Happy Birthday: December 31, 1927(1983): Nancy Hanks was the - TopicsExpress



          

Happy Birthday: December 31, 1927(1983): Nancy Hanks was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and served from 1969 to 1977, continuing her service under President Gerald R. Ford. During this period, Hanks was active in the fight to save the historic Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. from demolition. In 1983, it was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center, in her honor, and today houses the offices of the NEA, among others.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:04:00 +0000

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