Remarks - Saint Elizabeth's Hospital Transition Ceremony

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. SAINT ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL TRANSITION CEREMONY HITCHCOCK HALL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1987 10:00 A-M- GOOD MORNING. THREE YEARS AGO, SKEPTICS SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE- THEY SAID THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT COULDN'T EFFICIENTLY ORGANIZE THE TRANSITION OF THIS GIGANTIC FACILITY, ITS THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS IN 1,000 DAYS- WE'RE HERE TODAY AND WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE- DESPITE ALL THE NAYSAYERS, ALL THE SKEPTICS, ALL THE CRITICS, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT IS HERE, RIGHT WHERE WE SAID WE WOULD BE, ON OCTOBER 1, 1987. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT - AND, YES, THE BARRY ADMINISTRATION - HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE GOALS WE