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Nomination of Joseph Lane Kirkland To Be a Member of the Board for International Broadcasting

June 17, 1987

The President today announced his intention to nominate Joseph Lane Kirkland to be a member of the Board for International Broadcasting for a term expiring April 28, 1990. This is a reappointment.

Since 1979 Mr. Kirkland has been president of the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC. Prior to this he served as secretary and treasurer of the AFL-CIO.

Mr. Kirkland graduated from Georgetown University (B.A., 1948). He served in the United States Merchant Marine, 1941-1946. Mr. Kirkland was born March 12, 1922, in Camden, SC. He is married, has five children, and currently resides in Washington, DC.

Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Joseph Lane Kirkland To Be a Member of the Board for International Broadcasting Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/252760

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