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The original documents are located in Box 10, folder "Consumer Product Safety
Commission" of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 10 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
no tober 9, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DOUG BENNETT
FROM:
JACK MARSH
The President wanted me to bring to your attention the attached
letter to him from Virginia Knauer concerning John Byingion for
the position of Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission while she is in China.
JOM/dl
[see case file in Box 74 Bennett 10/15-12/95] Douglas
Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted
materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to
these materials.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Jack-
FYI-
Vallis et al are
pucking Byngtos for
the Consumer Products
safety Commission spot.
Russ
OCT w 19/5
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE 10/29/75
TO: R. Rourke
FROM: WAYNE H. VALISWare
For your information X
Per our conversation X
Other:
This should
be up for a
decision very
soon.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 29, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM:
WAYNE H. VALIS
SUBJECT:
John Byington's Candidacy for Chairman of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
The enclosed article from Sunday's Washington Post (see the last
two columns) discusses John Byington's support for the President's
position on the Consumer Protection Agency and the President's
approach to regulatory reform.
I would like to point out, and it is made clear in this article, that
Virginia Knauer and John have been taking a great deal of political
heat from their consumer constituency groups because of their
stand on both CPA and regulatory reform. However, I believe it
is this type of commitment that is sorely needed at the CPSC (and
which has been lacking to date) and it is this type of commitment
that John Byington would bring to the job as chairman of CPSC.
The bill, passed over-
Byington also contends
POST 10/26/75
whelmingly by the Senate last
there is no recognized single
spring and certain to be
consumer position on gas
passed by the House in two
B12
deregulation. He cites a poll
weeks, would create the
showing that 48 per cent of the
Agency for Consumer
public now favors
Advocacy. Its key provision
deregulation and adds, "I
would permit the agency to
dor't believe people are right
Knauer Shifts,
represent a consumer
when these organizations say
viewpoint before other federal
that the people are opposed to
agencies and in the courts.
deregulation. Let them (the
At President Ford's
consumer organizations)
Silent on New
direction, Knauer-has em-
show me their data. base
barked on an alternative -
beforethey arguethat."
urging each federal agency to
draft its own mechanisms for
assuring that consumers.are
Consumer Unit
heard in the decision-making
process. Mr. Ford has also
opposed another Knauer idea
-1 establishing consumer-
By William Chapman
representation offices in each
department of government.)
Washington Post Staff Writer
Critics contendthat the idea
Eighteen months ago,
of separate agencies
M
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 10, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO:
JACK MARSH
&
FROM:
RUSS ROURKE Russ
Jack, attached is Bill Baroody's memo prepared by Wayne Vallis.
Doug now advises me that he feels this has gotten to be a rather
emotional issue, and they will not discuss it today with the President.
Seidman
FYI, Doug tells me that BillAis a very strong supporter of Byington.
I told both Doug and Jack Shaw that both Barbara Franklin and John
Byington would be acceptable to you (Ann Armstrong was unreachable
in Texas today will keep trying).
{see case file in box 73 Baroody, Wm., 11/1-10/75]
WHM 2/14/86