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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS January 16, 1978 [[underlined] Attendance [[/underlined]] The meeting of the Board of Regents was held in the Regents Room of the Smithsonian Institution Building and was called to order by the Chancellor at 4:15 p.m. on January 16, 1978. Present were: Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Chancellor James E. Webb, Chairman, Executive Committee Murray Gell-Mann Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Senator Barry Goldwater Representative Lindy Boggs Representative Elford A. Cederberg Representative George H. Mahon S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary The Vice President, Walter F. Mondale, Senators Henry M. Jackson and Claiborne Pell, J. Paul Austin, John N. Brown, William A. M. Burden, Caryl P. Haskins, and Thomas J. Watson were unable to attend. Proxies were received from John N. Brown and Caryl P. Haskins. Mr. Burden and Mr. Haskins had attended the meeting of the Executive Committee on December 30, 1977. Also present were Assistant Secretaries Jameson, Blitzer, Challinor, Perrot and Euell, Treasurer T. Ames Wheeler, General Gounsel Peter G. Powers, Director of Support Activities Richard L. Ault, Director of Membership and Development James McK, Symington, Executive Assistant to the Secretary Dorothy Rosenberg, Special Assistant to the Secretary James M. Hobbins, Coordinator of Public Information Lawrence E. Taylor, and Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice Mark Cannon.