June 30, 1971
Page 22895
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, for an entire generation, popular music has meant Frank Sinatra. The voice, the face, and the style combined to make him "The Man." His help in the HUMPHREY-MUSKIE campaign of 1968 is something I will never forget. I am sorry to see him retire – but he has earned his new life. I hope he enjoys the time of reading and thinking and friendship – what Adlai Stevenson called sitting under a tree and watching people dance. And I suspect we are all deeply grateful for the miracle of recorded sound. It means that Sinatra will always be with us.
I am glad Senator TUNNEY brought him to the Senate today. And I know my wife and children envy my chance to have lunch with him.