21232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 6, 2000 I yield the floor. over his years of living in this Nation. I have known John Kluge for years The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- His remarkable gift of $60 million will and years. He was a wonderful friend of ator from Arizona is recognized. benefit all Americans by raising stand- my parents. I have spent an awful lot Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I await ards of scholarly excellence, and blaz- of time with him over a number of the return of the Senator from Alaska, ing new paths of knowledge in areas of years, particularly in the last number who I believe would like to object to a science, the humanities, and the social of months. He truly is a great Amer- unanimous consent agreement I may sciences. ican, truly a great patriot, and his seek. It will also, in my view, be im- wonderful contribution is going to If the Senator from Connecticut is mensely beneficial to our institutions make the Library of Congress an even waiting, perhaps we can extend morn- of government. Those of us who serve greater institution in the years to ing business for a few minutes. in those institutions will have the ben- come than it has been. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning efit of the fresh, bold thinking that I wanted to take a minute to express business has been extended. men and women of scholarly achieve- the gratitude of all of us, my constitu- Mr. DODD. Mr. President, Senator ment can bring to the most pressing ents, and all Americans to John Kluge STEVENS and I will have a joint state- challenges that we face as a nation. for his remarkable contribution to our ment on an unrelated matter. Hopefully, this gift will contribute to Nation. Mr. REID. Mr. President, if my friend making our nation even more pros- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, yester- from Connecticut will yield, morning perous and just in the years to come. day, as chairman of the Joint Com- business has been extended until 11:15, Perhaps most importantly, however, mittee on the Library of Congress, it with time evenly divided between Sen- this gift stands as testimony to the was my privilege to join Vice Chairman ator STEVENS and Senator DODD. I unique and ongoing promise of Amer- BILL THOMAS and Dr. James Billington think everybody will get their wish, be- ica. Every day, we are reminded by out by our Ohio Clock to announce the cause Senator STEVENS will be here events large and small that this is an largest gift in the history of our Li- momentarily to make a statement and, extraordinary country. Our is a coun- brary in 200 years. There has never following Senator STEVENS, Senator try that—despite its problems—offers been a greater gift to the Library of DODD will make a statement. individuals a level of freedom, equal- Congress. Mr. MCCAIN. I apologize to the ity, and dignity unsurpassed anywhere As the Senator from Connecticut has Chair. I thought when I left the floor else on the planet, or indeed, in the his- said, John W. Kluge is a marvelous in- that morning business had expired at tory of the world. That is why people dividual who is renowned in the inter- 11 a.m. risk their lives to come to our shores. national corporate community as one That is why we are the inspiration I will await 11:15. of the Library’s staunchest supporters for people who in fact yesterday rose Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I know my and most devoted people to the Madi- up against tyranny—the people of colleague from Alaska is going to come son Council. As a matter of fact, he Yugoslavia—on the shores of the Bal- here shortly to share some thoughts was the founder of the Madison Coun- kans. cil. He has now given the Library a gift and comments with me this morning. I The extraordinarily generous gift will begin in order to move things given yesterday by Mr. Kluge to the Li- of another $60 million. Mr. Kluge’s leadership in the Madi- along. brary of Congress reminds all Ameri- son Council has enabled the Library to f cans that ours is a land of limitless raise a total of $222 million in private possibility—a land where even the GIFT TO THE LIBRARY OF donations for the Library over the last CONGRESS most humble can go on to achieve great success. And it is a gift that re- 10 years. His contributions alone Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise—and minds each one of us that, in our own amount to $73 million. will be joined by my friend and col- Yesterday’s gift of $60 million will es- way, we have an opportunity and an league from Alaska—to speak about a obligation to give back to the country tablish The John W. Kluge Center and remarkable gift that was made to our that has given us so much. Because Prize in the Human Sciences which will wonderful country yesterday. more than anything else, America is endow 5 scholarly chairs, and fellows, Yesterday, it was announced that the the sum of the acts of selfless patriot- and will recognize areas of study not Library of Congress—the greatest li- ism of its people. Any time we are re- currently covered by the Noble