[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 77 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 168--EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND SINCERE RESPECT FOR 
                            JESSE R. NICHOLS

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Baucus) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 168

       Whereas Jesse R. Nichols, Sr., faithfully served the United 
     States Senate and the Committee on Finance as the Government 
     Documents Clerk and Librarian from nineteen hundred thirty-
     seven through nineteen hundred seventy-one;
       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 75th 
     Congress through the 91st 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
         Resolved, 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.

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