https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2365958&GUID=706353C7-A516-4976-8F37-87ECDAC08C76Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2365958&GUID=706353C7-A516-4976-8F37-87ECDAC08C76706353C7-A516-4976-8F37-87ECDAC08C76-2015-07-01-13-46-10Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CHARLES BENTON WHEREAS, Charles Benton, trusted advisor to three US Presidents, visionary film distributor, national and local philanthropist and assiduous advocate for public media and democracy died on April 29, 2015 leaving behind family, countless friends and a community profoundly enriched for having known him; and WHEREAS, Charles Benton was a trusted advisor who served three Presidents of the United States. President Jimmy Carter appointed him to be the Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and as Chairman of the First White House Conference on Library and Information Services. President Bill Clinton appointed him to the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. President Barack Obama appointed Benton to serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board, an advisory body that includes twenty presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members of the general public who have demonstratWed, 01 Jul 2015 13:46:10 GMT