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William Scranton Quotes

By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it Picture Quote #1

But the issue became, how long do you keep the press waiting so that you can gather more information Picture Quote #1

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, ‘cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy Picture Quote #1

You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn’t have that Picture Quote #1

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong Picture Quote #1

There are allowable limits for radiation going - I mean there’s radiation all around us. There’s radiation from your television set. There’s radiation from your computer. There’s radiation actually occurring in the ground Picture Quote #1

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I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, ‘cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy Picture Quote #1

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong Picture Quote #1

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state Picture Quote #1

And if you’re not going to have a clear health threat, you don’t want to panic people Picture Quote #1

None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing Picture Quote #1

Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around Picture Quote #1

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You’re feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn’t feel as lieutenant governor Picture Quote #1

You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn’t have that Picture Quote #1

When I started walking and I looked down and I saw on the floor this water, which looked like, you know, water in your basement except it happened to be in the auxiliary building of a nuclear power plant Picture Quote #1

There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation poisoning Picture Quote #1

Obviously, I’m not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of the trouble, which was the water and where it was Picture Quote #1

My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have Picture Quote #1

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And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it Picture Quote #1

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By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it (William Scranton Quotes) But the issue became, how long do you keep the press waiting so that you can gather more information (William Scranton Quotes) I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, ‘cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy. (William Scranton Quotes) You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn’t have that. (William Scranton Quotes) Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong. (William Scranton Quotes) There are allowable limits for radiation going - I mean there’s radiation all around us. There’s radiation from your television set. There’s radiation from your computer. There’s radiation actually occurring in the ground (William Scranton Quotes) I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, ‘cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy (William Scranton Quotes) Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong (William Scranton Quotes) The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state (William Scranton Quotes) And if you’re not going to have a clear health threat, you don’t want to panic people (William Scranton Quotes) None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing (William Scranton Quotes) Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around (William Scranton Quotes) You’re feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn’t feel as lieutenant governor (William Scranton Quotes) You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn’t have that (William Scranton Quotes) When I started walking and I looked down and I saw on the floor this water, which looked like, you know, water in your basement except it happened to be in the auxiliary building of a nuclear power plant (William Scranton Quotes) There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation poisoning (William Scranton Quotes) Obviously, I’m not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of the trouble, which was the water and where it was (William Scranton Quotes) My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have (William Scranton Quotes) And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it (William Scranton Quotes)