109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 269
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White 
House Fellows Program.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 269
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas in 1964, John W. Gardner presented the idea of se-
lecting 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’
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abilities and desires to contribute to their communities, 
their professions, and their country; 
Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Presi-
dent’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, 
high-level experience in the workings of the Federal Gov-
ernment, 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 Presi-
dents exceptionally well; 
Whereas the more than 600 White House Fellows that have 
served have established a legacy of leadership in every as-
pect 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 Attor-
neys, leadership in many of the Nation’s largest corpora-
tions 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 includ-
ing organizing resettlement operations following the Viet-
nam War, assisting with the national response to ter-
rorist attacks, managing the aftermath of natural disas-
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ters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and reforming 
and innovating in national and international securities 
and capital markets; 
Whereas the more than 600 White House Fellows have char-
acterized their post-Fellowship years with a lifetime com-
mitment to public service through continuing personal 
and professional renewal and association, creating a Fel-
lows 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 Na-
tion: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the 
White House Fellows program and commends the 
White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime 
commitment to public service; 
(2) acknowledges the legacy of leadership pro-
vided by White House Fellows over the years in 
their local communities, the Nation, and the world; 
and
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(3) expresses appreciation and support for the 
continuing leadership of White House Fellows in all 
aspects of our national life in the years ahead.
Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.