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Higher ground: pointing America's physicians back to the soul of medicine.
October 1, 2005... Years ago, when I was just about 10 years old, my father took me and my 13-year-old brother duck hunting. We spent the better part of a winter day wandering the Yazoo River swamps. What a thrill it was to explore the wilderness of my home state, Mississippi. However, at some point in our...

The class of 1955: fifty years on.
October 1, 2005... The record shows that you graduated on a beautiful day in June, 1955. Now you have arrived at a place that could not have been farther from your minds on that day. Wonder of wonders, you have arrived at your 50th class reunion! It is a pleasure for me to be here to celebrate this great and...

Stewards of the seed: technology, relationships & lessons learned in agriculture.
October 1, 2005... Good morning. I'd like to begin by thanking the ASTA board for the invitation here. I'm very pleased to be with you. As you can tell, I'm not a native of St. Louis, Monsanto's headquarters city. Although a big piece of my life there, I'm originally from Scotland. And in my first few years...

To plant a garden.(Transcript)
October 1, 2005... Thank you very much, Governor Pataki. As avid gardeners and frequent visitors, Anne and I have loved this place for many years. We are pleased to accept this award on behalf of J.P. Morgan Chase & Company. To plant a garden, it has been said, is to believe in tomorrow. To plant one of...

The FAA and Halley's comet: setting a new course for U.S. aviation.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Transcript)
October 1, 2005... James C. May is president and chief executive officer of the Air Transport Association of America. His remarks were presented to the Wings Club in New York City on June 21, 2005. Thank you, Allan, and greetings, everyone. It's great to be here. I have been looking forward to this...