Nomination of James T. Hackett To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The President today announced his intention to nominate James T. Hackett to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He would succeed Harry O'Connor.

Mr. Hackett is an associate with the Heritage Foundation. Previously he was Associate Director of the United States Information Agency in 1981-1983; Acting Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in 1981; Administrative Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in 1973-1981; Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Security Council in 1971-1973; and personnel officer at the Department of State in 1970-1971. He was assigned overseas as a consular and political officer at the American Embassies at Panama, Rome, and La Paz, in 1961-1969.

He is married, has two children, and resides in Sterling, Va. He was born March 26, 1931, in Boston, Mass.