L. Arthur Minnich ’40

ART MINNICH, who had a distinguished and varied career in national affairs and public service, died of a heart attack on Feb. 3, 1990, at Fairfax Hospital, Va. During the Eisenhower administration, he was White House staff secretary, devoting considerable attention to the preparation of the presidency papers. Following this assignment he went on to become director of the Secretariat of the State Department's U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. From 1972 until his retirement in 1976, Art was special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the Bicentennial Commission. Later he was executive secretary of the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute in Washington, and at his death was a member of its program committee.

Art was from Lorain, Oh., and prepared at Exeter. He graduated with honors in history and held the Hibben Scholarship. Sophomore year he roomed with Bob Minton and Johnny Meyerholz, was a member of Tower Club, and active in the student tutoring agency. Art completed graduate studies in history both at Duke and Cornell, where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, and then taught at Lafayette College. During WWII he served as a captain in the office of the Army Chief of Staff.

Art is survived by his widow Jane; two daughters, Susan Minnich and Marcia Jane Gravatt; and two sons, Stephen A. and Jeffrey. While the Class had little contact with Art over the years, we do know he maintained a loyal interest in Princeton and kept in touch with a number of classmates. We extend our sympathy to his family and friends.