Community Welcome for Dr. Rafael Cortada, President, University of the District of Columbia

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY, JR. MAYOR REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. COMMUNITY WELCOME FOR DR- RAFAEL CORTADA, PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOBBY - MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1987 7:15 P-M. LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING, "GOOD EVENING." I FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING HERE THIS EVENING, ABOUT YOUR BEING PRESENT, AND ABOUT THE OCCASION ITSELF. IT'S NOT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT WE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE OURSELVES, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR POWER, TO WELCOME NEWCOMERS IN OUR MIDST, OR TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CITY AND ITS STRENGTHS- ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE DO WE COME TOGETHER AS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD, CIVIC, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT RANK AND FILE AND MANAGERS, BLACKS, LATINOS, WHITES,