prize brary in the world—would receive the minded of that fact, my colleagues, we structure. The Center will endow single largest gift in its history—$60 receive a gift whose value far exceeds chairs in areas such as American law million—to promote scholarly excel- its monetary sum. and government, American cultures lence. Like a university, the center John Kluge gave such a gift yester- and societies, technology and society, will have endowed chairs in a number day, as he has on countless other occa- and modern culture. The Librarian will of fields. sions. make the appointments in consultation The remarkable gift by a remarkable In addition to this remarkable gift with the Library’s Scholars Council, person will also establish a $1 million which John Kluge gave to the Library and the first chairs will be awarded in annual prize for lifetime achievement of Congress, he has helped raise $48 2001. in scholarly endeavors. million in private funds for the Library The Kluge Prize in the Human The gift has been made by a wonder- on previous occasions to establish an Sciences will include areas of study not ful man whom I have known for many electronic enterprise, the National Dig- covered by the Nobel Prize, including years and for whom I have great admi- ital Library, with which my colleague areas such as history, anthropology, ration, John Kluge. He is also a very from Alaska has been deeply involved. sociology, literary and artistic criti- good friend of the Senator from Alas- Congress appropriated an additional $15 cism. Strangely enough, I had been dis- ka. million for that program. cussing with one of my esteemed John Kluge immigrated to our shores Over the years, he has given $13 mil- friends a similar type of approach to from Germany nearly eight decades lion of his own money to the Library, cover areas not covered by our Nobel ago. including $5 million to kick start the Prize process. The prize will be a cash He began his working life selling digital library. award of $1 million. shoes, clothes, and stationery, and John Kluge was the major contrib- In addition, the award ceremony will moved up from there to become one of utor who orchestrated the wonderful recognize a lifetime of achievement in our nation’s most successful business- 200th celebration of the Library of Con- the Intellectual Arts, just as the Ken- men. Like many others whose lives fol- gress. nedy Center Honors recognize lifetime lowed a similar path, Mr. Kluge has de- He has given millions of dollars to achievement in the performing arts. As cided to give something back to the other wonderful causes, universities, Dr. Billington noted, ‘‘the Kluge Cen- country that has given him so much and other worthwhile enterprises. ter will help bridge the divide between

VerDate jul 14 2003 13:47 Jan 10, 2005 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR00\S06OC0.000 S06OC0 October 6, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 21233 the academic and political worlds, be- and little known federal institution, to lowships for younger scholars. And most tween knowledge and power.’’ He an open and universally accessible re- prominently, it will create a $1 million prize summed up the need for the Center source for students, scholars and learn- for intellectual excellence in the human best when he said, ‘‘We need broader ers everywhere. This exciting trans- sciences, a field that Dr. Billington feels is neglected by the Nobel prizes. and deeper exchanges; to make time for formation, and my confidence in the ‘‘We’re trying to celebrate and facilitate greater contemplation, what Milton Librarian and his talented staff, have not just the life of the mind, but also the called ‘wisdom’s best nurse’.’’ led to my decision to endow a center role of the life of the mind in the life of the I speak for all of the Joint Com- for scholarship and a prize in the republic,’’ he said of the new scholar center, mittee members in saying that we are human sciences which were just an- which will be named after its benefactor, deeply grateful for the support the Li- nounced. My deepest wish—as a person John W. Kluge. brary has received from Mr. Kluge, and who came to this country as a child A billionaire entrepreneur and philan- the private sector under Dr. with almost nothing and has enjoyed thropist, Mr. Kluge heads the library’s Madi- Billington’s leadership. Over this past son Council, which has been enlisting advis- the freedom to try new things, to take ers and donors from the private sector for year, and in celebration of the Li- risks and at least sometimes to suc- the past decade. After helping the library brary’s Bicentennial, the private sector ceed—is to make a contribution that raise about $160 million in the last 10 years has supported hundreds of activities. helps others have the same kind of op- from others, Mr. Kluge, now 85 and chairman With Mr. Kluge’s extraordinary gift of portunity. I hope that the scholars who of the Metromedia International tele- $60 million, the total amount of gifts come to this center to grapple with communications and entertainment com- and donations to the Library during its some