Hillenbrand wishes NACo a Happy 75th Anniversary

I had the pleasure today to meet with Mr. Bernard F. Hillenbrand who in 1957 became the first executive director of NACo. As the first full-time employee and lobbyist at NACo (formerly the National County Officers Association), Mr. Hillenbrand played a significant role in shaping NACo through the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was here at NACo headquarters to tape a few video interviews we are making commemorating NACo's 75th Anniversary. He fondly recalled that the very first NACo office space was a tiny room off the laundry room at the Mayflower Hotel and the day the House of Representatives approved general revenue sharing (1972). The videos of Mr. Hillenbrand will be posted on the NACo Channel at a later date.