Appointment of T. Burton Smith as Physician to the President
January 4, 1985
The President today announced the appointment of T. Burton Smith to be Physician to the President. Dr. Smith replaces Dr. Daniel Ruge, who has returned to the Veterans Administration central office as Director of its Spinal Cord Injury Service.
Dr. Smith is a specialist in urology and has been one of the President's physicians for many years. He has been in private practice in California since 1951. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California in 1937 and his graduate degree at the University of Southern California in 1941. He was an intern in 1942 - 1943 at Los Angeles County General Hospital and was a resident in urology from 1946 to 1949 at Jefferson Medical College Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
He served as urological consultant at the United States Veterans Hospital in west Los Angeles from 1950 to 1967 and as an assistant professor of urology (clinical) at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical School, during the same period. He is a past chief of the department of urology at St. John's Hospital and Santa Monica Hospital, both in Santa Monica. He is also past chief of staff at St. John's Hospital.
Dr. Smith was born August 26, 1915, in Hermosa Beach, CA. He is married to the former Kathleen Hambly and has four children. They will reside in the District of Columbia.
Note: On the same day, the White House announced the names of two Assistant Physicians: Dr. John E. Hutton, Jr., a colonel in the U.S. Army, and Dr. Kenneth Lee, a commander in the U.S. Navy. The White House also announced that Dr. Smith's appointment became effective on January 2.
Nomination of Two Members of the National Council on the Arts
January 4, 1985
The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for terms expiring September 9, 1990:
Lloyd George Richards will succeed Maureene Dees. He is dean of the Yale Drama School and presently serves as artistic director of the Yale Repertory and the Eugene O'Neill Theaters. Mr. Richards is married, has two children, and resides in New York City. He was born in Toronto, Canada.
James Nowell Wood will succeed Martin Friedman. He is director of the Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. Wood is also an author on the subject of modern art. He is married, has two children, and resides in Chicago, IL. Mr. Wood was born March 20, 1941, in Boston, MA.