Ah Hah… you thought I was going to start off on the
See… we have to keep things unexpected around here or it gets boring.
I did write about a fellow, slightly younger than I, who is far smarter and more educated… but with whom I enjoyed working a short time in
Some time before that as a pubic relations counsel to AEI (American Enterprise Institute) I had worked with Dr. Wilson on some articles he had written on several things in which AEI was expressing ideas and solutions. He was a very nice guy to work with – far smarter than I, and possessing much more education. I just worked on putting what he was putting out into the ‘spoon feeding’ we did for news or opinion organizations AEI wanted to get to write about. It’s called PUBLIC RELATIONS – or at least it was then.
In any case Mr. Wilson was an easy person to work with and it was a pleasure. Last Friday from the newspaper reports, I take it that he succumbed to leukemia. And I wanted to let readers and listeners to JUST A MINUTE to know that we value the work of people interested in improving things – like police work – which was an interest of Mr. Wilson’s – and about which he wrote quite cogently and understandably. It’s good for the nation and indeed for the neighborhood. So that’s a nice break from caucuses and whatever is going to go on tomorrow and we’ll be learning new stuff then.
See – we do live more than a ‘one dimensional’ life that looks surprisingly like a ballot box (If that’s used anymore.)
Well, we all attempt to fit into our little niche. I hope you are feeling well today. We’ll do our best to make our reporting of what’s happening at least as accurate as we can deduce. I’m happy you came by… we’ll be here again tomorrow (DV – that’ means’ Lord Willing in abbreviations) and I hope you’ll join us. Share with us your understanding of the situation. (J)
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack Buttram
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“JUST A MINUTE”
A LIFE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Just a Minute: James Q. Wilson died in
I worked on several press releases for his work with the American Enterprise Institute – a scholarly conservative think-tank. I found him to be a gentleman as well as a scholar – all of which doesn’t universally come wrapped in the same package.
He had a passion for studying criminology and a diversity that took him -- as a scuba diver into some deep dives -- which he also chronicled. He had wide ranging interests.
Politically he voted for JFK, Lyndon Johnson and worked on the campaign of Hubert Humphrey. Those are hardly conservative earmarks, yet he was highly respected at AEI – which vouches for his conservatism.
He died of Leukemia – we were both 80 years old and I am proud to have been his chronicler for a short time. May he rest in peace. <> I’m Jack Buttram. (END)
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