"Patricia Destacy Harrison" lives in the United States, and is the president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)a position to which she was appointed with strong backing from CPB chairman Kenneth Tomlinson. Her candidacy arose following a CPB Inspector General report that Kenneth Tomlinson, then chair of the CPB, used "political tests" to select a President/CEO with conservative viewpoints.

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Courage is when you're shaking in your boots, and you saddle up anyway.

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Only actions will dispel critics who believe I have a political agenda, which I do not have. I want to define my tenure in as open a way as I can.

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I am very pleased that this entire board has issued a statement affirming their confidence in my leadership. ... We've got a lot of work to do, but we've got a lot of people now who are all unified in a commitment to this mission ... Why would I resign?

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