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Collection: Roberts, John G.: Files
Folder Title: [JGR/Appointee Clearances -
04/18/1984-05/31/1984]
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1
MEMO
J. ROBERTS TO RICHARD HAUSER RE A
1 4/18/1984 B6
339
PROSPECTIVE NOMINATION (PARTIAL)
2
MEMO
ROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE
1 4/19/1984 B6
340
ATTACHED MEMO
3
MEMO
FIELDING TO JOHN HERRINGTON
2 4/17/1984 B6
341
(REVISED) (P. 1 PARTIAL, P.2 RELEASED)
4 MEMO
FIELDING TO JOHN HERRINGTON
2 4/17/1984 B6
342
(ORIGINAL VERSION) (P. 1 PARTIAL, P.2
RELEASED)
5 LETTER
JOAN EHRENWORTH TO WILLIAM
1 4/27/1984 B6
343
GRESSMAN RE ENCLOSED LETTER
6 LETTER
JOHN RUBENS TO DAVID MARTIN RE A
2 4/17/1984 B6
344
NOMINATION
7
MEMO
ROBERTS TO DIANNA HOLLAND RE
1 5/1/1984 B6
345
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)
8
MEMO
ROBERTS TO RICHARD HAUSER RE
1 5/2/1984 B6
346
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
E.O. 13233
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
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MEMO
ROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE
1 5/3/1984 B6
347
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)
10 MEMO
CLAIRE O'DONNELL TO JANE
1 5/22/1984 B6
1165
DANNEHAUER, RE: PAS AND PA
CANDIDATE WITHDRAWALS (PARTIAL)
11
MEMO
ROBERTS TO R. HAUSER RE A
2 5/31/1984 B6
348
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT
(PARTIAL)
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy ((b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
E.O. 13233
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
ISR
SUBJECT:
Reappointment of Sylvester E. Williams, IV
to the National Advisory Committee for
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Under 42 U.S.C. $ 5617 the President is authorized to
appoint fifteen persons to the Advisory Committee, at least
five of whom shall be less than 24 years old at the time of
their appointment. At least two of these five "shall have
been or shall be (at the time of appointment) under the
jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system." 42 U.S.C.
§ 5617 (a) (3). No member of the Advisory Committee may be a
full-time officer or employee of the Federal Government.
Id. $ 5617 (a) (4).
On February 22, 1984, I submitted a memorandum concerning
the reappointment of four of the five Reagan appointees
whose terms expired on January 17, 1984. I noted that the
fifth prospective reappointee -- Mr. Williams -- had not yet
submitted a new PDS; Mr. Williams has now done so. I have
reviewed Williams's PDS and have no objection to his reap-
pointment. As I noted in my earlier memorandum, reappoint-
ments are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 5617 (b) (2).
Williams is still under 24 years of age, and accordingly may
be counted toward fulfilling the requirement that five of
the President's 15 appointees be less than 24 at the time of
their appointment. (With the four previous reappointments,
plus Williams, the requirement is satisfied.) There is no
indication that Williams has been under the jurisdiction of
the juvenile justice system, but the previous reappointments
of Koppenhoefer and Rouse already satisfied that requirement.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTSOSA
SUBJECT:
Prospective Nomination of Owen W. Roberts
to be U.S. Ambassador to Togo
I have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted
by Owen W. Roberts (no relation) in connection with his
prospective nomination to be Ambassador to Togo, and have no
objection to proceeding with this nomination Mr Roberts
is a Foreign Service Officer.
B6
se Will, of course, be required to
recuse himself from any particular matter involving a
company in which he, his spouse, or dependent children have
a financial interest.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Prospective Nomination of Paul H. Boeker
to be U.S. Ambassador to Jordan
I have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted
by Paul H. Boeker in connection with his prospective nomin-
ation to be Ambassador to Jordan, and have no objection to
proceeding with this nomination. Mr. Boeker is a Foreign
Service Officer, and his relatively simple financial picture
presents no conflicts difficulties. His background is
unusual, however, in that he took a "leave of absence
without pay" from the State Department from October 1981
through January 1983, at which time he was employed by
International Reporting Information Systems (IRIS) of
Alexandria. I raised this matter with Bill Gressman, who
advised me that it was not at all unusual for Foreign
Service Officers to be granted such leave, assuming that the
employment they undertake while on leave does not present a
conflict and contributes to their career development.
