James M. Beggs (right) was sworn in as NASA's sixth Administrator at a White House ceremony July 10, 1981. Officiating was Vice President George Bush (left). At center is Beggs' wife, Mary. Beggs succeeds Dr. Robert A. Frosch who resigned January 20, 1981 to take over as the first president of the American Association of Engineering Societies in New York. Beggs previously was an executive vice president and director of General Dynamic Corp., St. Louis, Missouri.
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James M. Beggs (right) was sworn in as NASA's sixth Administrator at a White House ceremony July 10, 1981. Officiating was Vice President George Bush (left). At center is Beggs' wife, Mary. Beggs succeeds Dr. Robert A. Frosch who resigned January 20, 1981 to take over as the first president of the American Association of Engineering Societies in New York. Beggs previously was an executive vice president and director of General Dynamic Corp., St. Louis, Missouri.
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