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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1612

The Secretary stated he had taken the liberty of adding informal notes of information about these firms on the pages in the agenda immediately following Mr. Daly's letter. In addition, on the basis of confidential conversations with a man who has long been outstanding in this field, the Secretary had added the names of four other good firms not mentioned by the Public Buildings Service, as follows:

Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith, and Haines 
New York, New York
Philip Johnson  New York, New York
Harrison and Abramovitz  New York, New York
Chatelain, Gauger and Nolan  Washington, D.C.

The Secretary further stated that he had received word from Senator Anderson that his choices would be the following, in the order named:

1st - Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
2nd - Office of Eero Saarinen
3rd - Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

At the time Senator Anderson made his selection he did not have the names of the four firms added by the Secretary. Senator Saltonstall inquired if a motion would be in order to make the selection from the three names mentioned by Senator Anderson or from any other  names. On motion by Dr. Greenewalt, seconded by Dr. Brown, and carried it was 

VOTED that the Chancellor, the Executive Committee and Senator Anderson be empowered to select the architect for the National Air Museum from the architectural firms mentioned or from any others that they might consider.

Mr. Bow suggested that Mr. James R. Johnstone, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Foreign Buildings, Department of State, who designs buildings abroad for the Government, would be a good person to give advice on various firms from his experiences.

STATUS OF IMPROVEMENTS AT NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK

The Secretary reported that $1,275,000 had been appropriated for the fiscal year 1963 for construction and improvements at the National Zoological Park. Work under way included remodeling of the Bird House and construction of the East-West roadway from the Connecticut Avenue Entrance along the northerly periphery of the Park to Harvard Street. The Bird House is expected to be completed in May 1964 and the roadway by October 1963.