    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [September 19, 1994]
    [Page 1580]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
    September 19, 1994

        The President today announced he is revitalizing the President's
    Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and intends to name Dr. John
    Brademas to chair the Committee. The President also announced his
    intention to name 32 private citizens to serve as members of the
    Committee, and he announced that First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will
    serve as Honorary Chair.
        In making these appointments the President said, ``The Federal,
    State, and local governments together provide only a small percentage of
    the support essential to our cultural life. These appointments
    underscore the vital partnership between the government and the private
    citizens who do so much to enrich and preserve the arts and humanities
    in our country. I am pleased that John Brademas, who has been a vigorous
    champion of learning and culture both in Congress and as a university
    president, has agreed to chair the Committee. At a time when our society
    faces new and profound challenges, when we are losing so many of our
    children, and when so many people feel insecure in the face of change,
    the arts and the humanities are fundamental to our lives as individuals
    and as a nation.''

    Note: The following individuals were appointed to the Committee: Peggy
    Cooper Cafritz, vice chair; Cynthia Perrin Schneider, vice chair; Terry
    Semel, vice chair; Susan Barnes-Gelt; Lerone Bennett, Jr.; Madeleine
    Harris Berman; Curt Bradbury; John H. Bryan; Hilario Candela; Anne Cox
    Chambers; Margaret Corbett Daley; Everett Fly; David P. Gardner; Harvey
    Golub; Richard S. Gurin; Irene Y. Hirano; David Henry Hwang; William
    Ivey; Quincy Jones; Robert Menschel; Rita Moreno; Jaroslav Pelikan;
    Anthony Podesta; Phyllis Rosen; Ann Sheffer; Isaac Stern; Dave Warren;
    Shirley Wilhite; Harold Williams; Emily Malino; and Timothy Wirth.
    Biographies of the appointees were made available by the Office of the
    Press Secretary.