III 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2005 Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Baucus) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing gratitude and sincere respect for Jesse R. Nichols.

Whereas Jesse R. Nichols, Sr., faithfully served the United States Senate and the Committee on Finance as the Government Documents Clerk and Librarian from 1937 through 1971; Whereas Jesse R. Nichols, Sr., was born on June 14, 1909, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and was the first African American Clerk employed by the United States Senate; Whereas he carried out his duties in exemplary fashion, bringing credit to the Committee and to Congress; Whereas Jesse Nichols worked effectively under the guidance of Democratic and Republican Chairmen, including Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Walter F. George of Georgia, Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia and Russell B. Long of Louisiana from the Seventy-Fifth Congress through the Ninety-First Congress; and Whereas the Committee on Finance will long remember the commitment, service and leadership of Jesse R. Nichols, Sr., as documented in an oral history posted on the Senate Historian's website: Now, therefore, be it

That the United States Senate expresses its deep gratitude and sincere respect for Jesse R. Nichols for his unfailing service and his dedication to the United States Senate. The Senate hereby expresses condolences to the family due to the death of Jesse R. Nichols, Sr., on February 18, 2005.