[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 4, 1992]
[Page 690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



[[Page 690]]

Appointment of John C. Harper as Chairman of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation

May 4, 1992
    The President has announced his intention to appoint the Reverend 
John C. Harper to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation. He would succeed John F. W. Rogers.
    Since 1963, Dr. Harper has served as rector of St. John's Episcopal 
Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC. He currently serves on the 
Decatur House Council, previously served on the Woodrow Wilson House 
Council, and is an ex officio member of the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation. He has also been active in the ongoing restoration of St. 
John's Church and its parish house, Ashburton House, both of which are 
listed on the National Historic Register.
    Born in Winthrop, MA, Dr. Harper graduated from Harvard University 
(A.B., 1946), Episcopal Theological School (B.D., 1953), George 
Washington University (D.D., 1966), and Nashotah House (D.C.L., 1983). 
He is married, has three children, and lives in Washington, DC.