Political Quotes

“my daughter Alicia works for the Motion Picture Association of America and sent me a report from the Wall Street Journal written by Robert Iger. My wife Marcelle and I, as well as Alicia, have been to Mr. Iger's home and spent time with him, his highly talented wife Willow Bay, and their children. We have all been impressed with the enthusiasm and direction he brings to the Walt Disney Company, and some of my most interesting times have been with him talking about it. Mr. President, I wanted to share with others his report, and I ask consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2014] Disney's Iger on the Future of Leisure: Technology Built on Storytelling (By Robert A. Iger) In 1956, the year after Disneyland opened, Walt Disney was asked to imagine what entertainment would be like a half- century into the future. As one of the world's great innovators, Walt had just introduced people to a new form of leisure entertainment--the theme park. But when it came to predicting the future, Walt said that was beyond his powers, given the rapid pace of change in the entertainment industry. One thing was certain, Walt said: The centuries-old human need for great storytelling would endure for generations to come, enhanced by new technologies that would bring these tales to life in extraordinary ways.…”