Gressman confirmed that Gene Malmborg reviewed Boeker's
leave and saw no problems.
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2 MEMO
1 4/19/1984 B6
340
ROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE ATTACHED
MEMO
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Appointments of David Korn, Louise C. Strong,
Gertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Reappoint-
ment of Roswell K. Boutwell as Members of the
National Cancer Advisory Board
Counsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statements
submitted by the above-referenced prospective appointees to
the National Cancer Advisory Board. Of the 18 members
appointed by the President to the Board, no more than 12 may
be scientists or physicians, no more than eight may be
representatives of the general public, not less than five
must be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, and
at least two must be physicians primarily involved in
treating cancer patients. 42 U.S.C. § 286b (a) (1). The
background and qualifications of this latest group of
prospective appointees cannot be assessed in a vacuum but
must be considered together with the background and quali-
fications of the sitting Board members, to ensure that the
composition of the total Board satisfies the statutory
requirements.
Our office is of course not qualified to determine who is or
is not "knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis," but
we have been advised by Dr. Vincent DeVita, Director of the
National Cancer Institute, that none of the members appointed
in 1980 and 1982 satisfy this requirement. In filling the
six vacancies created by expiration of terms on March 9,
1984, therefore, five of our appointees must be knowledgeable
in environmental carcinogenesis. DeVita advises that
Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell meet this requirement;
Brown does not. Whomever is chosen to replace Irving J.
Selikoff and fill the sixth vacancy thus must meet the
carcinogenesis requirement.
Bb
- 2 -
Appointing five carcinogenesists, however, presents a
problem with the requirement that no more than 12 Board
members be scientists or physicians. Of the sitting Board
members whose terms do not expire until 1986 or 1988, eight
are scientists or physicians. Appointing five carcino-
genesists would result in exceeding the cap of 12 scientists
or physicians. Not appointing five carcinogenesists,
however, would result in violating the carcinogenesis
requirement. This highly unsatisfactory quandary is the
result of using up scientist and physician slots in prior
appointments on scientists or physicians who were not
carcinogenesists.
Dr. DeVita advised us that one of the sitting members, Tim
Lee Carter, M.D., is considered a lay member and not a
"scientist or physician.' Carter served in Congress for 16
years and has a largely inactive medical practice. While we
are not entirely content with finessing the problem by
viewing Dr. Carter as not being a physician, and note that
the composition of the Board may be open to challenge,
adopting this argument is no more troubling than failing to
appoint five carcinogenesists, as required by statute.
Not surprisingly, the prospective appointees have associa-
tions of different types with various institutions or
individuals that could at some point apply for grants
reviewable by the Board. Obviously, those associations will
have to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis should the
institutions or individuals apply for grants or otherwise
come under the jurisdiction of the Board. If necessary,
affected members will have to recuse themselves from the
review and certification process with respect to those
particular applications.
Assuming that your office confirms what we have been told --
that Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell satisfy the carcino-
genesis requirement -- and assuming that whomever is appointed
to replace Irving Selikoff also satisfies the carcinogenesis
requirement, we have no objection to proceeding with the
appointments of Strong, Elion, Korn, Brown and the reappoint-
ment of Boutwell.
FFF:JGR:aea 4/18/84
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Appointments of David Korn, Louise C. Strong,
Gertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Reappoint-
ment of Roswell K. Boutwell as Members of the
National Cancer Advisory Board
Counsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statements
submitted by the above-referenced prospective appointees to
the National Cancer Advisory Board. Of the 18 members
appointed by the President to the Board, no more than 12 may
be scientists or physicians, no more than eight may be
representatives of the general public, not less than five
must be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, and
at least two must be physicians primarily involved in
treating cancer patients. 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1). The
background and qualifications of this latest group of
prospective appointees cannot be assessed in a vacuum but
must be considered together with the background and quali-
fications of the sitting Board members, to ensure that the
composition of the total Board satisfies the statutory
requirements.
