Nomination of William S. Rose, Jr., To Be an Assistant Attorney General
September 29, 1987
The President today announced his intention to nominate William S. Rose, Jr., to be an Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division), Department of Justice. He would succeed Roger Milton Olsen.
Since 1981 Mr. Rose has been an attorney with the McNair law firm in Hilton Head Island, SC. Prior to this he was with the firm of Frost and Jacobs, 1977 - 1981. From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Rose was an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, Tax Court Litigation Division, Internal Revenue Service.
Mr. Rose graduated from the University of the South (B.A., 1970), the University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 1973), and Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1976). He was born March 9, 1948, in Columbia, SC. Mr. Rose is married, has three children, and resides in Hilton Head, SC.
Nomination of John R. Silber To Be a Member of the Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba
September 29, 1987
The President today announced his intention to nominate John R. Silber to be a member of the Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba for a term expiring October 27, 1989. This is a reappointment.
Since 1971 Dr. Silber has been president of Boston University. He was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1967 - 1970. Dr. Silber has written and published on the maintenance of academic standards, the financing of higher education, and the philosophy of law. He has lectured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Dr. Silber graduated from Trinity University (B.A., 1947) and Yale University (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1956). He was born August 15, 1926, in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Silber is married, has seven children, and resides in Brookline, MA.
Nomination of Beverly Fisher White To Be a Member of the National Museum Services Board
September 29, 1987
The President today announced his intention to nominate Beverly Fisher White to be a member of the National Museum Services Board, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term expiring December 6, 1990. She would succeed Caroline H. Hume.
Mrs. White is currently involved with community and civic activities. Prior to this, she was chief of the bureau of rehabilitation, division of workers' compensation, at the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security, 1979 - 1980; was a candidate for Florida Secretary of State, 1977 - 1978; and was a business representative, economic development, in the Florida Department of Commerce, 1976 - 1977
Mrs. White graduated from Florida State University (B.A., 1955; M.S., 1973). She was born November 2, 1932, in Branford, FL. Mrs. White is married, has two children, and resides in Palm Beach, FL.
Nomination of Six Members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace
September 29, 1987
The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for terms expiring January 19, 1991.
William Roscoe Kintner, of Pennsylvania. This is a reappointment. Since 1985 Mr. Kintner has been professor emeritus, political science, at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to this he was a professor of political science at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1961 - 1985. From 1973 to 1975, Mr. Kintner was the United States Ambassador to Thailand. He served at the Foreign Policy Institute in Philadelphia as president, 1976; director, 1969 - 1973; and deputy director, 1961 - 1969. He has been a member of the Board of Foreign Scholarships, 1970 - 1973, and a member of the academic board of the Inter-American Defense College, 1967 - 1972. Mr. Kintner graduated from the United States Military Academy (B.S., 1940) and Georgetown University (Ph.D., 1949). He served in the United States Army, 1940 - 1961. Mr. Kintner was born April 21, 1915, in Lock Haven, PA. He has four children and resides in Bryn Athyn, PA.
Morris Irwin Leibman, of Illinois. This is a reappointment. Mr. Leibman was with Leibman, Williams, Bennett, Baird & Minnon in Chicago, IL, from 1945 until the firm merged in 1975 with Sidley and Austin, where he is currently a partner. Mr. Leibman graduated from the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1931; J.D., 1933). He was born February 8, 1911, in Chicago, IL. Mr. Liebman is married and resides in Chicago, IL.
Sidney Lovett, of Connecticut. This is a reappointment. Mr. Lovett is currently a clergyman and president of Advisors Unlimited in Holderness, NH. Prior to this he was the senior minister at the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford, CT, 1976 - 1986. Mr. Lovett graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1950) and received a master of divinity at Union Theological Seminary in 1953. He was born May 1, 1928, in Boston, MA. Mr. Lovett is married, has five children, and resides in Holderness, NH.
W. Bruce Weinrod, of the District of Columbia. This is a reappointment. Since 1982 Mr. Weinrod has been director, foreign policy and defense studies at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was legislative director/counsel for Senator John Heinz, 1979 - 1982. Mr. Weinrod graduated from American University (B.A., 1969), the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1973), and Georgetown University Law School (J.D. 1978). He served in the United States Army, 1969 - 1972. Mr. Weinrod was born January 7, 1947, in Washington, DC, where he currently resides.
Richard John Neuhaus, of New York. This is a reappointment. Since 1984 Mr. Neuhaus has been director of the Rockford Institute Center on Religion and Society in New York, NY. Prior to this he was program director for the Council on Religion and International Affairs, 1980 - 1984. Mr. Neuhaus graduated from Concordia Seminary (B.A., 1956; master of divinity, 1960). He was born May 14, 1936, in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Neuhaus currently resides in New York, NY.
Elspeth Davies Rostow, of Texas. This is a new position. Since 1985 Mrs. Rostow has been Stiles Professor in American studies at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. Prior to this she was dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1977 - 1983. Mrs. Rostow graduated from Barnard College (B.A., 1938), Radcliffe College (M.A., 1939), and Cambridge University (M.A., 1949). She was born October 20, 1919, in New York, NY. Mrs. Rostow is married, has two children, and resides in Austin, TX.