[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[February 11, 1992]
[Pages 231-232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment of Edward D. Murnane as Deputy Assistant to the President 
and Director of Presidential Advance

February 11, 1992
    The President has announced his intention to appoint Edward D. 
Murnane to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of 
Presidential Advance. He would succeed Jake L. Parmer as Director of 
Presidential Advance.

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    Since 1989 Mr. Murnane has served as Regional Administrator for the 
Small Business Administration in Chicago, IL. Prior to this, he served 
as executive director of the George Bush for President campaign in 
Illinois, 1988; as public affairs director for the Regional 
Transportation Authority in Chicago, 1984-1988; and in a senior 
management position in the Reagan-Bush '84 reelection campaign. From 
1976 to 1984, Mr. Murnane operated his own political and public 
relations consulting firm in Chicago. From 1971 to 1976, he served on 
the Washington, DC, staff of Congressman Philip M. Crane, first as press 
secretary and later as administrative assistant and chief of staff. He 
has also served on the White House volunteer advance staff since 1981 
and has assisted on many domestic and international trips for President 
Bush as President and Vice President, as well as President Reagan and 
Vice President Quayle.
    Mr. Murnane graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1966 with 
a degree in journalism and political science. He was born on March 2, 
1944, in Chicago, IL. He and his wife, Laurel, have three children and 
reside in Arlington Heights, IL.