of the most important issues of pany, has donated $60 million to it himself. bicentennial year from the private sec- our time and future times, will have Based around the great hall in the library’s tor, particularly the Madison Council, newly refurbished Jefferson building, the the same wish—to use their talents and center—which will be formally announced on totals $106 million. brains to better the world. Thursday—is to set aside suites of offices On behalf of the Joint Committee on My deepest wish—as a person who and meeting rooms for the scholars and law- the Library, I extend Congress’ deepest came to this country as an 8 year old— makers. The hope is they will intermingle thanks to John Kluge, and all of the and I must tell you the only possession for whatever discussions they please about members of the Madison Council. Their I had was a Dresden horse which I still ideas large or small, pressing or serendipi- generosity has been outstanding. It has have in my bedroom at Morvan in tous. helped to make possible the digital ini- Charlottesville, VA and when I get just ‘‘You can’t legislate or buy depth but we’re tiatives at the Library, and has added too self-important, I look at that horse making some probes,’’ said Dr. Billington, a priceless collections over the past 10 71-year-old historian and Russian specialist and know exactly where I came from who diplomatically stressed that he has years. The nation owes Mr. Kluge a and it has kept me grounded, I hope, nothing against the capital city’s hedgerows debt of gratitude for his generous sup- all my life and that has been 86 years of think tanks and flocks of talking heads all port. I ask that a copy of the remarks and I have enjoyed the freedom to try now operating in the name of thoughtful- that Mr. Kluge made regarding his gift new things, to take risks, and at least ness. be included in the RECORD as well as an sometimes succeed—is to make a con- Still, he said, ‘‘a deeper immersion’’ and article that appeared in the New York tribution that helps others. interplay between scholarly ideas and polit- Times. It is my hope that Members will Thank you Madison Council members ical curiosity is needed. ‘‘There is already a read his remarks. They are significant. great deal of applied intellect in this city, for making the Library a priority in even if a lot of it is in lobbying and advo- I ask unanimous consent that a copy of your lives. Your dedication over the cacy.’’ his remarks be printed in the RECORD. past ten years has paid off richly for a He vowed to reach out for scholars not usu- There being no objection, the mate- great American institution and for the ally associated with a Washington intellec- rial was ordered to be printed in the nation. tual life top-heavy with economists and po- RECORD, as follows: Mr. STEVENS. He made those re- litical scientists. JOHN KLUGE’S REMARKS AT THE TEA HOSTED marks at the time he announced this The initial senior scholars are to be chosen BY SENATOR TED STEVENS award yesterday in our presence in the within the next year, with the first Kluge prize for intellectual excellence likely in Thank you, Dr. Billington. Mansfield Room in the Senate. I have known the Librarian of Con- 2002. Those under consideration will be vet- I also ask unanimous consent an arti- ted from assorted disciplines by Dr. gress, Jim Billington, for ten years and cle from the New York Times per- Billington and an advisory council of schol- during that time, my admiration for taining to this gift be printed in the ars led by his deputy at the library, Dr. him and faith in him as the head of our RECORD. Prosser Gifford. national library have multiplied many There being no objection, the article Dr. Billington declined to speculate on times over. Dr. Billington came to the was ordered to be printed in the choices. But he said the standard would Library with a great vision of what the RECORD, as follows: ideally be of the sort set by two scholars he had previously coaxed into serving the li- Library could be and should be in our [From the New York Times, Oct. 5, 2000] brary briefly—Vyacheslav Ivanov, the lin- new global society. He knew that the $60 MILLION GIFT IS MADE TO LIBRARY OF vast knowledge contained in the Li- guist and lecturer on semiotics, and the late CONGRESS philosopher Isaiah Berlin. brary, if made available to all, could (By Francis X. Clines) The eight specialties to be covered by the enrich and enlighten the lives of people WASHINGTON, OCT. 4.