Cora, in fact, is a member of NSF's Public Affairs Advisory Group, which is taking a hard look at NSF's role in this larger context. Cora, let me thank you for taking on this additional task. We know you have so much free time. It is truly a pleasure to be serving as NSF Director while the Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary. While in Washington the last couple of years, I have discovered a new definition of the word reality.
Reality is everything that happens outside of Washington.
It is often described as 60 square miles of confusion surrounded by reality. I appreciate the opportunity to take a Washington hiatus to commemorate NSF50 together tonight. We see here the poster created in honor of NSF50. The half-century mark gives us the opportunity to reflect upon NSF's role as a generator of discoveries and provides inspiration to probe frontiers we can only begin to envision. The speech is wonderful to peruse again, as it is full of the tenor of the times.