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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 318
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
In the fall of 1898 I heard that President McKinley was likely to visit Atlanta, Georgia, for the purpose of taking part in the Peace Jubilee exercises to be held there to commemorate the successful close of the Spanish-American war. At this time I had been hard at work, together with our teachers, for eighteen years, trying to build up a school that we thought would be of service to the Nation, and I determined to make a direct effort to secure a visit from the President and his Cabinet. I went to Washington, and I was not long in the city before I found my way to the White House. When I got there I found the waiting rooms full of people, and my heart began to sink, for I feared there would not be much chance of my seeing the President that day, if at all. But, at any rate, I got an opportunity to see Mr. J. Addison Porter, the secretary to the President, and explained to him my mission. Mr. Porter kindly sent my card directly to the President, and in a few minutes word came from Mr. McKinley that he would see me.
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1898年秋，华盛顿听说麦金莱总统可能去亚特兰大参加美西战争胜利的和平庆典。那时他和老师们已经苦干十八年，一心想把学校办成对国家有用之处，于是决定直接争取总统和内阁来校参观。他赶到华盛顿，很快找到白宫，可等候室里挤满了人，他心里一沉，担心见不到总统。但他还是设法见到总统秘书波特先生，说明来意；波特把他的名片直接递进去，几分钟后麦金莱就传话说愿意见他。这说明：目标再大，也要主动去敲门，并且找对能帮你递话的人。
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出自《超越奴役》，背景是1898年美西战争结束后的和平庆典，华盛顿想借机请总统访问塔斯基吉。
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