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FELLOWS AT WORK
Naturally, the first to sing the Fellows’ praises was their founding
father, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who declared at a White House ceremony
in 1967 that “two years ago when we established the program, we thought
that its main benefits would be educational, serving chiefly the Fellows
themselves. Today we are not so sure who really gains the most, the Fel-
lows or the government they serve.” 50
50 Stephen P. Strickland, The President’s Commission on White House Fellows during the
Administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, November 1963—January 1969, Adminis-
trative History, Volume 1, November 1, 1968.
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