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Summary

Newspaper article announces the selection of Lawrence M. Small, president of Fannie Mae and former vice-chairman of Citicorp/Citibank, as the new Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Small has served on the boards of the Marriott Corporation, Morehouse College, Chubb Insurance, the National Building Museum, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Msueum, Joffrey Ballet and Brown University. Small was selected by the Smithsonian's Board of Regents to succeed I. Michael Heyman as head of the world's largest museum complex. A regent is quoted as saying that "Larry is considered one of the best managers in America." The author notes the job requires a deft political touch, as Heyman's tenure was marked by a number of controversies, such as the Enola Gay exhibition.

Subject

  • Small, Lawrence M
  • Heyman, Ira Michael 5/30/1930-11/19/2011
  • Board of Regents
  • Enola Gay (Exhibition) (1995: Washington, D.C.)

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Article appeared in the newspaper's Style section.

Contained within

The Washington Post (Newspaper)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

September 13, 1999

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • Controversies
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Biography

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