The President today announced that he will nominate Earl Oliver, of Chicago, for reappointment as a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 1983.
Oliver was born February 25, 1917, in Monticello, Ky. He received a B.A. from Oklahoma A&M College.
Oliver worked for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway from 1941 to 1947 as a secretary, chief clerk, safety inspector, assistant trainmaster, and trainmaster. He was with Illinois Central Gulf Railroad from 1948 to 1975, working in various labor relations positions, then as manager of personnel, director of personnel, vice president for personnel, and finally senior vice president for personnel and administration. After his retirement in 1975, he did staff work for the National Railway Labor Conference and the Railroad Labor-Management Committee. He was appointed to the Railroad Retirement Board in 1977.
Jimmy Carter, Railroad Retirement Board Nomination of Earl Oliver To Be a Member. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243838