Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Texas Lawmaker Given J.F.K. Award
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez (D-Tex.), who led investigations into the faltering savings and loan industry and U.S. aid to Iraq, received the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Library. The late President’s children, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, presented the award, which honors people who have shown political courage. The annual ceremony was postponed from May 23--the day former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was buried. Gonzalez, 78, has served 17 terms in the House.
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