January 30, 1978
The President today announced that he will renominate Theodore Bikel, Maureen Dees, and Jacob Lawrence to be members of the National Council on the Arts. All three were originally nominated on November 14, 1977. Dees and Lawrence were nominated at that time for terms expiring September 3, 1978; their renominations today are for terms expiring January 26, 1984.
Jimmy Carter, National Council on the Arts Renomination of Three Members. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243667