Thomas Mott Osborne: “Carl Curtis served in Congress for 40 years, longer than any other Nebraskan in the history of our State. Carl was the…”

“Carl Curtis served in Congress for 40 years, longer than any other Nebraskan in the history of our State. Carl was the Congressman representing the Fourth Congressional District in Nebraska for 16 years. It is kind of interesting to note that at one time Nebraska had five congressional districts. Today we have three. That has to do, of course, with the fact that Nebraska has not grown in population as fast as most other States. Carl was from the central part of the State and was very popular in rural areas. He paid a lot of attention to agriculture. Carl was a close friend of my father's. I knew Carl quite well. Carl was not a large man in terms of physical stature; but in terms of the way he comported himself in terms of his contribution to the State, he was a person of great proportion. Carl was always well-dressed, he was always well spoken, he was courteous to a fault, and he was truly well respected and well liked by both sides of the aisle. He was not a partisan individual. I think the term 'statesman' really represents Carl very well.”