IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1084 
To honor the contributions and life of Edward R. Bradley. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2006 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
MOORE
of Kansas, Mr. JACKSON
of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. 
CARSON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. DENT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BARROW, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. COSTA, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. 
WU, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. WATSON, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 
LANTOS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BERRY, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. ANDREWS) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
To honor the contributions and life of Edward R. Bradley. 
Whereas Edward R. Bradley was born on June 22, 1941, in 
Philadelphia Pennsylvania; 
Whereas he graduated in 1964 with a degree in education 
from Cheyney State College; 
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•HRES 1084 IH 
Whereas he taught during the day at William B. Mann Ele-
mentary in Philadelphia and spent his evenings working 
at local radio station WDAS for free; 
Whereas in 1965, when riots broke out in Philadelphia, Ed 
Bradley, lacking recording equipment, covered the riots 
from a neighborhood pay phone; 
Whereas Ed Bradley’s coverage of the Philadelphia riots 
earned him a full time paid position with WDAS; 
Whereas Ed Bradley was hired in 1967 as a reporter for 
WCBS radio in New York; 
Whereas in 1968 he was the only African American on air 
at WCBS, or at any New York City radio station; 
Whereas he joined CBS News in 1971 as a stringer in its 
Paris bureau, covering the Paris Peace talks, and re-
mained with CBS News for 35 years; 
Whereas he was transferred in 1972 to CBS Saigon bureau 
to cover the Vietnam War and while covering the War in 
Cambodia was injured by a mortar round; 
Whereas he covered Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976 and 
served as a CBS news floor correspondent for coverage 
of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; 
Whereas he became the first African American White House 
correspondent for CBS news from 1976 to 1978; 
Whereas in 1981 Ed Bradley joined 60 Minutes as an on-air 
correspondent and remained with 60 Minutes for 26 
years; 
Whereas in 2000, Ed Bradley was the only television jour-
nalist granted an interview with condemned Oklahoma 
City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh, which earned him an 
Emmy award; 
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•HRES 1084 IH 
Whereas Ed Bradley received numerous awards of distinction 
for his in-depth reporting and coverage, including 20 
Emmy awards, Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award 
(2006), Paul White Award (2000), Damon Runyon 
Award (2003), Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 
(1995), and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Na-
tional Association of Black Journalists (2005); and 
Whereas in addition to invaluable contributions to journalism, 
Ed Bradley’s reporting also spurred social activism and 
change with his report on AIDS in Africa, ‘‘Death by De-
nial’’, which helped influence drug companies into dis-
counting and donating AIDS drugs to Africa: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and honors the contributions of 
Edward R. Bradley as an award winning American 
journalist; and 
(2) expresses its deepest condolences upon his 
death to his wife, Patricia Blanchet, surviving family 
members, and friends. 
Æ 
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