of HEW because he could not support the war in Vietnam. Gardner was featured on the cover and in an article of the January 20, 1967 Time magazine, and later that year also presided over the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Later life Gardner later served on the Stanford University Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1982. On August 18, 1970, Gardner founded Common Cause, and also founded the Experience Corps in the same year. In 1973, he received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards. In 1980–1983 he co-founded Independent Sector, which lobbies and does public relations work on behalf of tax-exempt organizations in order to retain the charitable deduction. In September 2000, Gardner lent his name and support to the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, a center that partners with communities to develop leadership, conduct research, and effect change to improve the lives of youth. Gardner died of cancer in San Francisco on February 16, 2002. He was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery. Publications and speeches Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too? (1961) To Turn the Tide (1962) Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society (1964) No Easy Victories (1968) Uncritical Lovers, Unloving Critics (1968) The Recovery of Confidence (1970) In Common Cause (1972) Morale (1978) Quotations of Wit and Wisdom (1980) On Leadership (1990) Living, Leading, and the American Dream (2003) The John Gardner Fellowship Program The John Gardner Fellowship Program was established in 1985 by Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley to honor Gardner. The fellowship encourages highly motivated graduating seniors to pursue careers in public and community service. Three fellows from each university are chosen annually and provided with placement assistance, a $27,500 stipend, and a senior mentor in their placement organization. Past placements have included the White House, the United States Department of State, and various nonprofit organizations. Initial funding for the fellowship was provided by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Educational Foundation of America, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Millennium Fund, and Michael Walsh. Over time, additional supporters have contributed to the program. The John Gardner Fellowship Association is an association of John Gardner Fellowship alumni from both Stanford University and the University