20th Anniversary Speech Page: 1
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William Sinkin 4/6/88 S -- /
HEMISFAIR: A Confluence -
Welcome to this celebration luncheon, friends and fellow
ROMANTICS, you romantics who were underwriters, and who
believed in the dream of Hemisfair '68 strongly enough to
pledge your resources to make it come true. How successful
were we in meeting the challenge of these dreams and our
theme "The Confluence of Civilization" Webster defines
"confluence" a flowing together, a flocking together of
people, a meeting and crowding in a place; in sociology, a
uniting or blending of separate cultures. This coming
together was a totality in our community from 1962 thru
1968. Politically, there was a significant confluence.
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, who introduced the
legislation for the Fair, an ardent tmocrat, and Mayor
Walter McAllister, a dedicated Republican, were our two
most powerful political figure in 1962, and in a spirit of
unity and as a symbol of strength, they agreed to be
honorary co-chairmen. On the state level Governor John
Connally working with our delegation led a vigorous and
successful effort to get the State of Texas to fund the
largest exhibit in the Fair, the Institute of Texan
Culture, a tremendous visual presentation of the confluence
of 25(?) cultures.
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Sinkin, Bill. 20th Anniversary Speech, text, April 4, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth65825/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.