November 3, 1982
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 3, 1988:
Raymond J. Learsy would succeed William H. Eells. He is president of Agricultural and Industrial
Corp. in New York, N.Y. He is also publisher of Agrinde Publications, Ltd. He serves as a trustee
of the Whitney Museum of American Art and on the executive committee. He is a graduate of the
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. He is married, has six children, and resides in New
York City. He was born October 16, 1935.
George L. Schaefer would succeed Harold Prince. He is president of and producer/director for
Compass Productions, Inc., in Los Angeles, Calif. He received Emmy awards for show of the year
(1960, 1961), for best director (1959, 1961), for best single dramatic show (1968, 1973), and the
director of the year award for a radio-TV daily (1957, 1960, 1963, 1965). He graduated from
Lafayette College (A.B., 1941). He is married and resides in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was born
December 16, 1920.