Nomination of Two Members of the National Council on the Humanities

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Council on the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for terms expiring January 26, 1992:

Anthony Trawick Bouscaren, of New York. He would succeed Charles Ray Ritcheson. Dr. Bouscaren is a professor of political science at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, a position he has held since 1959. He has written numerous books on world affairs and has been a visiting professor, Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems, Georgetown University, during the summers, 1973-1979. He graduated from Yale University (A.B., 1943) and the University of California at Berkeley (M.A., 1948 and Ph.D., 1951). Dr. Bouscaren is married, has three children, and resides in Fayetteville, NY. He was born July 7, 1920, in Winchester, MA.

Charles A. Moser, of Virginia. He would succeed Samuel DuBois Cook. Dr. Moser is professor and chairman, department of Slavic languages, George Washington University, a position he has held since 1967. Previously he was an assistant professor, Yale University, 1960-1967. Dr. Moser is a literary historian who has published numerous books on Russian and Bulgarian literature. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1956) and Columbia University (M.A., 1958 and Ph.D., 1962). He is married, resides in Falls Church, VA, and was born January 6, 1935, in Knoxville, TN.