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...Colonel Burr was a hero of the American Revolution, a conscientious public servant, a distinguished statesman, the leading lawyer of his time and a man who merited the respect of his fellow citizens...
...Burr Rooms...
...understand that there was no "jocular" motive involved in placing "The Aaron Burr Memorial Press Room" plaque in the U.S. Treasury Department Building, Washington, D.C. [Sept. 11]. It was instead an appropriate recognition of a man who was willing, when it seemed necessary, even to criticize some of the founding fathers themselves...
...members of the press are well advised in thinking of Colonel Burr as an advocate of presenting the news "as it is," no matter who may be hurt by this practice. We suggest that all of the press rooms in the public buildings of the nation's capital should be known by his name...
SAMUEL ENGLE BURR...