Johnny Cash statue unveiled at the US Capitol

(24 Sep 2024)
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Washington – 24 September 2024
1. Statue of musician Johnny Cash being unveiled at the US Capitol
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) House Speaker Mike Johnson, (R) Louisiana:
“Today we have the pleasure of recognizing, get this, the first musician to ever be honored with a statue here in the Capitol. And Johnny Cash is the perfect person to be honored in that way. He was a man who embodied the American spirit in a way that few could.”
3. Joanne Cash, sister of Johnny Cash, walking away from the statue of Johnny Cash
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) House Speaker Mike Johnson, (R) Louisiana:
"Of course, he was an amazing man who loved his family deeply, as evidenced by the fact that more than a hundred Cash family members are here with us today. That’s pretty remarkable.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash:
“Long after I am gone, my great, great grandchildren may wander this hall and come upon their forebearer, and they may wonder what made this man so great that he was accorded the honor of standing here in bronze. And I would tell them these things: This man was a living redemption story. He encountered darkness and met it with love.”
6. Mid of Johnny Cash statue in the US Capitol
7. Wide of attendees gathered with Cash statue in background
8. U.S. Air Force Band playing musical selection of Johnny Cash
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash:
“There were two things in which she was unbending and inflexible. One was his commitment to nonviolence, in word and deed, both societal and personal. And the other was the daily choice he made: When in doubt, choose love. He said to us children many times in moments of conflict or anger, children, you can choose love or hate. I choose love.”
 
STORYLINE:
A statue of American musician Johnny Cash was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, making Cash the first musician to receive the honor.
 
“Today we have the pleasure of recognizing, get this, the first musician to ever be honored with a statue here in the Capitol. And Johnny Cash is the perfect person to be honored in that way. He was a man who embodied the American spirit in a way that few could,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson at the unveiling ceremony.
 
Congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers and members of the Cash family were on hand Tuesday at the unveiling of the bronze statue in the likeness of the “Man in Black.”
 
Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash, said out of all her father’s accolades this would be the ultimate.
 
She then spoke on his character and his artistry.
 
“Long after I am gone, my great, great grandchildren may wander this hall and come upon their forebear, and they may wonder what made this man so great that he was accorded the honor of standing here in bronze. And I would tell them these things. This man was a living redemption story. He encountered darkness and met it with love,” Cash said.
 
The Cash statue is the second figure Arkansas has sent to replace two existing ones representing the state at the U.S. Capitol.
 
Another statue depicting civil rights leader Daisy Bates was unveiled at the Capitol earlier this year.

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