Jim Leach
James Albert Smith Leach (October 15, 1942 – December 11, 2024) was an American academic and politician. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. He was the ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013.[1][2] He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa from 1977 to 2007 as a Republican.[3]
Leach died on December 11, 2024 at a hospital in Iowa City, Iowa from a heart attack caused by a stroke at the age of 82.[4][5][6]
Jim Leach Media
Portrait of Jim Leach, 2002, collection of U.S. House of Representatives
Leach, after poll results came in, greeting the press on election night in Cedar Rapids, 2006
Leach speaks during the first night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
References
- ↑ Pogrebin, Robin, "Rocco Landesman Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts", New York Times, August 7, 2009.
- ↑ NEH Chairman Jim Leach Announces ResignationNational Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate former GOP Congressman Jim Leach as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. White House. June 3, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-Intent-to-Nominate-former-GOP-Congressman-Jim-Leach-as-Chairman-of-the-National-Endowment-for-the-Humanities/. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ↑ Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach dies at 82 (December 11, 2024)Iowa Public Radio.org. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ Jim Leach, Iowa Republican who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 82 (December 12, 2024)The Washington Post. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ↑ Jim Leach, Iowa Republican Who Extolled Moderation, Dies at 82 (December 17, 2024)The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Other websites
- United States Congress. Jim Leach (id: L000169). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- June 21, 2007 speech by Leach on US foreign policy to the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, MP3 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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