    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [April 19, 1991]
    [Page 409]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment of J. Dorrance Smith as Assistant to the President for Media
    Affairs
    April 19, 1991

        The President today announced the appointment of J. Dorrance Smith,
    of Texas, to be Assistant to the President for Media Affairs.
        Mr. Smith is the former executive producer of ABC News
    ``Nightline.'' Previously he was executive producer of ``This Week With
    David Brinkley,'' a post he held since the broadcast premiered in 1981.
    In addition, Mr. Smith served as executive producer of ``The Koppel
    Report: Tragedy at Tiananmen--The Untold Story,'' which aired in June
    1989. Previously he was a Staff Assistant to President Gerald Ford. Mr.
    Smith will be responsible for the Office of Public Affairs and the
    Office of Media Relations.
        He graduated from Claremont College (California) in 1973 with a B.A.
    in literature. He was born on May 25, 1951, in Houston, TX.