Mr. Speaker. Christian Herter was a gentle man who devoted his life to improving understanding between people. Before I knew Governor Herter. when I was a member of our Massachusetts Legislature. he had already been active in international relations. He served in our Embassy in Berlin and with Herbert Hoover on the European Refugee Council. Chris carried this interest In people with him to Congress and to the Governors chair. Though he impressed everyone with his humanity. he could be firm in holding the line for what he knew to be right. He had an extraordinary ability to communicate with and charm any audiencewhether it consisted of one person or a capacity crowd at the Boston Garden.