April 19, 1983
The President today announced his intention to appoint William J. McManus to be a member of
the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
Mr. McManus is currently serving as treasurer of the Republican National Committee. Previously
he was vice president of Byers-McManus Associates, Inc., in Washington, D.C. He was vice
president for public relations and public affairs at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. in
Washington, D.C., Richmond, Va., Charleston, W. Va., and Baltimore, Md., in 1925 - 1965.
He attended George Washington University, National Law School, and the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. He was born August 28, 1900, in
Nansemond County, Va.