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'Tribute to Senator Jim Afce{ure

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Senator Jim !Jvfce{ure 'Iribute 'Dinner

'Ifie Afayffower !Jfote{ 1127 Connecticut .9Lvenue, ~W. 'Ubsliington, 'lJ.C.

'Wednesday 'Evening, tfie 9{,ineteentfi of September 9{!neteen Hundred and g{jnety

Page 2 of 18 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu Jim AfcC{ure .LJJuise AfcC{ure Portrait of a 'IJi.stinguisftd Jdafwan and Ligisfative Leader- 'Jt!fo Afotfter and Partner Louis~ McClure. wife of U.S. Senator Jim McClure, has been one of the n January, when Jim McClure retires from 24 years of service in the 1 most .active women in Congressional circles in the U.S. Congress. She Congress. he will have already earned an unprecedented combmes her love for art and music with her interest in politics position in the record books for successful and and effective leadership of community affairs. the people of his state and this nation. ~ouise Mil~er was rai.s~d in Nezperce. Idaho. on the family wheat farm. The completion of Jim McClure's World War II Naval Service and earning his ~either farm1.ng nor politics played a particularly important role in her early law degree from the in 1950, began this Payette. Idaho h~e. Instead, 1t was her love of music. During her youth, she studied both the native's long life record of exceptional public service which includes: piano an~ the ?larinet, and took voice lessons. It was while majoring in music Payette County Prosecuting Attorney ...... 1950-1957 at the Umvers1ty of Idaho and singing as a soloist in the university's choral Payette City Attorney ...... 1953-1959, 1962-1966 g~oup, Th.e Vandaleers. that she noticed an aspiring young Idaho State Senator ...... law student singing 1960-1966 with her m the group. United States Congressman ...... 1967-1973 . After r~ceiving his law degree. Jim and Louise were married. Louise had Unites States Senator ...... 1973-1991 1ust re~e1ved her bachelor of arts degree in music, with her minors in Testimony to the high regard the people of Idaho have for Jim McClure is educatt?n and p~ychology. They moved to Jim's home town of Payette, Idaho. the fact that he carried all of Idaho's 44 counties in his 1978 and 1984 wh~re Jim went mto ~ractice with ~is father. While the McClure's were raising elections! He won the largest modern day margin of victory in an Idaho Senate ~heir three young children - Marilyn, Ken, and Dave - Jim began to take race with 72 percent in 1984. Among an other outstanding recognitions he has mterest in politics. received: E~en though the ~ami.ly had to move to Boise for two months each year • National Federation of Independent Businesses Idaho State Man durmg the Idaho leg1slat1ve session. Louise's interest in music continued and of the Year gr~w. She d~r~cted .the Payette Methodist Church and community choirs. • National Association of School Boards Legislator of the Year As1d~ from g1vmg ~r1vate vo?al lesso~s. she also helped to organize the Friday • Americans for Constitutional Action Distinguished Service Award Musicale - a music educat10n and mterest group in Payette. She was also a • Twelve consecutive Watchdog of the Treasury Awards me~ber of the Idaho Board of the Federated Music Club, and was a frequent • Americans for Nuclear Energy Legislator of the Year soloist throughout Idaho. • National Association of Towns and Townships Legislator of the Along with her many musical activities. Louise also served as president of Year the local chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and was a member of the • Americans for Energy Independence Award Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the Nile, and the • Coalition of Peace Through Strength Award Eastern Star. • National Energy Resources Organization Award In 1966, Jim was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the • National Taxpayers Union Award Mc~lu~e family moved to Washington, D.C. Just as Louise had always been • U.S. Industrial Council Award a~t1ve m the Pa.yette community, she now became involved in the Congres- In Washington. Jim McClure's hard work and intellect have earned him the s10nal commumty. Among the organizations with which she has worked are reputation as one of the Senate's top legislators. A quick review of his the Senate Wive~ Chapter oft~e American Red Cross. the Congressional Club, prestigious assignments tell you why: and the. Republican Women s Forum. She is also a Past President of her • Ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Internat10nal Club, the Congressional Wives Bible Study Group and the Committee, Chairman 1981-1987 Republican Congressional Wives Club. ' • Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Ranking I~ additio~ to these activities in the Nation's Capital, Louise has expanded member of the Interior Subcommittee her 1?terest m th~ fin.e arts. In the early 1980's, Louise played an important • Member of the Senate Rules Committee role m the orgamzat10n of a major exhibition of Idaho art at the National • Member of the Senate Select Committee on Iran/Contra Museum of American Art in Washington. D.C. • Co-Founder and Past Chairman of the Senate Steering Committee Above and beyond all of these activities. Louise is an active partner in Jim's • Member of the Helsinki Commission on Human Rights career: She travels frequently, both independently as well as with Jim, and is a Jim McClure has extended his activities outside the Senate by keeping his goo~"'.1ll ambassador of Idaho and the nation along with Jim. She is a frequent interest alive in music and the arts as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees par.uc1pant and p~rtner with Jim in many policy discussions and conferences. of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a member of the Wolf Trap A tireless campaigner, she has been involved in each of Jim's reelection Foundation Board of Governors. campaigns. This month marks the 40th Anniversary for Jim and Louise McClure. They . Louise McClure would say that her most important role is and has been as a have raised three children - Marilyn, Ken and David - who are all married. w1~e and mother._ Ho~ever: ~er ambitious activities and experiences give her a Now there are five grandchildren - Emily, Dillon. Eileen. Joel and Kevin. umque perspective m pohttcs and the inner working of government.

