Political Quotes

“Today is the 100th birthday of a great lady and Tennessee icon, Sarah Moore Greene. Ms. Greene has been both a national leader and a leader in our hometown of Knoxville. By the way, she still attends many events, and is always dressed like a fashion model. She has served on the national board of directors for the NAACP, and has been a delegate to numerous Republican national conventions. My father served as mayor of Knoxville for almost 6 years from early 1959 through the end of 1964. During that time, Knoxville received the All-American City award from Look magazine, primarily because it had the most peaceful integration of almost any major city. Sarah Moore Greene and my father led the effort to peacefully integrate our city. Mrs. Greene has touched thousands of lives in good and positive ways through her years as a teacher and through her work in the community. She has helped countless numbers, young and old, but her special love is her children, both the hundreds she taught and the thousands who have attended the Sarah Moore Greene Elementary School. Mr. Speaker, this Nation is a better place today because of my friend Sarah Moore Greene, a great American.”