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From Mail-Server@lex-luthor.ai.mit.edu Sat Aug 7 21:33:09 1993
To: Clinton-News-Distribution@campaign92.org
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1993 21:39-0400
From: The White House <75300.3115@compuserve.com>
Subject: Alexander Appointed to Head NEA. 8/7/93
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release August 7, 1993
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES JANE ALEXANDER TO CHAIR
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Clinton today announced his
nomination of award-winning actress, producer and author Jane
Alexander as Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
"The arts play an essential role in educating and enriching
the lives of all Americans, and the National Endowment is
integral to helping arts thrive throughout the country. The NEA
helps enhance our children's learning, serves as an economic
catalyst for local communities, and makes the arts a more
accessible and vital part of people's everyday lives," said the
President.
"The Endowment's mission of fostering and preserving our
nation's cultural heritage is too important to remain mired in
the problems of the past. It is time to move forward and Jane
Alexander is superbly qualified to lead the Endowment into a new
era of excellence. Just as she has brought the power of
performance to regional theaters throughout the country, she will
be a tireless and articulate spokesperson for the value of
bringing art into the lives of all Americans.
"More than 30 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said, 'I
see little of more importance to the future of our country and
our civilization than full recognition of the place of the
artist.' With those words as her challenge, I am confident Jane
Alexander will work tirelessly and courageously to make the arts
a full and productive partner in our nation's future," the
President said.
Ms. Alexander currently stars in the hit Broadway play,
Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig. In addition to her
Tony Award for The Great White Hope and Emmy Award for Playing
for Time, Ms. Alexander has received five Tony Award nominations,
four Academy Award nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations.
She has produced several films, narrated numerous documentaries,
short stories, and books, and is the co-author of a translation
of Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder.
(more)
NEA Release
pg. 2
Ms. Alexander is a forceful leader and able manager who has
served as an effective advocate for a number of worthwhile
causes, including the National Stroke Association, Women's Action
for New Directions and the Wildlife Conservation Society. In
recognition of her leadership, she received the Living Legacy
Award: Jehan Sadat Peace award in 1988.
The NEA, created in 1965, is an independent federal agency
whose mission is to foster and sustain the excellence, diversity
and vitality of culture in the United States while broadening the
availability of arts for all Americans.
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