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We take you live to a conversation with senator cory booker. Celebrate the illustrious career of our beloved colleague, distant wrist university professor, james a server. Jim is retiring this year after 47 illustrious years studying american democracy, contribute into it, and enlightening others about it. During that time, jim has done many things. Im sure hell be angry with me, the am going to embarrass him a little bit. [indiscernible] longtime advisor to both congress and the executive branch, a documentarian, acting dean, director of many things, including this center, which he founded. A...

To work across the aisle on severalse pieces of legislation. This afternoon this morning wer got to hear the farewell peach of my friend, lamar alexander. Hes a fantastic speaker and legislator. Its been an honor or to serve with him and to learn from him. Now you get to hear from the accountant. [laughter] i rise today to give my Farewell Speech on the floor of the u. S. Senate. Its been an honor of a lifetime to serve the great people of wyoming in this position for f e last 24 years. Ive really enjoyed being a senator. Not for the title, not for the recognition and, certainly, not for the p...

Thank you, mr. President. I come to the floor today to pay tribute to this great wyoming leader. For nearly a quarter of a century, mike enzi has represented the people of wyoming in washington, and hes done it with intelligence, with intensity e and with integrity. The cowboy state and the capitol are going to sorely miss mike if enzi. Hes truly cemented his legacy as the trusted trail boss of the wyoming congressional delegation, and its been an incredible honor and a great privilege for my wife bobbi and me to serve the people of wyoming alongside mike and husband wife diana who is with us ...

My friend chuck for their remarks. I will have more to say to them later. On march 9th, 1967, senator howard baker junior, the newly elected senator from tennessee made his maiden address, his first speech on the floor of the senate. He spoke for too long. The republican leader of the senate who was also bakers father in law, walked to congratulate him and said howard, occasionally you might enjoy the luxury of unexpressed thought. Which is good advice for farewell address as well. Senator bakers legislative assistant, i was also a speechwriter that made an address, or at least i thought i was...

I love solving problems for folks in wyoming and america. I like working on legislation. It might shock those who know me, but i never intended to get into politics. While i always had Great Respect for those who serve in public office, it wasnt my calling when i left college. But over 50 years ago i joined the young mens leadership Training Group known as the j jaycees. At a convention in cody i spoke with the value of leadership in communities. And al simpson would go on to serve years in the state senate. After i gave my pitch, senator simpson did his usual fascinating and humorous speech a...