On Thursday, June 28, 2007 nineteen NEA National Heritage Fellows from across the country gathered with more than 100 other guests at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill to help kickoff the 25th anniversary of the NEA National Heritage Fellows program. Senators Edward Kennedy, Mike Enzi, and Thad Cochran joined in the celebration. A photo exhibit of 32 Fellow portraits taken by Tom Pich was on view in the building's rotunda.