—The Library of Con- senior chairs are broadly defined along the everywhere. He knew that the Library gress has just received the largest single do- library’s separate collections to include the of Congress is something that every nation in its history, $60 million, and Dr. culture and society of the Northern (ad- American can be deeply proud of—a James H. Billington, the librarian, is eagerly vanced) and Southern (less developed) Hemi- symbol of our open democratic society; preparing to spend it repairing relations be- spheres; technology’s interaction with soci- and a visible promise from our law- tween ‘‘the thinkers and the doers,’’ between ety, American law and governance; edu- makers that whatever information is a resident panel of visiting senior scholars he cation; international relations; American plans for the library and the politicians history and ethics; and modern culture, in- available to them is also freely avail- across the street in the Capitol. cluding the library’s formidable collections able to everyone. And he knew that ‘‘These two worlds just kind of fell apart in of music and films. visitors to the Library would come the 60’s and haven’t really come back to- ‘‘What we’re trying to do is to make sure away inspired by it and proud that the gether again,’’ Dr. Billington said as he ex- you get Greece into Rome,’’ said Dr. most beautiful building in Washington, plained his new program for the ultimate Billington, the 13th librarian of Congress in perhaps in the country, is a library. It mix in political town and academic gown. the two century-history of the institution. has been a privilege for all of us on the He plans rotating far-flung scholars to ‘‘What’s fascinating is that the link be- tween learning and lawmaking was here Madison Council to join with the Con- Washington to pursue fresh research and play a ‘‘catalytic’’ intellectual role for Con- from the beginning,’’ he said, describing how gress in helping the librarian fulfill his gress, the primary user of the national li- the first joint committee was created by the vision. brary. founding Congress to run the library. We have seen the Library trans- Beginning next year, the program will Scholars have at least as much to gain in formed—from a great, but under-used endow eight senior chairs plus a dozen fel- the untapped resources of the library as in

VerDate jul 14 2003 13:47 Jan 10, 2005 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR00\S06OC0.000 S06OC0 21234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 6, 2000 the interaction with lawmakers, Dr. VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE More than 11 million working fami- Billington said. He noted, for example, the Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I went to lies will not get the benefit of an in- thousands of unread copyrighted novels in crease in the minimum wage. That is a the library’s archive of more than 120 million Danville, KY, last evening, and I items. thought both JOE LIEBERMAN and DICK great loss for those people. Mr. Presi- ‘‘I tell my friends in academia that instead CHENEY did an admirable job in pre- dent, 53 million children go to school of deconstructing novels that everybody used senting their respective points of view every day in this country, and for the to enjoy before you started writing about during the Vice Presidential debate. first time in 35 years we were not able them, how about coming down and discov- It will be understandable if I express to pass the Elementary and Secondary ering the unpublished novels that nobody Education Act to try to improve the has read,’’ he wryly added. a certain amount of parochial pride in ‘‘There is no magic bullet for interacting the performance of my colleague and quality of schools, reduce class sizes, doers and thinkers,’’ he conceded, but he ex- friend from Connecticut, JOE and come up with good afterschool pro- pressed faith in the idea of simply bringing LIEBERMAN, who I thought did a mag- grams. ‘‘some of the scholars scattered all over the nificent job in laying out in civil, po- So, 53 million children lose, 11 mil- country directly into the library’’ that mem- lite, and in a courteous way, the dif- lion working people don’t get an in- bers of Congress use—‘‘people who already ferences between the two teams, the crease in the minimum wage, and 39 have a life of scholarly accomplishment but million seniors fail to get prescription who might be capable of distilling some wis- two parties, and the candidates for the dom in roaming across the rich variety of Presidency of the United States of drug benefits. I think it is a sad day in- things at the library.’’ America. deed. We could have passed these meas- Reviewing the institution’s virtues, he I think all Americans benefited last ures, and we didn’t. I am deeply sad- cited its several hundred book cataloguers as night as a result of the very eloquent, dened by it, as I think the American rich foragers. ‘‘They’re my hidden heroes,’’ people are as well. he said. precise, thoughtful, and clear presen- While I commend Senator STEVENS ‘‘It’s going to be additive, it’s going to be tations. So it seems fitting for me to catalytic,’’ Dr. Billington insisted. ‘‘It’s not take a minute to commend them both, and members of the Appropriations a little empire, or a university or a new particularly my colleague from Con- Committee, including my colleague think tank.’’ necticut. When young people around from Nevada, HARRY REID, and the dis- ‘‘It’s going to have an ever changing group the country are thinking about politics tinguished Senator from West Virginia, of people,’’ he added, with most of them and wonder whether good examples are Mr. BYRD, who have worked tirelessly staying for a year or so. ‘‘It will work in that to get the appropriations work