mrs. bethune was holding at the ywca building in harlem. c-span: got a picture here of you and mrs. bethune. >> guest: yes, that -- that picture is from the time when i -- when mrs. bethune, since i was working for the ywca in washington, made me -- or coopted me, almost, as the executive director for the national council of negro women. but in 1937, when i was going into this -- when mrs. roosevelt was to come into the meeting to (unintelligible) for mrs. bethune, i escorted her. and as i was leaving, mrs. bethune asked me my name. she said, come back. we need you. and i've been back ever since. but you know, the interesting thing is that was the time when the first lady of the land could drive her own thunderbird, park it in a harlem street, come in and stay for two hours, and her only advance would be dorothy height escorting her in and out. .. her? >> what? >> how often were you around her? how often did you see mrs. roosevelt? >> actually, in 1938, i was one of 10 young people that mrs. roosevelt called to hyde park, moliard and bill hefrpgly and a number of us. and we spent the

mrs. mccloud saw the leadership, the skill, and the brilliance of dorothy height. she was 19 years old when mary mccloud bethune passed the mantle of leadership over to her and she held it high and she served all people well. and i just want you to know i found out with a little research that my grandmother went to school with mary mccloud bethune and she used to tell us about her when we were 3 years old, my sister and i. and so it was many, many, many decades ago that the leadership was struck and we stand on her shoulders. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, i yield to mr. conyers additional 10 minutes and ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control that time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. i want to thank judge poe for his generosity. at this time i'm going to yield donna edwards of maryland is recognized for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized for two minutes. ms. edwards: thank you, madam speaker. thank

mrs. mccloud saw the leadership, the skill, and the brilliance of dorothy height. she was 19 years old when mary mccloud bethuned it high and she served all people well. and i just want you to know i found out with a little research that my grandmother went to school with mary mccloud bethune and she used to tell us about her when we were 3 years old, my sister and i. and so it was many, many, many decades ago that the leadership was struck and we stand on her shoulders. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, i yield to mr. conyers additional 10 minutes and ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control that time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. i want to thank judge poe for his generosity. at this time i'm going to yield donna edwards of maryland is recognized for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized for two minutes. ms. edwards: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today to mourn and to join ou

mrs. mccloud saw the leadership, the skill, and the brilliance of dorothy height. she was 19 years old when mary mccloud bethune passed the mantle of leadership over to her and she held it high and she served all people well. and i just want you to know i found out with a little research that my grandmother went to school with mary mccloud bethune and she used to tell us about her when we were 3 years old, my sister and i. and so it was many, many, many decades ago that the leadership was struck and we stand on her shoulders. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, i yield to mr. conyers additional 10 minutes and ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control that time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. i want to thank judge poe for his generosity. at this time i'm going to yield donna edwards of maryland is recognized for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized for two minutes. ms. edwards: thank you, madam speaker. thank