The President today announced his intention to nominate Earl Oliver to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term of 5 years. This is a reappointment.
Mr. Oliver has been a member of the Railroad Retirement Board since August 1977. Previously he served as a consultant to the National Railway Labor Conference (1975-77). He was with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (1948-75) and retired as senior vice president for personnel and administration in late 1975.
Mr. Oliver graduated from Oklahoma State University (B.A, 1938). He is married, has two sons, and resides in Chicago, Ill. He was born February 25, 1917, in Monticello, Ky.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Earl Oliver To Be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/262074