Our office is of course not qualified to determine who is or
is not "knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, but
we have been advised by Dr. Vincent DeVita, Director of the
National Cancer Institute, that none of the members appointed
in 1980 and 1982 satisfy this requirement. In filling the
six vacancies created by expiration of terms on March 9,
1984, therefore, five of our appointees must be knowledgeable
in environmental carcinogenesis. DeVita advises that
Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell meet this requirement;
Brown does not. Whomever is chosen to replace Irving J.
Selikoff and fill the sixth vacancy thus must meet the
carcinogenesis requirement.
Ble
- 2 -
Appointing five carcinogenesists, however, presents a
problem with the requirement that no more than 12 Board
members be scientists or physicians. Of the sitting Board
members whose terms do not expire until 1986 or 1988, eight
are scientists or physicians. Appointing five carcino-
genesists would result in exceeding the cap of 12 scientists
or physicians. Not appointing five carcinogenesists,
however, would result in violating the carcinogenesis
requirement. This highly unsatisfactory quandary is the
result of using up scientist and physician slots in prior
appointments on scientists or physicians who were not
carcinogenesists.
Dr. DeVita advised us that one of the sitting members, Tim
Lee Carter, M.D., is considered a lay member and not a
"scientist or physician." Carter served in Congress for 16
years and has a largely inactive medical practice. While we
are not entirely content with finessing the problem by
viewing Dr. Carter as not being a physician, and note that
the composition of the Board may be open to challenge,
adopting this argument is no more troubling than failing to
appoint five carcinogenesists, as required by statute.
Not surprisingly, the prospective appointees have associa-
tions of different types with various institutions or
individuals that could at some point apply for grants
reviewable by the Board. Obviously, those associations will
have to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis should the
institutions or individuals apply for grants or otherwise
come under the jurisdiction of the Board. If necessary,
affected members will have to recuse themselves from the
review and certification process with respect to those
particular applications.
Assuming that your office confirms what we have been told --
that Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell satisfy the carcino-
genesis requirement -- and assuming that whomever is appointed
to replace Irving Selikoff also satisfies the carcinogenesis
requirement, we have no objection to proceeding with the
appointments of Strong, Elion, Korn, Brown and the reappoint-
ment of Boutwell.
FFF:JGR:aea 4/18/84
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 24, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
All necessary clearances have been accomplished with
regard to the following individual and he is ready
for appointment by the President:
Sylvester E. Williams IV - Member, National
Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention
CC: Claire O'Donnell
Jane Dannenhauer
John Roberts
Susan Borchard
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 24, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
All necessary clearances have been accomplished with
regard to the following individual and he is ready
for formal nomination by the President:
Edward E. Wolfe - To be accorded the rank of
Ambassador during his tenure of service
as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Oceans and Fisheries Affairs
CC: Claire O'Donnell
Jane Dannenhauer
Richard Hauser
John Roberts
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LETTER
1 4/27/1984 B6
343
JOAN EHRENWORTH TO WILLIAM GRESSMAN
RE ENCLOSED LETTER
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
WITHDRAWAL SHEET
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LETTER
2 4/17/1984 B6
344
JOHN RUBENS TO DAVID MARTIN RE A
NOMINATION
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 1, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
822
SUBJECT:
Appointment of Walter Thompson Cox III
to the U.S. Court of Military Appeals
The United States Court of Military Appeals is an Article I
tribunal established by 10 U.S.C. $ 867. It consists of
three judges appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, from civil life for 15
year terms. Appointees must be members of the bar of a
Federal court or the highest court of a State; no more than
two judges may be appointed from the same political party.
10 U.S.C. § 867 (a) (1).
Cox served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from the
time he entered law school in 1964 until 1972. He was in
private practice from 1973-1978, and has been a state trial
judge since 1978. The requirement that appointees to the
court be from "civil life" is not defined in the statute.
The provision is generally understood to prohibit appoint-
ment of currently active military officers, and I do not see
Cox's prior, discontinued military service as a bar to his
appointment. Cox satisfies the bar membership requirement.
