Appointment of William A. Schambra as a Member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint William A. Schambra to be a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for a term expiring December 26, 1987. He will succeed Norbert Brockman.

Dr. Schambra is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he was assistant director of the Project to Study the Constitution at the American Enterprise Institute in 1979-1983, associate editor of Public Opinion magazine in 1977-1979, and instructor at Northern Illinois University in 1976-1977.

He graduated from Michigan State University (B.S., 1971) and Northern Illinois University (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1983). He is married, has one child, and resides in Alexandria, VA. He was born March 27, 1949, in Freeport, TX.