Page 3 of 18 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu !M '£ 9{ 'l1 !l{eception 6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. Promenade MASTER OF CEREMONIES * * * * * * SENATOR STEVE SYMMS Hot Hors D'oeuvres Miniature Lamb Chops With Rosemary and Mint Beignets of Ham and Cheese INVOCATIO N * * * * DR. RICHARD HALVERSON Cold Hors D'oeuvres Canape of Pheasant Pate New Idaho Potatoes With Sour Cream and Caviar MUSI C Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Rounds GENE HARRIS Honeydew and Cantaloupe Spears Wrapped With Smoked Duckling * * * * * * 'Dinner TRIBUTESBY 7:30 P.M . SENATOR BOB DOLE East and State Rooms SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL * * * * * * SENATOR STROM THURMOND Smoked Idaho Mountain Brook Trout SENATOR WENDELL FORD With Dilled Cucumbers Chive Sauce SENATOR TED STEVENS Seasonal Wild Lettuces SENATOR MARK HATFIELD Walnut Vinaigrette Dressing SENATOR ALAN SIMPSON Chardonnay, Ste. Chapelle * * * * * * CO NCLUDI NG TRIBUTE Sliced Blackened Idaho Prime Tenderloin of Beef With Idaho Potatoes Cratin Dauphinais SENATOR STEVE SYMMS Bouquetiere of Vegetables Mustard Sauce Pommery RESPO NSE Cabernet Sauvignon. Ste. Chapelle SENATOR JIM McCLURE * * * * * * Sour Cream Apple Cheesecake With Calvados Sabayon PRESENTATIO SANOTOAST Johannisberg Riesling Sec Sparkling Wine. Ste. Chapelle SENATOR STEVE SYMMS * * * * * * Coffee Assorted English Teas Freshly Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee

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Senator Jim ::Mccfure 'Tribute 'Dinner Sponsors Albertson's, Inc. (jene 3larris American Gas Association Jazz Pianist - Boise, Idaho American Petroleum Institute Argonne National Laboratory ASARCO, Incorporated Gene Harris' blues music has pleased millions along Associated General Contractors of America the way from Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he was born in 1933, to Boise where he moved in 1978. By age Boise Cascade Corporation 4 he was playing piano and has subsequently appeared Chambers Development Company, Inc. many times on the esteemed Blue Note Jazz label, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. among others. His "Gene Harris Trio Plus One" with Chicago Board of Trade Stanley Turrentine on the Concord label won inter- CH2M Hill, Inc. national acclaim. Additionally he received a Grammy Vern Clark and Associates nomination in 1988 for "Tribute to Count Basie." Clean Air Group Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation Gene is currently the leader of the Philip Morris Combustion Engineering, Inc. Superband, which begins its 1990, eleven-nation tour Coors Brewing Company in Taiwan on September 29. Like last year's Superband Cyprus Minerals Company tour, which included shows in Eastern Europe, the Drummond Coal Company sounds of American Jazz will express the virtures of Edison Electric Institute freedom, world-wide. When Gene is not pleasing jazz E G & G, Inc. aficionados somewhere else in the world, he and his Enron Corporation wife Janie spend occasional Sunday afternoons at Ste. Fluor Corporation Chapelle Winery's Jazz concerts near Sunny Slope, Idaho. FMC Corporation General Atomics General Electric Company General Motors Corporation Gold & Liebengood Hagadone Hospitality Company Hecla Mining Company

