Thisc collection includes speeches and outlines of speeches given by James F. Johnson while with the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE). Most were made while he was director of VCE (1989-1992). Topics of the speeches include the role and future of Cooperative Extension, new technologies, budgets and funding, staff organization and development, affirmative action, and extension priorities, such as farm profitability, water quality, youth at risk, economic development, and food safety. Dr. Johnson's numbered listing of the speeches and a brief outline of his career also is included.