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1. John D. Rockefeller

2 • C. Vann W::x:dward

3. Jacinto Quirarte

4. William Barcxxly, Sr.

5. Frank Stanton

6. Paul Foley

7. Alex Haley

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PRESENT POSITION

Chm., Bel. of Trustees, Rockefeller Foundation

Sterling Professor of History, Yale

Dean, Fine & Applied Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio

Pres. , American Enterprise Institute

Chm. , American Red cross

Pres., Interpublic Group Companies

Author : "Roots"

8. Jana Sutton Student

9. Frank Shakespeare Vice Olairman, Westinghouse Broadcasting

10. Richard M. Clurmm Vice President, Time, Inc.

11. David Hale President, National Junior Chamber of Canmerce

12. Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. President, New York Central Labor Council

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17. lady Bird Johnson Fonner First lady 61 Texas D

18. Theodore Ashley President, Wa:rner Brothers 51 califo:rnia D

19. Joan Cooney Exec. Dir. , Children 1 s 'IV Workshop 44 New York D

20. Irving Shapiro CEO and Chm. of the Board, DJ.Pont Co. 58 Delaware I

21. Ann Hawkes Hutton On. of Bd., Washington Crossing 65 Pennsylvania R Foundation

22. L. Tan Perry Member, Council of the Twelve, The Church 52 Utah R of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints

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24. J. L. Bernadin Archbishop, Cincinnati & Chm. National 46 Ohio I catholic Bishops Bicentennial Cornm.

25. laura Bergt Eskirro; housewife; active in state and 35 Alaska R national organizations

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1. William Banowslcy- President, Pepperdine College 38 California R

2. David· L. hblper President, Wolper Productions 46 California D

3. Card:inal Krol Archbishop, Philadelphia 63 Pennsylvania u

4. Verrront Royster Professor of Journalism, University of 60 North Carolina I North carolina

5. Rocco Siciliano President, TI, Inc. 52 California R

6. Betty Shabazz Ph. D. ~mdidate, University of Mass. 39 New York D

7. Hobart Lewis Chairrran, "Reader's Digest 11 63 New York R

8. rille Curb President, Mike Curb Productions 29 California R

9. Jean Stapleton Female lead, "All in the Family" 52 New York I

10. David Mathe\vs President, University of Alabama 39 Alabama I

11. I:onna de Varona TV Sports Conmentator, Olympic Cbld 27 Califo:r.nia I l'1e:lalist

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C. Vann Hood·."'ard

Jacinto Quirarte

William BarooJy, Sr.

Frank Stanton

Paul Foley

Al.ex Haley

Ja::a Sutton

~:~~k ~hakespe~re

Richard M. Clurman

David Hale

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Chm., Bd . of Trustees, Rockefeller Foundation

Sterling Professor of His~ory, Yale

Dec.n, Fine & Applied Arts, UT, San Antonio

Pres ., American Enterprise Institute

Chm ., American Red Cross

Pres . , InteYpublic Group Companies

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MEMORANDUM FCR:

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

July 30, 1974

THE VICE PRESIDENT

DAVID J. WIMER

American Revolution Bicentennial Advisorv ~PJ0 .

Attached is a copy of my proposed memorandum to . Genera....L- - ~ Haig on the c;bove Council. Please call Lewis Dale-O f my Ct-4- tt-j­office to l et him know your 01)injon of the :rro~osec-l Rction 1/31 I so that we can accurately represent your views in the ~ final decision memo . Since we are trying to fill these vacancies as quickly as possible, ple~ise be sure to reply within three days. If we have not he;1.rd f rom you Hi thin three days, ~e will assume that you h ~ve no comment on the appointmEnts.

If you find it necessary to see the resumes, please notify this office.

Attachment

MEMORANDUN FOR:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

GENERAL ALEXANDER HAIG

DAVID J. WIMER

American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Counc1l (P,

Public Law 93-179 establishes this 25 member Council, stipulating that members "shall be chosen from private life and shall be broadly representative of the nation's people." The legislation requires that the President give "due consideration to the contributions, among others, of the Nation's youth, women, elders, racial and ethnic minorities, artists and craftsmen, and learned professions."

In March, wten the President announced his nomination of John Warner as Administrator of ARBA, WarneT received the President's blessing to proceed at a deliberate pace in determining the persons whom Warner would recommend for appointment to this advisory council. With guidance and assistance ~rom Anne Armstrong and f~om my staff, Warner has put toq ther a recommended list Jf appointees and al­ternates wl1. ch I believe is a balanc ~d cross- section of accomplisheJ Americans.