Bb
I have reviewed Cox's PDS (but not his SF-278), and have no
objection to proceeding with his nomination.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 2, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS &
SUBJECT:
Prospective Nomination of Paul H. Boeker
to become U.S. Ambassador to Jordan
B6
Based on the media accounts and Boeker's responses, I have
no objection to proceeding with the nomination.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 3, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS Jrl
SUBJECT:
Additional Information Concerning
the Prospective Appointment of
Walter T. Cox to the U.S. Court
of Military Appeals
By memorandum dated May 1, 1984, I advised Dianna G. Holland
that I had no objection to proceeding with the nomination of
Walter T. Cox III to the Court of Military Appeals. After
that memorandum was prepared,
Bb
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
All necessary clearances have been accomplished with
regard to the following individual and he is ready
for formal nomination by the President:
Peter Sebastian - To be Ambassador to the
Republic of Tunisia
CC: Claire O'Donnell
Jane Dannenhauer
Richard Hauser
John Roberts
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 8202
SUBJECT:
Reappointments to the Board of Directors
of the Federal National Mortgage Association
I have reviewed the Personal Data Statements submitted by
James B. Coles, Bert A. Getz, Dianne Ingels, Merrill Butler,
and James E. Lyon in connection with their prospective
reappointments to the Board of Directors of the Federal
National Mortgage Association. The President is authorized
to appoint five of the 15 members of the Board, 12 U.S.C.
§ 1723 (b), on an annual basis. Of the five Presidential
appointees, one must be from the homebuilding industry, one
from the mortgage lending industry, and one from the real
estate industry. Id.
As an initial matter, it should be noted that the members of
the FNMA board are not subject to Federal conflict of
interest laws or regulations. This conclusion was reached
in a July 10, 1970 opinion issued by then Assistant Attorney
General William H. Rehnquist, and reaffirmed by this office
upon the initial clearance of President Reagan's appointees
to the Board. Thus, the fact that the appointees have
financial interests in and associations with entities
affected by the activities of FNMA is not a bar to their
service on the board. Indeed, the enabling statute speci-
fically contemplates that some of the appointees will
represent segments of the economy most directly affected by
the activities of FNMA.
I have no objection to the reappointments of Coles, Getz,
Ingels, and Butler. These reappointments satisfy the
requirements of 12 U.S.C. § 1723 (b): Butler is in the
homebuilding industry, and has served as President of that
industry's trade association; Coles, Getz, and Ingels are in
the real estate business; Getz may also be considered a
representative of the mortgage lending industry by virtue of
his service on several bank and mortgage company boards.
As you know, James E. Lyon, the fifth of the President's
prospective reappointees, did not completely answer the PDS
sent to him. By letter dated April 17, you asked him to
answer fully all the questions on the PDS. I am unable to
clear Mr. Lyon until we receive his response to your letter.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date
4.14.84
Suspense Date
MEMORANDUM FOR:
John
FROM:
DIANNA G. HOLLAND
ACTION
Approved
Please handle/review
For your information
For your recommendation
For the files
Please see me
Please prepare response for
signature
As we discussed
Return to me for filing
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JAMES E. LYON
April 5, 1984
Mr. Robert H. Tuttle
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Bob:
Enclosed is my 1984 Personal Data Statement for the
Federal National Mortgage Association Board of Directors.
With regard to questions 16 through 27, let me state
that I have never been charged with or convicted of a
felonious act; I have never been charged with or convicted
of a misdemeanor involving a crime of moral turpitude; and
I have never been a member of or contributor to a subversive
organization. I have been actively involved in Republican
politics and conservative educational and political under-
takings, many of which would be viewed by some as controver-
sial. In my opinion, none of these activities would provoke
serious questions or critical charges as to my qualifications
for the proposed reappointment. I am not aware of any
circumstance that would provoke or create an embarrassment
for the Administration.
Yours very truly,
James E. Lyon
JEL:rjl
Enclosure
1300 RIVER OAKS BANK & TRUST BUILDING
2001 KIRBY DRIVE
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019
(713) 528-5587
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
James E. Lyon's PDS
James E. Lyon is under consideration for appointment to the
Board of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion (PA). The PDS was forwarded to him by Presidential
Personnel on March 14; Lyon returned the form to Bob Tuttle
on April 5. Lyon answered questions 1-15 and purported to
answer questions 16-27 in a paragraph in his letter to
Tuttle. Mr. Hauser considers Lyon's statement unresponsive
to questions 16-20 and asked that I prepare a letter for
your signature requesting Lyon to provide full answers to
those questions. The attached draft requests full answers
to questions 16-20 and 23-24, since I think Lyon's statement
is unresponsive to questions 23-24 as well as 16-20.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 17, 1984
Dear Mr. Lyon:
By memorandum dated March 14, 1984, I requested that you
complete a Personal Data Statement in order that we may
complete the clearance process for your prospective appoint-
ment to the Federal National Mortgage Association Board of
Directors. The statement, required of all prospective
Presidential appointees, consisted of responses to 27
questions.
