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The National Endowment for the Humanities is headed by a
chairman who is appointed for a four-year term by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Since the creation of the NEH in 1965, eight chairmen have directed the agency.
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Dec. 2001 to Jan. 2009 |
Bruce Cole,
nominated by George W. Bush |
| Nov. 1997 to Nov. 2001 |
William R. Ferris,
nominated by Bill Clinton |
| Aug. 1993 to Aug. 1997 |
Sheldon Hackney,
nominated by Bill Clinton |
| May 1986 to Jan. 1993 |
Lynne V. Cheney,
nominated by Ronald Reagan |
| Dec. 1981 to Feb. 1985 |
William J. Bennett,
nominated by Ronald Reagan |
| Oct. 1977 to Dec. 1981 |
Joseph D. Duffey,
nominated by Jimmy Carter |
| Dec. 1971 to Jan. 1977 |
Ronald S. Berman,
nominated by Richard Nixon |
| July 1966 to June 1970 |
Barnaby C. Keeney,
nominated by Lyndon Johnson |
| September 1965 |
Establishment of the NEH
under Lyndon Johnson |
