[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 21049-21050]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 247--COMMENDING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'S PRIVATE-
   SECTOR ADVISORY BODY, THE JAMES MADISON COUNCIL, AND ITS FOUNDING 
 CHAIRMAN, JOHN W. KLUGE, ON 15 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO CONGRESS 
 AND THE NATION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS 
                           IN THE YEARS AHEAD

  Mr. STEVENS submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 247

       Whereas the James Madison Council, the Library of 
     Congress's first-ever national advisory and support group in 
     the 205-year history of the Library of Congress is 
     celebrating its 15th year under the continuing strong 
     leadership of its Founding Chairman John W. Kluge;
       Whereas the James Madison Council remains a loyal group of 
     friends whose vision and generosity have made possible many 
     new initiatives within America's oldest Federal cultural 
     institution;
       Whereas John Kluge has energized this group of dedicated 
     and generous individuals from the private-sector to help this 
     unique institution that was created by Congress to make added 
     contributions for the good of the Nation;
       Whereas John Kluge's example and leadership has benefitted 
     not only the Library of Congress and Congress, but also 
     scholars, researchers, and lifelong learners everywhere, and 
     has created a new international award at the highest level 
     for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity;
       Whereas building on John Kluge's generosity, the James 
     Madison Council has strengthened and enriched the world of 
     scholarship in Washington, District of Columbia, and provided 
     new on-line educational material for the classrooms of the 
     Nation and the world;
       Whereas the members of the James Madison Council have added 
     a significant number of rare and historic materials of major 
     importance to the national collection of the Library of 
     Congress, such as the 1507 Waldseemuller map of the world, 
     which was the first map to include America, made possible by 
     members John Hendricks, Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, and 
     David Koch, the restoration of Thomas Jefferson's original 
     library, which is the cornerstone of the Library's 
     collections, thanks to Jerry Jones, a major private 
     collection from members Jean and Jay I. Kislak, which 
     documents the encounter between European explorers and

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     the indigenous peoples of North America and, thanks to Jon 
     and Lillian Lovelace, the Alan Lomax collection, which is the 
     largest collection of ethnographic material ever assembled by 
     one person; and
       Whereas led by John Kluge, the James Madison Council has 
     furthered the programs of the Librarian of Congress, James H. 
     Billington, such as the National Digital Library, which 
     provides free internet access to 10,000,000 of the most 
     historically important and educationally valuable primary 
     materials in the Library's collection, the National Book 
     Festival, which celebrates the joys of reading, and the 
     Library's Bicentennial celebration in the year 2000: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends the Library of 
     Congress's private-sector advisory body, the James Madison 
     Council, and its Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, on 15 
     years of exemplary service to Congress and the Nation and 
     looks forward to its continued success in the years ahead.

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