June 21, 1979
The President today announced that he will nominate Sam Epstein Angel, of Lake Village, Ark., to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a 9-year term. He would replace the late James Yancey.
Angel, 40, is manager of Sam Epstein Estate, Gin and Farm. He is a commissioner of the Southeast Arkansas Levee District and the Chicot County Watershed District. He also serves as a member of the Chicot County Rural Development Authority.
Jimmy Carter, Mississippi River Commission Nomination of Sam Epstein Angel To Be a Member. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/250355