[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS PROGRAM--
40TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION
NOTE: Nov. 15, 2005 -  [H.Con.Res.269]
Whereas in 1964, John W. Gardner presented the idea of selecting a
handful of outstanding men and women to come to Washington

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to participate as Fellows and learn the workings of the highest
levels of the Federal Government to learn about leadership as they
observed the Nation's officials in action and met with these
officials and other leaders of society, thereby strengthening the
Fellows' abilities and desires to contribute to their communities,
their professions, and their country;

Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson established the President's
Commission on White House Fellowships, through Executive Order No.
11183, to create a program that would select between 11 and 19
outstanding young Americans every year and bring them to Washington
for ``first hand, high-level experience in the workings of the
Federal Government, to establish an era when the young men and women
of America and their Government belonged to each other--belonged to
each other in fact and in spirit'';

Whereas the White House Fellows Program has steadfastly remained a
nonpartisan program that has served 8 Presidents exceptionally well;

Whereas the more than 600 White House Fellows that have served have
established a legacy of leadership in every aspect of American
society that includes appointments as Cabinet officials and senior
White House staff, election to the House of Representatives, Senate,
and State and local government, appointments to the Federal, State,
and local judiciary, appointments as United States Attorneys,
leadership in many of the Nation's largest corporations and law
firms, service as presidents of colleges and universities, deans of
our most distinguished graduate schools, officials in nonprofit
organizations, distinguished scholars and historians, and service as
senior leaders in every branch of the United States Armed Forces;

Whereas this legacy of leadership is a national resource that has been
used by the Nation in major challenges including organizing
resettlement operations following the Vietnam War, assisting with
the national response to terrorist attacks, managing the aftermath
of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and
reforming and innovating in national and international securities
and capital markets;

Whereas the more than 600 White House Fellows have characterized their
post-Fellowship years with a lifetime commitment to public service
through continuing personal and professional renewal and
association, creating a Fellows community of mutual support for
leadership at every level of government and in every element of our
national life; and

Whereas September 1, 2005, marked the 40th anniversary of the first
class of White House Fellows to serve this Nation: Now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the White House
Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their
continuing lifetime commitment to public service;
(2) acknowledges the legacy of leadership provided by White
House Fellows over the years in their local communities, the
Nation, and the world; and

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(3) expresses appreciation and support for the continuing
leadership of White House Fellows in all aspects of our national
life in the years ahead.

Agreed to November 15, 2005.