You have provided detailed responses to questions 1-15 but
not to questions 16-27. Your letter of April 5 to Special
Assistant to the President Robert H. Tuttle concerning
questions 16-27 is not fully responsive to questions 16-20
and 23-24. It is necessary for us to have complete responses
to these questions before we can proceed with clearance of
your prospective appointment. As I noted in my memorandum
of March 14, your responses are not subject to public
disclosure and will remain confidential. Since your appoint-
ment cannot be finalized until we have reviewed your answers
to all the questions, please supply the missing information
at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
/s/
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Mr. James E. Lyon
1300 River Oaks Bank
& Trust Building
2001 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77019
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 11, 1984
The President today announced his intention to appoint the
following individuals to be Members of the National Advisory
Committee for Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention for
terms expiring January 17, 1987. These are reappointments:
ALLAN B. MOORE is a student at Harvard University in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. He graduated from Groton School in 1982. He was
born July 21, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts.
DONNA M. SMITH is a student at George Mason University in
Fairfax, Virginia. She graduated from Kempsville High School in
Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was born July 6, 1963 in San
Diego, California.
SYLVESTER E. WILLIAMS IV is a law clerk with the firm of Raby
& Stafford of Alexandria, Virginia. He is a law student at
Stanford University. He was born May 24, 1961 in Chicago,
Illinois.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 11, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
All necessary clearances have been accomplished with
regard to the following individuals and they are ready
for appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board:
Roswell K. Boutwell
Helene G. Brown
Gertrude B. Elion
David Korn
Louise C. Strong
CC: Claire O'Donnell
Jane Dannenhauer
John Roberts
Susan Borchard
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 14, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 2262
SUBJECT:
Prospective Nomination of Alberto M.
Piedra to Become Ambassador to Guatemala
I have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted
by Alberto M. Piedra in connection with his prospective
nomination to be Ambassador to Guatemala, and have no
objection to proceeding with this nomination. Mr. Piedra is
currently U.S. Representative to the Inter-American Economic
and Social Council of the Organization of American States.
He is also on leave of absence from Catholic University, and
teaches a seminar there once a week, for which he is com-
pensated.
I telephoned Mr. Piedra to discuss his relationship with
Catholic University. He advised me that if confirmed he
would discontinue all teaching activities and would receive
no compensation from the university, other than payments due
through September for the seminars he taught from January
through April. He did not know if the university would be
willing to continue his leave of absence status.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 15, 1984
The President today announced his intention to appoint the
following individuals to be Members of the National Cancer
Advisory Board for terms expiring March 9, 1990:
ROSWELL K. BOUTWELL is Director of Research for the Radiation
Energy Research Foundation in Hiroshima, Japan. He is on leave
from McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of
Wisconsin, where he is a Professor of Oncology. He is married
and has three children. He was born November 24, 1917 in
Madison, Wisconsin. This is a reappointment.
HELENE G. BROWN is Director for Community Applications at Jonsson
Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at
Los Angeles. Since 1977 she has served as Chairman of the
Education Committee for the American Cancer Society. She is
married, has two children and resides in Sherman Oaks,
California. She was born May 3, 1929 in New York City. She will
succeed Morris M. Schrier.
GERTRUDE B. ELION is Scientist Emeritus, Wellcome Research Labs,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and serves as Research
Professor of Pharmacology & Medicine at Duke University Medical
Center. Dr. Elion resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She
was born January 23, 1918 in New York City. She will succeed
Janet Davison Rowley.
DAVID KORN is Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Pathology at Stanford Medical School in Stanford, California. He
was Chairman of the Board of Scientific Counselors, Division of
Cancer Biology and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute in
1980-1982. He is married, has three children and resides in
Stanford. He was born March 5, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island.
