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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 59 

Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 19, 2005 

Mr. BROWNBACK submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White House 

Fellows Program. 

Whereas in 1964, John D. Gardner presented the idea of selecting a handful of outstanding men and women to come 

to Washington to participate as Fellows and learn the 

workings of the highest levels of the Federal Government 

to learn about leadership as they observed the Nation’s 

officials in action and met with these officials and other 

leaders of society, thereby strengthening the Fellows’ 

abilities and desires to contribute to their communities, 

their professions, and their country; 

Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson established the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, through 

Executive Order 11183, to create a program that would 

select between 11 and 19 outstanding young Americans 

every year and bring them to Washington for ‘‘first hand, 
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high-level experience in the workings of the Federal Government, to establish an era when the young men and 

women of America and their government belonged to 

each other—belonged to each other in fact and in spirit’’; 

Whereas the White House Fellows Program has steadfastly 

remained a nonpartisan program that has served 8 Presidents exceptionally well; 

Whereas the nearly 600 White House Fellows that have 

served, have established a legacy of leadership in every 

aspect of American society that includes appointments as 

Cabinet officials and senior White House staff, election to 

the House of Representatives, Senate, and State and 

local Government, appointments to the Federal, State, 

and local judiciary, appointments as United States Attorneys, leadership in many of the Nation’s largest corporations and law firms, service as presidents of colleges and 

universities, deans of our most distinguished graduate 

schools, officials in nonprofit organizations, distinguished 

scholars and historians, and service as senior leaders in 

every branch of the United States Armed Forces; 

Whereas this legacy of leadership is a national resource that 

has been used by the Nation in major challenges including organizing resettlement operations following the Vietnam War, assisting with the national response to terrorist attacks, managing the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and reforming 

and innovating in national and international securities 

and capital markets; 

Whereas the nearly 600 White House Fellows have characterized their post-Fellowship years with a lifetime commitment to public service through continuing personal and 

professional renewal and association, creating a Fellows 
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community of mutual support for leadership at every 

level of government and in every element of our national 

life; and 

Whereas September 1, 2005, marked the 40th anniversary of 

the first class of White House Fellows to serve this Nation: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the 

4 White House Fellows program and commends the 

5 White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime 

6 commitment to public service; 

7 (2) acknowledges the legacy of leadership pro8 vided by White House Fellows over the years in 

9 their local communities, the Nation, and the world; 

10 and 

11 (3) expresses appreciation and support for the 

12 continuing leadership of White House Fellows in all 

13 aspects of our national life in the years ahead. 

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