To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the "Nat King Cole Post Office".
PL 107-271 (H.R.4797), enacted 10/30/2002

PUBLIC LAW 107-271—OCT. 30, 2002 
116 STAT. 1755 
Public Law 107-271 
107th Congress 
An Act 
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 265 
Oct. 30, 2002 
South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the "Nat King Cole Post Office". 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Nat Edng Cole was bom Nathaniel Adams Coles in 
Montgomery, Alabama, during the difficult period of segregation 
in the United States, and was raised in the ghettos of the 
south side of Chicago, Illinois, where he endured the harshness 
of poverty. 
(2) Nat King Cole was often confronted with racism during 
his career, including being attacked by members of a white 
supremacist group while he was on stage in Birmingham, Ala-
bama, in 1956. 
(3) Nat King Cole allowed neither poverty nor racism to 
prevent him from sharing his music with people worldwide 
and from leaving a lasting impression on American culture. 
(4) Nat King Cole established himself as the best selling 
African-American recording artist of his generation. 
(5) Nat King Cole and his family became the first African-
American family to integrate the community of Hancock Park 
in Los Angeles when, despite threats and protests from local 
residents, they purchased their English Tudor mansion in 1948. 
(6) "The Nat King Cole Show", primarily broadcast from 
Burbank, California, aired nationally for more than a year 
beginning in 1956 and was the first television show to be 
hosted by an African-American artist. 
(7) Nat King Cole graced southern California with his 
music during the formative years of his music career and 
formed the successful "King Cole Trio" in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia. 
(8) Nat King Cole's recording of "Route 66" serenaded 
generations of eager California immigrants. 
(9) Nat King Cole's recorded rendition of "The Christmas 
Song" symbolizes the family warmth of the yuletide season. 
(10) Nat King Cole's disarming delivery teaches people 
the meaning of "Unforgettable". 
(11) Although Nat King Cole died from lung cancer on 
February 15, 1965, the music and embracing baritone voice 
of Nat King Cole are lasting legacies that continue to be enjoyed 
by people worldwide. 
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(12) Nat King Cole exemplifies the American dream by 
having overcome societal and other barriers to becomie one 
of the great American entertainers. 
(13) Members of the community surrounding the Oakwood 
Station Post Office in Los Angeles, California, have advocated 
for the renaming of the post office in honor of Nat King Cole, 
a former resident of the area. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AND REFERENCES. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—^The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, and known as the Oakwood Station Post Office, shall be 
known 8ind designated as the "Nat King Cole Post Office". 
(b) REFERENCES.—^Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the "Nat King Cole Post Office". 
Approved October 30, 2002. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4797 (S. 2929): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): 
Sept. 9, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 17, considered and passed Senate.