Arthur Larson - People - Department History
Arthur Larson (1910–1993)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency
Appointed: November 14, 1956
Entry on Duty: December 18, 1956
Termination of Appointment: October 27, 1957- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 21, 1957.