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  • Sep 6, 1944
    Bill Ivey is born in Detroit. He runs the Country Music Foundation--the educational arm of the country industry--from 1971-1997, before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
    Dec 18, 1997
    President Bill Clinton names Bill Ivey as his choice to chair the National Endowment for the Arts. Ivey served as director of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for 26 years
    Jun 17, 1998
    Bill Ivey, the former head of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is officially sworn in by vice president Al Gore as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in a Washington, D.C., ceremony

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