,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,b>ton submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
#ej? ,anniv]s>y ( ! ,:ite ,h\se ,fell[s 
,program4  ,:]eas 9 #aifd1 ,john ,w4    
,g>dn] pres5t$ ! idea ( select+ a gr\p (
 out/&+ m5 & wom5 to come to ,wa%+ton & 
le>n ab\t ! work+s ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
at ! highe/ levels & to obs]ve !        
,nation's lead]s 9 action & meet ) ^!   
(ficials & o!r lead]s ( society1 !reby  
/r5g!n+ ! ,fell[s' abilities & desires  
to contribute to _! communities1 _!     
pr(essions & _! c\ntry2 ,:]eas ,presid5t
 ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson e/abli%$ !        
,presid5t's ,commission on ,:ite ,h\se  
,fell[%ips1 ?r\gh ,executive ,ord]      
#aaahc 7z am5d$7 to create a program t  
w\ld select betwe5 #aa & #ai out/&+ "y  
,am]icans e ye> & br+ !m to ,wa%+ton = a
 fir/ h&1 high-level exp]i5ce 9 ! work+s

 ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 to e/abli% an era
 :5 ! "y m5 & wom5 ( ,am]ica & _!       
gov]nm5t belong$ to ea* o!r - belong$ to
 ea* o!r 9 fact & 9 _s2 ,:]eas ! ,:ite  
,h\se ,fell[s ,program has /eadfa/ly    
rema9$ a nonp>tisan program t has s]v$ &
 be5 support$ by n9e ,presid5ts2 ,:]eas 
! #gch ,:ite ,h\se ,fell[s1 aft] s]v+ _!
 ye> 9 ,wa%+ton1 h return$ to _! ,/ates 
& communities & became lead]s 9 all     
walks ( life1 includ+ heads ( !         
,nation's l>ge/ corporations & law      
firms1 univ]sity presid5ts & deans (    
di/+ui%$ graduate s*ools1 lead]s (      
non-pr(it organizations1 di/+ui%$ s*ol>s
 & j\rnali/s1 high-level gov]nm5t       
(ficials1 cab9et (fic]s1 ambassadors1   
deputy & assi/ant secret>ies1 judges1   
di/+ui%$ s*ol>s & hi/orians1 lead]s 9   
national j\rnalism & ! work+ press1     
,memb]s ( ,congress1 & s5ior lead]s 9   
all bran*es ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2
 ,:]eas ?is legacy ( lead]%ip is a      
national res\rce t has s]v$ ! ,nation 9 
major *all5ges1 includ+ organiz+        

resettlem5t op]ations foll[+ ! ,vietnam 
,w>1 assi/+ ) ! national response to    
t]rori/ attacks1 manag+ ! aft]ma? (     
natural disa/]s su* z ,hurricane ,katr9a
 & ,rita1 provid+ support to e>?quake   
victims 9 ,haiti & ,nepal1 p]=m+ milit>y
 s]vice 9 ,iraq & ,afghani/an1 & re=m+ &
 innovat+ 9 national & int]national     
securities & capital m>kets2 ,:]eas !   
#gch ,:ite ,h\se ,fell[s h *>act]iz$ _! 
po/-,fell[%ip ye>s ) a demon/rable      
lifetime commitm5t to public s]vice     
?r\gh cont9u+ p]sonal & pr(essional     
r5ewal & association1 creat+ a ,:ite    
,h\se ,fell[s ,community ( ,mutual      
,support = lead]%ip at e level (        
gov]nm5t & 9 e elem5t ( our national    
life2 & ,:]eas ,septemb] #a1 #bjae1 m>k$
 ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! fir/ class ( ,:ite
 ,h\se ,fell[s to s]ve ?is ,nation3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7       
recognizes ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,:ite   
,h\se ,fell[s ,program & comm5ds ! ,:ite
 ,h\se ,fell[s = _! cont9u+ lifetime    
commitm5t to public s]vice2  7#b7       

ackn[l$ges ! legacy ( lead]%ip provid$  
by ,:ite ,h\se ,fell[s ov] ! ye>s 9 _!  
local communities1 ! ,nation1 & ! _w2 & 
7#c7 expresses appreciation & support = 
! cont9u+ lead]%ip ( ,:ite ,h\se ,fell[s
 9 all aspects ( our national life 9 !  
ye>s ahead4