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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terry Freeman
October 2, 2002 USC Communication Services
Amanda Pisciotta, student news writer
(719) 549-2219

USC Professor Humes speaks at Colorado Rural Electric Association

Pueblo  -- James C. Humes, the Ryals Professor of Language and Leadership at the University of Southern Colorado, was the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Colorado Rural Electric Association this week.

Humes's talk was titled "Confessions of a White House Ghost Writer" which is the title of his autobiography. In his talk he recounted his experiences writing for five U.S. presidents that included writing the words on the moon plaque in 1969 and assisting former President Ford in his memoirs "A Time To Heal."

Monday's luncheon meeting at the Convention Center was attended by over 200 members.

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