Appointment of Two Members of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States:

Walter Gellhorn is professor emeritus, Columbia School of Law, New York, N.Y. He has been on the staff of the Columbia University since 1933. He graduated from Amherst College (A.B., 1927), Columbia University (L.H.D., 1952; LL.B., 1931), and the University of Pennsylvania (LL.D., 1953). He is married, has two children, and resides in New York, N.Y. He was born September 18, 1906, in St. Louis, Mo.

Otis M. Smith has been associated with the General Motors Corp. since 1967. He is currently vice president and general counsel. Previously he was Justice, Supreme Court, State of Michigan, in 1961-66. He graduated from Catholic University (J.D., 1950). He is married, has four children, and resides in Detroit, Mich. He was born February 20, 1922, in Memphis, Tenn.