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22 Pub. Cont. Newsl. 1 (1986-1987)

handle is hein.journals/procurlw22 and id is 1 raw text is: Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association Volume 22, Number 1, Fall 1986 The Cradle for the Call to Liberty or Death First settled in '1632 as the Middle Plantation, Wil- liamsburg a century plus later would become the capital of Virginia and an eye of the revolutionary hurricane sweeping the Colonies. The town and its environs must have been favorites of George Wash- ington. Following two di- sastrous campaigns in the French and Indian War, his political fortunes blossomed during the fifteen-year pe- riod while he was in the Virginia House of Burgesses (1759-74). Seven years la- ter, at nearby Yorktown, Cornwallis surrendered. During its Williamsburg The Capitol of Colonial V years, Virginia nurtured an extraordinary spirit-and exceptional leaders: Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, and others. What transformed them into memorables of history? What sustained Washington during the disappointing campaigns in the Revolutionary War, during the long winter at Valley Forge, during the hassles over finances for his Army? What was the source of the inner strength which led Washington to resist suggestions that he found a monarchy-or of the self-confidence which allowed him to surround himself with Lafayette, Jefferson, Hamilton, and other strong person- alities? Williamsburg itself must have been part of the ex Our Secti ere on November 21-22, 1986, under the new head of our House of Burgesses, Paul Dembling. On Friday, No- vember 21, there will be a program entitled Clean Hands ... Pure Heart and Confession: The 'New Morality' in Government JI Contracts. The Council will meet in open session the next day to consider , problems and iritiatives of the procurenient world. A visit to Williamsburg is fun-an opportunity ,to relax in colonial taverns, peer over the stockade of rginia at Williamsburg the early Jamestown settle- ment, dine in the Williams- burg Inn, and increase your golf handicap at the Golden Horseshoe. But the visit is much more. It is a return to pre-revolutionary and revolutionary times when debates were intense and three of our future Presidents walked its streets. We hope you will join us there. If you do, pause a moment to recallthe extraordinary strength and will of one of Williamsburg's* greatest, George Washington. He persevered through adversities and discourage- ments which would have defeated many lesser men. We of the beleagured procurement communtiy can learn much from the story of this immensely am- bitious, vital, moral, and obstinate man. Issue Highlights: A Brief Look at the ASBCA, page 3 • DOD Contract Specialists Give Lawyers Highest Rating, page 6 • Section Directory, pullout section 71

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