Chairpersons
- 1965–1969 Roger L. Stevens, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1969–1977 Nancy Hanks, appointed by Richard M. Nixon
- 1977–1981 Livingston L. Biddle, Jr., appointed by Jimmy Carter
- 1981–1989 Frank Hodsoll, appointed by Ronald Reagan.
- 1989–1992 John Frohnmayer, appointed by George H. W. Bush
- 1993–1997 Jane Alexander, appointed by Bill Clinton
- 1998–2001 Bill Ivey, appointed by Bill Clinton
- 2002 Michael P. Hammond, appointed by George W. Bush
- 2003–2009 Dana Gioia, appointed by George W. Bush
- 2009 Patrice Walker Powell, Acting Chairman, appointed by Barack Obama
- 2009–present Rocco Landesman, appointed by Barack Obama
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