Elected, yet not sworn into office, I reached out and asked John Lewis if we could meet.
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At the time, his office overlooked the reflecting pool site of the 1963 march on Washington where he was a principle speaker. As we looked out the window, I asked him if he thought he'd be looking over this scene from his Congressional office. He said, ‘never in a million years.’
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I can't put into words how genuine, honest, and authentic John was. Each and every time that we spoke, I walked away uplifted, literally smiling, knowing all of us have the power to make things better. It was a gift to me, to a generation of Americans, and to generations to come.
