Subject:

Dailey, John R  Search this

Engen, Donald Davenport 1924-  Search this

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

United States Marine Corps  Search this

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

January 1, 2000

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

Neufeld, Michael, and Alex Spencer, eds. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2010, p. 307

Summary:

General John R. Dailey becomes Director of the National Air and Space Museum. After a career in the Marine Corps, he was a deputy associate administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He replaces Donald D. Engen, who died in 1999.

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Museum directors  Search this

Appointments  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_12409