[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 137 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 137

  Honoring James A. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the 
            John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2003

  Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Jeffords, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring James A. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the 
            John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Whereas James A. Johnson has served with distinction since 1996 as the Chairman 
        of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts, which is the national center for the performing arts;
Whereas under the leadership of Jim Johnson, the Kennedy Center has earned 
        impressive renown, and become one of the finest performing arts 
        institutions in the Nation and around the world;
Whereas Jim Johnson initiated free public performances each evening on the 
        Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, and these performances have now 
        included a total of 25,000 performers and reached an audience of 
        1,500,000 persons since 1997;
Whereas the arts education programs of the Kennedy Center have been 
        significantly expanded under the inspired leadership of Jim Johnson;
Whereas Jim Johnson has launched a major renovation and construction project to 
        improve the physical structure of the Kennedy Center and enrich the 
        experience of all who visit and attend performances; and
Whereas Jim Johnson deserves the thanks of a grateful Nation for his leadership 
        at the Kennedy Center, and in bringing new vitality to the cultural 
        heritage of our Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses its appreciation for all that Jim Johnson has 
        accomplished; and
            (2) commends Jim Johnson for his extraordinary achievements 
        as Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts.
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