1988-03-28 - Reception and DPN Night Party (March 28, 1988)
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Description
The Deaf President Now council introduces themselves, Dr. Jordan gives a speech, the deaf printers of the Washington Post are recognized, and Bernard Bragg performs a poem.
Publication Date
3-28-1988
Keywords
Deaf President Now
Recommended Citation
Gallaudet University, "1988-03-28 - Reception and DPN Night Party (March 28, 1988)" (1988). Deaf President Now Protest. 77.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/dpnvideos/77
Comments
Video begins with the Deaf President Now Council introducing themselves: Jackie Kinner (Roth), Paul Singleton, Martin Marcus, Jeff Lewis, Jamie Tucker, Jeff Beatty, Pam Moore, Flo Vold, Roz Rosen, Harvey Goodstein, Jane Norman, ___ Stirling, Ron Nomeland, Ed Corbett, ______, Steve Hlibok, Rory Bonheyo, Greg Olsen, Nancy Conners, Matt Searls, Karen Tucker (who also represents Nancy Bloch), Matthew (?) Wallace, Jeff Rosen, and Pat Johanson. Video cuts to I. King Jordan giving a speech. He introduces his family: Linda Jordan (wife), King III (son), and Heidi (daughter). Video then shows the large crowd amassed in the field house. Jackie Kinner introduces Dick Moore and Janie Golightly from the Washington Post. They recognize the deaf printers at the Washington Post and give them a cheer. They donate two framed copies of the cover of the Washington Post that announced Jordan's selection. Bernard Bragg signs a poem titled "Love, America, and Deafness."