[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES KLOTTER

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on one final matter, I wish to 
recognize a distinguished Kentuckian this morning: our longtime State 
historian, Dr. James Klotter. At the end of this semester, Jim will 
depart Georgetown College in Scott County, KY, for a well-earned 
retirement. Jim is a Kentucky native who has dedicated his entire 
professional life to preserving and appreciating the Commonwealth's 
history. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and set 
out to examine a wide range of topics throughout our State's history.
  As an author, coauthor, or editor, Jim has completed about 20 books, 
some of them with his wife and frequent collaborator Freda. He has 
worked to make Kentucky history accessible to students and readers of 
all ages. To quote Jim and his self-deprecating humor, ``Students can 
now be sick of Klotter at any level.''
  Jim's scholarship has won local, State, and even international 
recognition. In 2016, the University of Kentucky Libraries honored him 
with the Medallion of Intellectual Achievement. On a personal note, I 
owe Jim a debt of thanks for all of his help as I prepared a series of 
historical speeches focusing on U.S. Senators from Kentucky. I recently 
finished the final speech in the series, and I couldn't have done it 
without Jim and his endless expertise.
  Although Jim will soon retire from teaching, he will continue his 
research, his writing, and his service as State historian. I wish him 
well and look forward to all the great work that I am confident is yet 
to come.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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