英语演讲：opening statement

1/7英语演讲OPENINGSTATEMENTSEXUALHARRASSMENTHEARINGSCONCERNINGJUDGECLARENCETHOMAS,SENATORTHURMOND,MEMBERSOFTHECOMMITTEE,OKLAHOMA,ALBERTHILL,MYCHILDHOODWASONEOFALOTOFHARDWORKANDNOTMUCHMONEY,BUTITWASONEOFSOLIDFAMILYAFFECTION,ANDIHAVEBEENAMEMBEROFTHEANTIOCHBAPTISTCHURCHINTULSA,OKLAHOMA,FORMYUNDERGRADUATEWORK,EDUCATIONIGRADUATEDFROMTHEUNIVERSITYWITHACADEMICHONORSANDPROCEEDEDTOTHEYALELAWSCHOOL,IBECAMEAPRACTICINGLAWYERWITHTHEWASHINGTON,DC,FIRMOFWARD,HARDRAKER,ANDROSSIN1981,INFACT,HEASKEDIFIWOULDBECOMEHISASSISTANT,ANDIACCEPTEDTHATPOSITIONINMYEARLYPERIODTHERE,SABANDONEDBECAUSEJUDGETHOMASTRANSFERREDTOTHEEEOCWHEREHEBECAMETHECHAIRMANOFTHATOFFICE2/7DURINGTHISPERIODATTHEDEPARTMENTOFEDUCATION,HEASKEDMETOGOOUTSOCIALLYWITHHIMWHATHAPPENEDNEXTANDTELLINGTERAGREATNUMBEROFSLEEPLESSNIGHTSTHATIAMABLETOTALKOFTHESEUNPLEASANTMATTERSTOANYONEBUTMYCLOSEFRIENDSIDECLINEDTHEINVITATIONTOGOOUTSOCIALLYWITHHIMANDEXPLAINEDTOHIMTHATITHOUGHTITWOULDJEO,ASNOW,THATHAVINGASOCIALRITHOUGHTTHATBYSAYINGNOA,TOMYREGRET,INTHEFOLLOWINGFEWWEEKS,RHEARDBYANYONEELSEMYWORKINGRELATIONSHIPBECAMEEVEN,HEWOULDCALLMEINTOHISOFFICEFORREPORTSONEDUCATIONISSUESANDPROJECTS,ORHEMIGHTSUGGESTTHAT,BECAUSEOFTHETIMEPRESSURESOFHISSCHEDULE,HEWOULDTURNTHECONVERSATIONTOADISCUSSIONOFSEXUALMATTERSTTER,THOMASTOLDMEGRAPHICALLYOFHISOWNSEXUALPROWESS3/7BECAUSEIWASEXTREMELYUNCOMFORTABLETALKINGABOUTSEXWITHHIMATALLANDPARTICULARLYINSUCHAGRAPHICWAY,THROUGHOUTTHEPERIODOFTHESECONVERSATIONS,OFEDUCATIONOROFFICEFORCIVILRIGHTSDURINGTHELATTERPARTOFMYTIMEATTHEDEPARTMENTOFEDUCATION,PER,CORDIAL,ANDPROFESSIONALONEWHENJUDGETHOMASWASMADECHAIROFTHEEEOC,ANDATTHATT,PERHAPSINMYOLDFIRMORATANOTHER,IWASDEDICATEDTOCIVILRIGHTSWORK,FORMYFIRSTMONTHSATTHEEEOC,WHEREICONTINUEDTOBEANASSISTANTTOJUDGETHOMAS,DURINGTHEFALLANDWINTEROF1982,ATIWOULDNTGOOUTWITHHIMHEBEGANTOSHOWDISPLEASUREINHISTOONEOFTHEODDESTEPISODE,WENTOVERTOHISDESKTOGETTHECOKE,LOOKEDATTHECANANDASKED,“WHOHASPUBICHAIRONMYCOKE“ONOTHEROCCASIONS,HEREFERREDTOTHESIZEOFHISOWNPENISASBEINGLARGERTHANNORMAL,ANDHEALSOSPOKEONSOMEOCCASIONSOFT4/7HEPLEASURESHEHADGIVENTOWOMENWITHORALSEXATTHISPOINT,LATE1982,INJANUARYOF1983,IFHEFOUNDOUT,HEMIGHTMAKEITDIFFIC,IWASHOSPITALIZEDFORFIVEDAYSONANEMERGENCYBASISFORACUTESTOMACHPAINWHICHIATTRIBUTEDTOSTRESSONTHEJOBONCEOUTOFTHEHOSPITAL,IBECAMEMORECOMMITTEDTOFSPBECAMEOFFICEDIRECTOR,BECAUSEMOSTOFMYWORKWASTHENFUNNELEDTHROUGHHERANDIHADCONTACTWITHCLARENCETHOMASMOSTLYINSTAFFMEETINGSINTHESPRINGOF1983,BEINTERESTEDINFURTHERINGPURSUINGACAREERINTEACHING,URESIFELTATTHEEEOCDUETOJUDGETHOMASWHENIINFORMEDHIMTHATIWASLEAVINGINJULY,IRECALLTHATHISRE,HEASSUREDMET,BUTONLYIFITWASATTHEEVERYENDOFAWORKINGDAYON,ASIRECALL,THELASTDAYOFMYEMPLOYMENTATTHEEEOCINTHESUMMEROF1983,TOHISBEHAVIOR5/7INJULYOF1983,ILEFTWASHINGTON,INEEDEDTOGETAREFERENCEFROMHIM,ANDONANOTHERHEMADEAPUBLICAPPEARANCEINTULSAONO,ANDIRETURNEDTHECALLWITHOUTREACHINGHIM,BEENASKEDTOACTASACONDUITTOHIMFOROTHERSIKNEWHISSECRETARY,ANDONSOMEOFTHESEOCC,OCCASIONEDBYAGROUPINTULSA,ISPURPOSEIDIDCALLINJANUARYANDFEBRUARYTONOEFFECT,ANDFINALLYSUGGESTEDTOTHEPERSONDIRECTLYINVOLVED,SUSANCAHALPH,PH,IWASINWASHINGTON,INFACT,SMARRIAGEANDIDIDSAYCONGRATULATEHIMITISONLYAFTERAGREATDEALOFAGONIZINGCONSIDERATIONTHATIAMAVESAIDBEFORETHESELASTFEWDAYSHAVEBEENVERYTRYINGANDVERYHARDFORMEANDITHASNISSUETELLINGTHEWORLDISTHEMOSTDIFFICULTEXPERIENCEOFMYLIFE,B6/7UTITISVER,HOWEVER,THASISAID,BOTHWHENIWASINTHEAGENCY,SWELLASTHEEASIERAPPROACHIDECLINEDANYCOMMENTTONEWSPAPERS,BUTLATRELEVANTIENCE,英语演讲OPENINGSTATEMENT相关内容英语演讲RESIGNATIONSPEECHRESIGNATIONSPEECHGOODEVENINGTHISISTHE37THTIMEIHAVESPOKENTOYOUFROMTHISOFFICE,WHERESOMANYDECISIONSHAVEBEENMADETHATSHAPETHEHISTORYOFTHISNATION英语演讲THEGREATSILENTMAJORITY英语演讲THEGREATSILENTMAJORITY英语演讲THESPACESHUTTLECHALLENGERTRAGEDYADDRESS英语演讲THESPACESHUTTLECHALLENGERTRAGEDYADDRESS英语演讲THEGREATSOCIETY英语演讲THEGREATSOCIETY英语演讲ATOMSFORPEACE英语演讲ATOMSFORPEACE英语演讲INAUGURALADDRESSINAUGURALADDRESSVICEPRESIDENTJOHNSON,PRESIDENTEI7/7SENHOWER,VICEPRESIDENTNIX