At Warner's urging, I have included 1 few persons who rep­resent cons· ituencies to which we ozlinarily make no appeal. In Warner's view this helps to establish the non-partisan credentials of the council and make~ it more credible to a wider seg1 ient of the people. At t'le same time, I did not wish to lose control of this advisory body, which may prove to haTe symbolic value over the next two years, and have '"orkei closely with Bill Baroodt, Sr., to insure that we maintain1·d a line-up which leans the council decisively toward a mo···e conservative concept of the Bicentennial celebration Armstrong, Warner and Baroody, Sr., agree that the ccuncil outlined in Tab A should be able to work as well tog~ther as any other-group of 25 strong personal­ities. Ea(" .l has access to resource~ and influences which,

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taken as a Yhole, can contribute immeasurably to an ef­fective and memorable celebration.

The legislation allows fifteen members to be of the same political party. However, our principal concern was to insure that the council was philosophically bent in the right direction. We do not have as many Republicans as I would hav8 liked to see, but given the constraints of the Bicentennial Act and the need to involve as many people as possible in the spirit of the country's 200th birthday, tLat was one aim which we could not totally fulfill. In spite of this, I believe the list on balance reflects the President's way of thinking as well as his expressed dosire that the Bicentennial be a truly national undertaking.

Brief comments on each recommendee and several alternates follo".v:

Bicentennial Advisory Council

PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDEES

1. William S. Banowsky, 38, of California (Resume at Tab B) is Pres1d0nt of Pepperdine College, a member of the Re­publican ~ational Committee, host of a Los Angeles T.V. talk show, a columnist for the Herald-Examiner and is a strong su1porter of the President. He was seriously considerel to be Administrator of the Bicentennial Admin-istration. J'

_!L__Agree

Disagree -----2. C. Vann W)odward, 65, of Connecticut (Resume at Tat C),

1s Sterli 1g Professor o.f History c\t Yale. An Arkansas · native, Woodward is one of the deans of .fu11erican history and is prJbably best known for his work The Origins of the New South for which he won a Bancroft Prize in 1952. He is pasteefitor of "The Comparative Approach to American History.!'

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Di5agree -----3. Jacinto Cui rarte, 42, of Texas (Rc:sume at Tab D), is

Dean of J ine and Applied Arts, Un: .vers i ty of Texas at San Antcr io. An Arizona native, })r. Quirarte is an internat1onally recognized schola · specializing in the painting and sculpture of Spanish·Americans. He is a Democrat but has not been active '>Oli tically. Senator Tower's cffice has approved of th~s selection.

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William .... : . Barfodh, 58, c;>f Virgin .a ~Resume ~t Tab E), 1s PresH ent o t e Amer1can Ente ·pr1se Inst1 tute and has long been a leading light in fostering public under­standing of conservative policy p1sitions. A New Hamp­shire na:ive of Lebanese e~tractiJn, Mr. Baroody will serve th,: council as a strong sta,)ilizing factor. His

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organization currently sponsors a distinguished Bicen­tennial lecture series. He is a Republican.

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Disagree -----5. Frank Sta1ton, 56, of New York (Resume at Tab F), is

Chairman ~he American National Red Cross. A native of Michig~n, Stanton formerly headed the Columbia Broadcasting System and is a trustee of the Rand Corp­oration, ~ director of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, a member of the Business Council and a Fellow )f the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Stanton a1d the Administration have not always seen eye to eye, especially on Vietnam, but Stanton retains considera)le influence and his involvement can be very helpful in the communicatiozns arena. He is a Republican.

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Disagree -----6. G. Duncan Bauman, 62, of Missouri (Resum~ at Tab G), is

publisher of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Bauman, a Republican, has contributed greatly to the betterment of his cjty and has been a staunch and loyal supporter of the P1esident. ~.

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7. Alex Halt' y, 52, of New York (Restrne at Tab H) , is the black au-t nor of "The Autobiograph r of Malcolm X" which has now ~old four million copies in eight languages. His most recent book "Roots" trac.~s his family tree back to :. distant ancestor in Gam lia and is the most extensivE black family history ev~r documented. Haley retired :rom the U.S. Coast Guard in 1959 after 20 years service <'Tid as that branch's first Chief Journalist. He is an In~ependent. His brother G3orge i~ Assistant Dir­extor of Equal Employment Opportu1ity at USIA and is a Republic .m. . /

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8. Jana E. Eutton, 19, of Tennessee (Resume at Tab I), will be a sophomore in the University of Tennessee's College of Agriculture. Miss Sutton was valedictorian of her high school class in Parrottsville and has won numerous farm and home related honors on a national basis. She won, for example, a first place in national poultry judging in Chicago in 1972 and first place in the state's individual livestock judging the same year. She is a promising young leader who is proud of her rural backgroun.l and agricultural talents. She is a Republican.

