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[[underlined]] Lady Regent [[/underlined]]

As has been mentioned previously, considerable thought has been given to the selection of a lady regent of the Smithsonian.

It should be noted that there are no present vacancies on the Board, nor are any contemplated in the near future. However, a number of names have been suggested as possible candidates for the future and we have biographies of the following ladies in hand:

Fawn McKay Brodie, biographer and historian

Hanna Holborn Gray, educational administrator, Provost, Yale

Dixy Lee Ray, Governor, Washington

Nancy Hanks, National Endowment for the Arts

Margaret Mead, anthropologist, professor, adviser, lecturer

Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs, Member of Congress, Louisiana

Jeanne Marjorie Holm, General, Air Force

Carla Anderson Hills, former Secretary of HUD, lawyer

Shirley Chisholm, Member of Congress, New York

Millicent Fenwick, Member of Congress, New Jersey

Elizabeth Holtzman, Member of Congress, New York

Barbara Jordan, Member of Congress, Texas

Margaret Heckler, Member of Congress, Mass.

We would welcome any additional names for consideration at the appropriate time.