. >> similar to pets and make, robert jordan had many kind of different allies, on the ground. black churches, black women organizations did it help to get out the vote. organized labor, believe it or not, back in the day texas was a very strong, extremely strong acl oh -- particular in houston. those white man supported her to the end. they were extremely important allies for her, from the time she was a senator, all to the time she was in congress. she was a very strong proponent of organized labor. and who is also very friendly with other texas politicians, no matter what the political stripes, she always had very good relationships with everyone. and she did committee politics really well, she was loyal to her chairs she worked really well committee chairs, no matter who they were. so i think she had a lot of different kinds of allies. once again, i don't have specific women, so let me give a shout out to a couple of men who i think should be acknowledged. one, john f. kennedy. he does not go down in history as a big feminist. but he appointed the presidents commission on s