[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 49 (Monday, December 13, 1993)]
[Page 2547]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Appointment to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts

 December 7, 1993

    The President announced today that he intends to appoint Lew R. 
Wasserman to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution. The Kennedy Center's 30-member 
Board of Trustees is responsible for the Center's maintenance and 
administration, including oversight of its $75 million annual budget.
    ``Lew Wasserman's long and distinguished career in the entertainment 
industry has been truly remarkable,'' said the President. ``Just as 
impressive is his commitment to public service. The Kennedy Center, one 
of our country's greatest artistic institutions, will benefit from his 
trusteeship.''

Note: A biography of the appointee was made available by the Office of 
the Press Secretary.