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John Whisman: His Vision was Clear

John Whisman: His Vision was Clear Ron D Eller Appalachian Heritage, Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 1995, pp. 7-9 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1995.0071 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436608/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:05 GMT from JHU Libraries John Whisman: His Vision was Clear Ron D Eller John Whisman It has been said that the difference between a dreamer and a leader is that one has the capacity to help us see the future and the other has the ability to help us get there. John Whisman was a leader. He, Bert Combs, John Sherman Cooper, Jennings Randolf and a host of others of his generation had a vision of what Appalachia might become. Theirs was a generation that had come of age in World War II and shared an abiding confidence in the ability of the American way to overcome chal- lenges, to fight poverty and depression, and to build a brighter future through science and technology. It was a "can do" generation that learned to work together for a common goal. But in a generation of visionaries it was John Whisman who also knew how to turn that vision into action. He was http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

John Whisman: His Vision was Clear

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Appalachian Review , Volume 23 (3) – Jan 8, 2014
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Ron D Eller Appalachian Heritage, Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 1995, pp. 7-9 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1995.0071 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436608/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:05 GMT from JHU Libraries John Whisman: His Vision was Clear Ron D Eller John Whisman It has been said that the difference between a dreamer and a leader is that one has the capacity to help us see the future and the other has the ability to help us get there. John Whisman was a leader. He, Bert Combs, John Sherman Cooper, Jennings Randolf and a host of others of his generation had a vision of what Appalachia might become. Theirs was a generation that had come of age in World War II and shared an abiding confidence in the ability of the American way to overcome chal- lenges, to fight poverty and depression, and to build a brighter future through science and technology. It was a "can do" generation that learned to work together for a common goal. But in a generation of visionaries it was John Whisman who also knew how to turn that vision into action. He was

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