, to his verve, his zest for life, his intelligence, his caring. It was also a tribute to Ron Brown's America. Ron Brown's life showed that there are almost no limits to opportunity in America. You have to work for it. But we often talk about the limitlessness of opportunity, It is not always quite true. Ron tried so hard to make it true. Like so many other dear friends of Ron Brown, I have mourned his death. I miss of him every day.
Mike Levin: “the outpouring of feeling after Ron Brown's death was unique. It was a tribute to Ron, to his capacity for friendship…”
On the recordApril 18, 1996
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Paying tribute to Ron Brown following his death.
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