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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 230 

Designating Richard A. Baker as Historian Emeritus of the United States 

Senate. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2009 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 

BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. 

BENNETT, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURRIS, Mr. BYRD, Ms. 

CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORKER, Mr. 

CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, 

Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, 

Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAUFMAN, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, 

Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, 

Mr. THUNE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating Richard A. Baker as Historian Emeritus of the 

United States Senate. 


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SRES 230 ATS 

Whereas Richard A. Baker will retire from the United States 

Senate after serving with distinction as the Senate’s first 

historian from 1975 to 2009, and as acting curator from 

1969 to 1970; 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has dedicated his Senate service 

to preserving, protecting, and promoting the history of 

the Senate and its members; 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has produced or directed production of numerous books, articles, and pamphlets detailing 

the rich institutional history of the Senate; 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has worked with senators and 

Senate committees to archive their records and to make 

them available for scholarly research in a timely manner; 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has assisted in the Senate’s commemoration of events of historical significance and in the 

development of exhibitions and educational programs on 

the history of the Senate and the U.S. Capitol; 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has upheld the high standards 

and traditions of the Senate with abiding devotion, and 

has performed his Senate duties in an impartial and professional manner; and 

Whereas Richard A. Baker has earned the respect, affection, 

and esteem of the United States Senate: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That, effective September 1, 2009, as a 

2 token of the appreciation of the Senate for his long and 

3 faithful service, Richard A. Baker is hereby designated as 

4 Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate. 

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