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Disagree -----9. Frank J. Shakespeare, Jr., 49, of New York (Resume at Tab

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Company. He served this Administration as Director of USIA and, prior to that, spent most of his career in television sales posts. He was with CBS-TV from 1965-69. Shakespeare is a Republican.

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10. Richard M. Clurman, 50, of New York (Resume at Tab K), 1s Vice President of TIME, Incorporated. A University of ChicafO graduate, Clurman was Chief Correspondent of Time 2nd Life Magazines from 1Y60-69. He is cur­rently Clairman of the Board of T.me-Life Broadcast and of the ~:< w York City Center for M11sic and Drama. Clare Boothe Ll•.ce, Bill Buckley, Len Ga ~ment and Peter Flanigan have all recommended to Anne Arms :rong that Clurman be included He is an Independent. .

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Di;agree -----11. David L. Hale, 33, of Oklahoma (F~sume at Tab L), is the

recently l.nstalled president of t.1e United St?.tes Jaycees. On three occasions, the President has indicated his de­sire to 'tave this service organi:ation represented on the Council. Rick Clayton, the curr21t Jaycees Chairman, is now runn~ng for State office in 13xas. This candidacy

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eliminated Clayton from consideration. Nevertheless, the selection of Hale is preferable in the key respect that the Jaycees president has far more control over the resources of this 320,000 member organization. Hale is a conservative Democrat in his native Arkansas. The Republican state chairman there has expressed his support for Hale's appointme~t.

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12. Harry VanArsdale, Jr., 68, of Neh York (Resume at Tab M), has been Pres~.dent of the New York Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, since 1957. He is very active in the civil affairs of New York City and is recommended for this appointment by Secretary Brannan and Don Rodgers. He is a Democrat and a suppor;er cf the President .

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13. James ~Wilson, 43, of Massachusetts (Resume at Tab N), is cha1rman of the Department of Covernment at Harvard. Born in Colorado, Wilson has gained well-deserved recog­nition for his work on such subjects as campus unrest, urban politics and police behaviot r. Baroody, Sr., is especially high on Wilson and be~~eves he would be an excellent chairman of the council, who is, incidentally, elected br the membership. Wils01. was formerly chairman of the National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Preven­tion.

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Di! agree -----14. Anna CheTnault, 49, of WashingtoE. D.C. (Resume at Tab

0), is V~ce President, Internati~1al Affairs of the Flying L" ger Line, Inc. A well<-:.wwn conservative Re­publican, Mrs. Chennault has recc:ved extraordinary Hill suprort for this appointment Born in Peiping, she is w•w a U.S. citizen and is .t very active writer and lect~· rer. ,/

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Mata Angelou, 40, of California (Resume at Tab P), is a lack author and poet. She has written two best­selling books as well as a ten-part TV series on African traditions in American life. She has toured Europe and Africa for the State Department in "Porgy and Bess" and was also active for awhile with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Angelou's works reflect her experiences with the seamy side of life and her struggles to rise above it. Warner and Garment particularly believe this side of our national li~ should also be represented.

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is head of Mike Curb Productions and a former President of MGM Records. Born in Georgia, Curb entered the com­mercial music field while still in his teens and had registered considerable financial success by the time he was 2l. After acquiring MGM Records in 1969, he took a strong stand against drug use, ,l position not then popular in the record industry. In 1973 he produced over half of the entertainment for th~ President's Inaugural Concerts. He is a }'Publican.

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Disagree -----17. Lady BiT• Johnson, 61, of Texas (tesume at Tab R), is

the formt'r First Lady. She has c.mtributed much to the country, particularly through bea1tification projects. She is a Democrat.

