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, nine chairmen have directed the agency.
Aug. 2009 to present | James A. Leach |
nominated by Barack Obama | |
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 |