And he crucially shaped the mission and identity of Lincoln Center, which, for better or worse (mostly better), became the template for cultural complexes throughout America and Europe.
In that role, she will have a strong voice in shaping the mission of the panel and the content of the regular reports it will deliver to Congress as long as the TARP exists.
Since then, the White House has at times cut the military out of its deliberations on the pace of the troop drawdown and the future shape of the mission.
Too often, the strategy of choice seems to be to land a celebrated maestro, then rely on him (or her) to shape (or not) the mission at hand.
"We are in really good shape now," William Reeve, the mission flight director, told a news conference tonight, "We have the power now to press on with the assembly of the International Space Station".
How do you hope to shape the museum's mission and exhibits?
But this unique opportunity forced me to think more deeply about the power of a president to shape the country's mission statement.
When word comes from Imperial headquarters that there will be no reinforcements, no battleships, no air support in the impending fight with the United States Marines, any illusion of triumph vanishes, and the stark reality of the mission takes shape.
