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Bureau of Engraving and Printing 125th Anniversary

 
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REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 125TH ANNIVERSARY JANUARY 29, 1987 9:30 A-M- MR. LEUVER, HONORED GUESTS, BUREAU EMPLOYEES, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO APPEAR HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE MANY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING HAS RENDERED OVER THE PAST ONE AND ONE QUARTER CENTURY. FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN 1862 WITH SIX EMPLOYEES WHO SEPARATED AND AFFIXED SEALS TO UNITED STATES NOTES, THE BUREAU HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE DISTRICT WITH OVER 2,300 EMPLOYEES - AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF THESE EMPLOYEES LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
Title
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 125th Anniversary
Date
January 29 1987
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