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D5_; agree -----18. Theodore Ashlev, 51, of California (Resume at TabS), is

Presiden·:OrTarner Brothers. A Democrat, Ashley contrib ~ uted ove·· $137,000 to the zideat' s re-election campaig: '

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19. Joan Ganz Cooney, 44, of New York (Resume at Tab T), 1s President of the nonprofit Children's Television Workshop, Inc., the producer of "Sesame Street." Mrs. Cooney, an Arizona native, was a member of the Presi­dent's Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse and is the author of a report on "The Potential Uses of Tele­vision in Preschool Education." She is a Democrat

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Disagree -----Irving S. ShaJ2iro, 58, of Delaware (Resume at TabU), is Chaintan of the Board and chief executive officer of the DuPont Company. The son of .Jewish Li thuanic:m immigrants who settled in Minnesota, Shapiro served with the Justice Department from 1943-51. During that time he served as an assistant prosecutor in the trial of eleven top leaders of the U.S. Communist Party. He joined DuPont's legal department in 1951. Shapiro is an Indeptmdent. /

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Disagree -----21. Ann Hawkes Hutton, 65, of Pennsylvania (Resume at Tab V) _

1s chaintan of the board of the Washington Crossing Foundatidn and is the only holdov~r recommended from the Bicf' ttennial Commission. She was the first woman to recei re the Freedom Leadership A\·<ard of the Freedoms Foundati'm and has also been hone red by the DAR. Mrs. Hutton i; an active Republican anl held key state campai~1 posts in support of the President in 1968 and 1972. Hugh Sco ·:t strongly backs her/ .

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2 2. Paul Fo~ ~' 60, of Michigan (Rest-me at Tab W) , is pres i­dent and chief executive officer of Interpublic Group Companie5 in New York. His career in advertising spans 34 years with the exception of h~s service as Bureau Chief i~ Istanbul for the Office of War Information in

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1944-45. Foley is a widely respected advertising executive whose expertise can be of significant value to the Bicentennial in the communications area. Foley

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is chairman of the program of Italian-American Studies at Queens College: New York, the first and only such program in this country. The son of Italian immigrants, Gambino has recently authored a best-selling work on Italian-Americans "Blood of7.1y lood." He is a Democrat. "

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24. Joseph L. Bernadin, 46, of Ohio (~esume at Tab Y), is Archbishoo of Cincinnati and is chairman of the Bicen­tennial Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. A native of South Carolina, Bernadin is a former Chancellor of the Diocese cf Charleston and a former general secretary of the K~tional Conference of Catholic Bishops. He is an rye."'~ ;ndent.

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Di~agree -----Laura Bergt, 35, of Alaska (Resumr at Tab Z), is a former ap~ointee to the National (ouncil on Indian Opportunity. An Eskimo, Mrs. Ber:.t is also a former Young Republican National Committt ewoman. She presently serves on her state's Rural Affai.·s Commission, the Tourism Pdvisory Board and the Ex~cutive Committee of the Alasla Remote Housing Commiss:on. She has appeared on severC~l national television sh'·WS and is a· former Miss Arctic Circle.

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ALTERNATES

Most of the principal recommendees will accept an invita­tion to serve. However, a few may not be able to commit adequate time. Thus I am including several alternates and am asking for your approval of these now. I will insure that the Council continues to be predominantly conservative in its make-up.

1. Jeff MacNelly, 26, of Virginia (Resume at Tab AA), is editorial cartoonist for the Richmond News Leader. Mac­Nelly is nationally syndicated by the Chicago-Tribune­New York News Syndicate. In 1972 at age 24, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his cartooning. He is an Independent.

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2. David L. Wolper, 46, of California (Resume at Tab BB), is head of Wolper Productions and one of the eminent producers of documentaries in the country. He is a former cl1airman of the board of Metromedia and is a Democrat. He supported the President in 1972 and helped develop some of the campaign films. ·

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3. John Cardinal Krol, 63, of Pennsylvania (Resume at Tab CC), is -~.rchbishop of Philadelphi1. Born in Ohio, Car­dinal Kr·>l is vice-chairman of tr~ U.S. Catholic Confer­ence and is a trustee of Catholic University and of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He has consider1ble standing in the Poli;h community and could replace 3ither Banowsky or Bernadin. He is an Independen·.

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4. Vermont :. Royster, 60, of North Carolina (Resume at Tab DD), is the former editor of the Wall Street Journal, to which he now contributes regu~arly as a columnist. He is currently Kenan Professor cf Journalism and Public Affairs at the University of North Carolina. He is an Indepeu~ent.

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5. Rocco C. Siciliano, 52, of California (Resume at Tab EE), is Pres1dent of TI Corporation and former Under Secretary of Commerce. A Utah native, Siciliano was an Assistant Secretary of Labor in 1953 and was Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Personnel Management until. 1959. He is a Republican.

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6. Betty Shabazz, 39, of New York (Resume at Tab FF), is a Ph.D. candidate in administration at the University of Massachusetts. She is the widow of Mal~olm X. Mrs. Shabazz is deeply involved in civic affairs and has lectured extensively. In 1972 she actively supported the President and is a Democrat.