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Senator Jim Afce{ure 'Irifute 'Dinner Sponsors Idaho Forest Industries, Inc. Idaho Power Company Intermountain Gas Company McDermott Incorporated W. G. Champion Mitchell - Howery & Simon Monsanto Company Morrison Knudsen Corporation Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc. National Coal Association National Rifle Association of America Pacific Gas & Electric Company Peabody Holding Company Philip Morris Companies Inc. Potlatch Corporation Printing Industries of America, Inc. Rhone-Poulnec Basic Chemical Company RJR Nabisco, Inc. Simplot Corporation Southern Companies Services, Inc. Sunshine Mining Company The Coastal Corporation The Pittston Company Timmons & Company, Inc. Union Pacific Corporation Unocal Corporation U S West, Inc. R. Duffy Wall & Associates Washington Water Power Company Williams & Jensen

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FIRST, I WANT TO THANK JIM FOR HIS 18 YEARS OF OUT ST ANDING SERVICE IN THE SENA TE. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER, INCLUDING A TRIP THIS PAST SPRING TO IRAQ TO SEE SADDAM HUSSEIN. SINCE THAT TRIP, THE PRESS HAS BEEN RIPPING OUR VISIT AS 'TOO APOLOGETIC'.

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I AGREE WITH JACK ANDERSON -- JIM SHOULD

NEVER HA VE SET UP IT UP~ EVER SINCE WE GOT BACK, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT: JIM'S CALLING IT 'OPERATION BACKSIDE SHIELD.'

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I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE SOVIET UNION -- WE DIDN'T ASK JIM TO JOIN US ON THAT ONE -- AND GORBACHEV TOLD US THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA NOW OWN ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THEIR LAND. UNDER JIM'S LEADERSHIP, THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO NOW OWN A WHOPPING 33 PERCENT OF THEIRS.

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YOU KNOW, JIM AND I SHARED A TERM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- IT WAS HIS FIRST TERM THERE AND MY LAST BEFORE COMING TO THE SENA TE. MY GREATEST MEMORY OF OUR TWO YEARS TOGETHER IN THE HOUSE WAS JIM'S BILL TO MAKE THE POTATO THE NATIONAL FLOWER.

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BUT SERIOUSLY, AS WE ALL KNOW, JIM McCLURE HAS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN WASHINGTON -- FOR THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO AND FOR AMERICA. HE'S STOOD TALL AGAINST COMMUNISM -- EVEN WHEN IT WASN'T 'IN' -- BUT HE HAD THE LAST LAUGH WHEN THE BERLIN WALL CAME CRASHING

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DOWN. HE TOLD US OVER AND OVER, YOU DON'T CODDLE COMMUNISM. HE WAS RIGHT. AND WORKING WITH RONALD REAGAN AND A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, WE WERE ABLE TO TELL THE COMMUNIST BOSSES THEIR TIME HAD PASSED -- A NEW WORLD WAS ON ITS WAY.

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AND JIM, YOU CAN TAKE SOME OF THE CREDIT BECAUSE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE.

JIM McCLURE HAS ALSO LEFT HUGE FOOT PRINTS ON THE ARMS CONTROL FRONT AND IN ENERGY, TOO. ON THOSE ISSUES, NO ONE -- NO ONE - - TOPS JIM ON

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UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERTISE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, HE'LL BE MISSED WHEN THE SENA TE GETS INTO THOSE ISSUES NEXT YEAR -- YOU JUST DON'T REPLACE A JIM McCLURE.

IF YOU KNOW THE SENATE, YOU KNOW THAT IT IS A SPECIAL PLACE. YOU WORK

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WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES -- REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS -- IN A SPECIAL WAY. YOU CAN'T FAKE IT UP THERE. YOU CAN'T FOOL YOUR COLLEAGUES. WELL, JIM NEVER TRIED TO FOOL ANYONE. HE DIDN'T HA VE TO -- JIM McCLURE EARNED THE RESPECT OF HIS

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COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WITH GOOD OLD FASHIONED HARD WORK, COMMON SENSE AND HONESTY: HIS WORD WAS GOLDEN, HIS LEGISLATIVE SKILLS MASTERFUL.

JIM, YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT FRIEND. AND A GREAT RESOURCE.

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LET ME THANK THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO FOR THEIR GREAT GIFT TO THE SENA TE ... AND TO AMERICA.

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