He will succeed Sheldon W. Samuels.
LOUISE CONNALLY STRONG is Associate Professor of Medical
Genetics, Associate Geneticist, and Associate Professor of
Pediatrics and Biology at The University of Texas System Cancer
Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston,
Texas. She is married, has two children and resides in Houston.
She was born April 23, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. She will
succeed Maureen McGrath Henderson.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
file
WASHINGTON
May 22, 1984
MAY 24 1904
MEMORANDUM FOR JANE DANNENHAUER
FROM:
Claire O'Donnell
SUBJECT:
PAS and PA Candidate Withdrawals
For your permanent records please be advised that the following
individuals have been withdrawn from consideration as Presidential
appointments:
PAS Candidates:
PA Candidates:
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CC: Holland
Kennedy
Bullock
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
Dror
SUBJECT:
Appointment of Enrico Mihich to the
National Cancer Advisory Board
I have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by Dr.
Enrico Mihich in connection with his prospective appointment
to the National Cancer Advisory Board. By memorandum dated
April 17, 1984 (attached), you reviewed the complex require-
ments for appointments to this Board for John Herrington.
In particular, you noted that the Administration was con-
fronted with a dilemma, in that we could not satisfy the
statutory requirement that at least five of the Board
members be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis
without violating the additional requirement that no more
than 12 of the Board members be scientists or physicians.
See 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1). We decided to avoid the dilemma
(to the extent possible) by considering one of the sitting
members, Tim Lee Carter, M.D., a lay member and not a
"scientist or physician," since his practice had been
inactive for 16 years and he had been appointed as and
always considered a lay member.
The April 17 memorandum cleared for appointment David Korn,
Louise C. Strong, Gertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Roswell
Boutwell, on the explicit conditions that Herrington's
office confirm that Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell were
knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis (a determin-
ation we are unqualified to make), and that whomever is
appointed to replace Irving Selikoff also is determined to
be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis. Dr.
Mihich is the individual who is to replace Irving Selikoff.
He is the director of the Grace Cancer Drug Center and seems
well qualified for the Board, although again I have no way
of ascertaining if he is considered knowledgeable in environ-
mental carcinogenesis. As with the other appointees to the
Board, and indeed as with almost anyone active in this area,
Mihich has several affiliations with National Cancer Institute
supported entities. I have talked with Mihich and he is
well aware of the need to recuse himself from any discussions
affecting grants or organizations with which he is affiliated.
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The attached memorandum from Herrington reiterates our
earlier advice that Mihich must be determined to be know-
ledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 12, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Appointment of Enrico Mihich to the
National Cancer Advisory Board
Counsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statement
submitted by Dr. Enrico Mihich in connection with his
prospective appointment to the National Cancer Advisory
Board. I reviewed the requirements for appointees to this
Board in my memorandum for you of April 17, 1984 (copy
attached). Dr. Mihich is replacing Irving J. Selikoff on
the Board, and in my memorandum I advised you that whomever
was chosen to replace Dr. Selikoff must be "knowledgeable in
environmental carcinogenesis." See 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1).
Our office is of course not qualified to determine who is or
is not "knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis."
Assuming that your office confirms that Dr. Mihich meets
this requirement, we have no objection to proceeding with
his appointment.
FFF:JGR:aea 6/12/84
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 24, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
All necessary clearances have been accomplished with
regard to the following individual and he is ready
for formal nomination by the President:
Owen W. Roberts - To be Ambassador to the
Republic of Togo
CC: Claire O'Donnell
Jane Dannenhauer
Richard Hauser
John Roberts
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 31, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS ope
SUBJECT:
Prospective Nomination of Diana
Lady Dougan to be the Coordinator
for International Communications
and Information Policy at the
Department of State With the Rank
of Ambassador
I have reviewed the Financial Disclosure Report and related
materials submitted by Diana Lady Dougan in connection with
her prospective nomination to be Coordinator for International
Communications and Information Policy at the Department of
State, with rank of Ambassador. Ms. Dougan is currently
occupying this position without ambassadorial rank. I
contacted Ms. Dougan on May 30 to obtain needed information
not present on her forms.
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