Appointment of John C. Stone as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

The President today announced the appointment of John C. Stone as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs at the White House. He would succeed Richard Prendergast.

Mr. Stone comes to the White House from the Washington consulting firm of Jay Stone and Associates, Inc., where he served as president since its inception in 1982. From 1975 to 1982, he was the chief of staff to Congressman W. Henson Moore (R-LA).

Mr. Stone graduated from Tulane University (B.A., 1964). He served until 1968 as a lieutenant in the United States Navy as an air intelligence officer and participated in two Vietnam combat cruises aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea. He was born December 31, 1942, in Springhill, LA. He is married, has two children, and resides in McLean, VA.