The following tribute by then State Senator-Elect, Joe Josephson appeared on the opinion page of the Anchorage Daily News on December 13, 1968.
Joe Josephson

Excerpted from Address: “Bob Bartlett’ by the Honorable Warren G. Magnuson, U.S. Senator from Washington from the E.L. “Bob” Bartlett Statue Dedication Presented in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol on April 27, 1971.
Senator Warren Magnusson

Excerpted from Acceptance of the Statue by the Honorable Ted Stevens, U.S. Senator from Alaska from the E.L. “Bob” Bartlett Statue Dedication Presented in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol on April 27, 1971.
Senator Ted Stevens