May 



Award: Secretary Emeritus S. Dillon Ripley was presented the Medal of Freedom by 

 President Ronald Reagan. 



May 



Award: "Telling Lives: That Damn Cowboy," a production of the Office of 

 Telecommunications, received a CINE Golden Eagle Award. 



May 



Film: "The Blue Planet," a film on marine ecosystems produced by the Office of 

 Telecommunications for the Marine Life Hall of the Museum of Natural History, was 

 completed. 



May 



Outreach: Smithsonian Museums At-A-Glance , a full-color leaflet designed to 

 promote pre-visit orientation, was produced by the Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center for distribution through the tour and travel 

 industry. 



May 



Publication: An essay on 19th-century horticulture, co- authored by James Buckler 

 and Katheryn Meehan, appeared in the exhibition catalogue for The Art of 

 Gardening- -Maryland Landscapes and the American Garden Aesthetic 1730-1930 , 

 presented by the Historical Society of Talbot County, Md. 



May 1 



Visit: Her Majesty Queen Noor al-Hussein, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of 

 Jordan, visited the Freer Gallery of Art. 



May 2-4 



Symposium: A conference on music in America, held at the Museum of American 

 History, brought together some 50 artists, scholars and organizational 

 representatives to discuss the Smithsonian's role in the research and 

 presentation of American musical forms. 



May 6 



Appointment: Dean Anderson, Acting Assistant Secretary for History and Art, was 

 named Smithsonian Under Secretary. 



May 7 



Visit: Mme . Georges Pompidou, widow of the former President of France, toured 

 the galleries, garden and plaza of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 



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