pɹˈɛzɪdənt ˈaɪzənhˌaʊɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hˌɪm æz tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn sˈaɪəntɪsts ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz, wˌɪtʃ sˈæt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.
President Eisenhower appointed him as chair of the Committee on Scientists and Engineers, which sat from 1956 to 1958.