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7. Hobart D. Lewis, 64, of New York ~Resume at Tab GG), is President and Executive Editor of the "Reader's Digest." He is a Republican.

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William I. (Bill*) Graham, 55, of North Carolina (Resume at Tab .fit), is t e world acclaimed evangelist.

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9. Jean Starleton, 52, of Pennsylvan·.a (Resume at Tab II), is the f(·male lead in the televis .on series "All in the Family.': She has served for five years on the Council of Actor s Equity. She is an Independent.

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10. David Mathews, 38, of Alabama (Re~ ume at Tab JJ), is President of the University of Alabama. A strong contender for the AREA administrator's post, .Mathews has a Ph.D. in the History of Ame1·ican Education. He is an Independent.

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11. Donna DeVerona, 27, of California (Resume at Tab KK), 1s an Olympic gold medal winner, laving set world records in swimming events in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. She qu;_ t swimming comp(·ti tion at age 17. She is currently working on a carrer as a sports announcer and has done color comm{ntary for both ABC and CBS sports on swimming ev~nts. She is an Independent.

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Di,agree -----12. L. Tom Perry, 52, of Utah (Resume at Tab LL), is a

member oftne Council of the Twel'e of the .Morman Church and is responsible for the church's Bicenten­nial aff~irs. Perry has a busine! s background and is a former treasurer of R. H. St' rns Company in Boston. He is a Republica~ A

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Pres., Pepperdine College 38

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Pres., American Enterprise 58 Institute

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23. Richard Gambino

24. J. L. Bernadin

25. Laura Bergt

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President, Warner Brothers

Exec. Dir., Children's TV Workshop

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Chm. of the Board, Washington Crossing Foundation

Pres., Interpublic Group Companies

Prof., Queens College

Archbishop, Cincinnati & Chm. National Catholic Bishops Bicentennial Comm.

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2. David L. Wolper

3. Ca~~i~al Krol

4. Vermont Royster

5. Rocco Siciliano

6. Betty Shabazz

7. Hobart Lewis

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9. Jean Stapleton

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11. Donna DeVerona

12. L. Tom Perry

Editorial Cartoonist, Richmond News-Leader

President, Wolper Productions

Archbishop, Philadelphia

Prof. of Journalism, U of North Carolina

President, TI, Inc.

Ph.D. Candidate, U. of Mass.

Chairman, Reader's Digest

Evangelist

Female lead, "All in the Family"

Pr~s., Univ. of Alabama

TV Sports Commentator, Olympic Gold Medalist

Member, Council of the Twelve, Morman Church

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TO: CURT FEE

FROM: EEN GARMENT

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

August 13, 1974

National Advisory Council for the AREA

\Varner, Clurman and I strongly recommend the following group as

being responsive to the mandate of the statute4adequately reflecting legislative, political and substantive considerations. We stress particularly

the importance of maintaining intact the seven names in the Communications

Group . This is the indispensable core of the whole project.

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Business 8. Irving Shapiro 9. John D . Rockefeller III

Labor 10 . Harry Van Arsdale

Minoriti es 11. Laura Bergt, Indian 12. Jacinto Quirarte, JV1exican

13. Maya Angelou, Black 14. Franklin Thomas, Black

Vvomen 15. Ann Hawkes Hutton 16. Anna Chennault

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WASHINGTON

August 16, 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT T. HARTMANN

FROM:

SUBJECT:

RichardT. Burress

American Revolution Bicentennial Administration Advisory Council

Under the legislation creating the Bicentennial Administration, a twenty-five member Advisory Council appointed by the President is established. This Council is to be broadly based and broadly representative of the population of the United States. Dave Wimer is in the process of preparing and forwarding to the President a recommended list of nominees.

The Council will elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman who will, in turn, be members of the eleven member Board. This Board has as its members:

Statutory

John Warner Administrator Rogers Morton - Secretary of the Interior

Selected by Congressional Leadership

Congresswoman Lindy Boggs Congressman Caldwell Butler Senator Edward Brooke Senator Joseph Montoya

Selected by President from State Commissions (three)

(Recommended) Richard Paurade, Chairman, California Bicentennial Commission

(Recommended) Duane Squires, Chairman, New Hampshire Bicentennial Commission

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Chairman of the Advisory Council

Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council

The Board elects its own Chairman with Warner ineligible to serve in this capacity.

The Advisory Council meets every other month and its Members are paid per diem and travel expenses. Its role is to make policy suggestions and provide expert help to the staff.

The Board meets every month and must ratify the decisions of the Administrator, plus develop and initiate policy, plans and programs.