done, way America does things best—not with a out there, it is my hope that they giant prefixed plan that you sit around and might be shown by their history teach- the fact of the matter is, a great deal debate in the abstract, but by working on ers, the Vice Presidential debate of the of America’s business has gone unat- the human elements and hoping that things year 2000. Indeed, it was a wonderful tended. will jell.’’ example of how people of significant Mr. President, I regret that the lead- Mr. STEVENS. One of the interesting differences of opinion and points of ership of this Congress has failed thus things about John Kluge’s remarks was view can have a worthwhile, inform- far to act on these and other crucial when he referred to himself as a young ative discussion and debate of critical priorities. If we can find two weeks to boy who came to this country at the issues that face the future of our Na- debate renaming National Airport, if age of 8 as an immigrant and he had tion. we can spend many days debating one possession. It was a small Dresden I commend both, particularly my whether to provide estate tax relief to figurine; it was a horse. That is all he good friend and colleague from Con- the 44,000 most affluent Americans, owned when he came to this country. necticut. There is a collective sense of then I would hope that in these waning Today, as Senator DODD has said, pride over the junior Senator from days of this Congress we could find the through the process of freedom in this Connecticut. I may not call him ‘‘jun- time to consider the needs of America’s country and his basic knowledge as a ior’’ Senator much longer, but I want children, seniors, and working families. human being, he is one of the richest to tell my colleagues how very proud I I yield the floor. men in the world. I think to be in the was of his performance. f man’s presence is an honor. He is one of the great people of this country. f UNANIMOUS CONSENT Yesterday, after I attended this cere- WORK REMAINS AGREEMENT—S. 3059 mony and was going back on the sub- Mr. DODD. I want to say briefly be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- way, one of the operators of the subway fore the time runs out, I have great ad- ator from Arizona. noticed I was smiling. That is strange miration for the work Senator STEVENS Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I come around this place, as people know. I has done as chairman of the Appropria- back to try to resolve this issue. Before said: Yes, I’ve just been to a delightful tions Committee. It is a tough job. We I ask for another unanimous consent ceremony. I told him that this man all know how hard he works and how agreement with some different lan- came to this country as an immigrant hard he tries to work out the dif- guage, I ask unanimous consent to boy of 8 with one little possession, that ferences in the spending bills. I have have printed in the RECORD a letter he still has, had amassed this great for- great respect for him and the work he from the Secretary of Transportation. tune, and he had just given the Library There being no objection, the letter of Congress $60 million. has done as chairman of that com- mittee. was ordered to be printed in the The driver of the subway said: He RECORD, as follows: came here with nothing? I said: That is That said, I also would be remiss if I did not mention that there are several THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, right. And he has just given this great Washington, DC, October 6, 2000. gift to the Library? And I said: That is important matters, generally speaking, that we have not addressed. We are Hon. JOHN MCCAIN, right. And he said: That man is truly Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, blessed. about to wrap up, to finish over the and Transportation, That is my feeling about John Kluge. next few days, with maybe one or two U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. He is a truly blessed man. votes left, I am told. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I would like to take Mr. DODD. I thank my colleague for I am saddened that, despite the ef- this opportunity to reiterate my views re- his wonderful comments about John forts of Senator STEVENS, the leaders, garding the penalty structure for Depart- Kluge. and others, the Senate has thus far ment of Transportation regulatory agencies Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- failed to act on several other impor- such as the National Highway Traffic Safety tant matters, including the 39 million Administration (NHTSA). I expressed these sent to proceed for 5 minutes in morn- views in testimony on the Firestone tire re- ing business. seniors who will go without prescrip- call before the full committee on September The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. tion drug benefits under Medicare. 12, 2000. FRIST). Without objection, it is so or- That is a great loss. We could have The Administration supports a three-tiered dered. done it this year, and we didn’t. approach to the enforcement of health and

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