Elliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and Republican politician. As a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977,Richardson is one of two men in United States history to hold four cabinet positions. As United States Attorney General,Richardson played a prominent role in the Watergate scandal when he resigned in protest against President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His resignation precipitated a crisis of confidence in Nixon which ultimately led to the president's resignation.
Gerald Ford's tenure as the 38th president of the United States began on August 9,1974,upon the resignation of President Richard Nixon,and ended on January 20,1977. Ford,a Republican from Michigan,had been appointed vice president on December 6,1973,following the resignation of Spiro Agnew from that office. Ford was the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. His presidency ended following his narrow defeat in the 1976 presidential election to Democrat Jimmy Carter,after a period of 895 days in office.
Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler is an American politician who has served multiple different positions within the United States Department of State.
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.
John William Gardner was Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation and founded Common Cause;he became known as "the father of campaign finance reform".
Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. is an American attorney,professor,and public servant. He is known for the roles he played in shaping welfare policies in the cabinets of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter and for serving as United States Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare in the Carter administration. He is also the founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia),an evidence-based research organization,which is now the Partnership to End Addiction,where Califano holds the title of Chair Emeritus.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1973,and as the 40th vice president under President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974. Ford succeeded to the presidency when Nixon resigned in 1974,but was defeated for election to a full term in 1976. Ford is the only person to serve as president without winning an election for president or vice president.
The Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services is the Chief Operating Officer of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The deputy secretary oversees all operations within the Department,including overseeing Medicare,Medicaid,public health,medical research,food and drug safety,welfare,child and family services,disease prevention,Indian health,and mental health services. The current Deputy Secretary is Andrea Palm,who was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11,2021.
Lisle Carleton Carter Jr. was an American administrator who worked for civic organizations,educational institutions,and the federal government. He was also the first modern President of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) following the merger of three DC universities.
Richard Rose is a political scientist,author,and academic whose comparative studies in social science have significantly influenced political science and public policy in both practice and theory. He is a Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde (UOS) in Scotland,and is a Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller,sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky,was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family,he previously served as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. Rockefeller also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health,Education and Welfare (HEW) under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954. A son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller,he was a noted art collector and served as administrator of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan,New York City.
David T. Ellwood is an American economist and university administrator. He served as the dean of Harvard Kennedy School and as the Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.
The Kettering Foundation is an American non-partisan research foundation founded in 1927 by Charles F. Kettering that works to inspire and connect individuals and organizations to advance thriving and inclusive democracies around the globe. The foundation believes that "all people belong and have the right to engage in and shape a democracy that serves them."
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar who has been serving as second vice chair of the Federal Reserve for supervision since 2022. From 2009 to 2011,he was assistant secretary of the treasury for financial institutions under President Barack Obama. At the University of Michigan,he has been serving as faculty member since 2001,professor of law since 2006,professor of public policy since 2014.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford,the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977),and his wife Betty Ford. It is located near the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids,Michigan. Ford's presidential museum is the only such facility under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration to be separate from the presidential library,which is located approximately 130 miles (210 km) to the east in Ann Arbor. Despite the separation,the library and museum are a single institution with one director.
Demetrios "Jim" Caraley was editor of Political Science Quarterly and President Emeritus of The Academy of Political Science. Before retiring in 2004,he was Janet Robb Professor of the Social Science at Barnard College and Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
Don Irvin Wortman was a U.S. federal government administrator who served 27 years in senior-level executive positions in many federal government agencies. He was Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) from December 13,1977,to October 4,1978. In early 1977,while working at the Department of Health,Education and Welfare (HEW)—precursor to the Department of Health and Human Services—he was Chairman of the task force for implementing the reorganization of HEW. This reorganization included the merging of the Medicare and Medicaid programs into a new agency;this agency was named the Health Care Financing Administration. He became the first Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration. On two occasions—6 months in 1975 and the first 3 months of 1977—he was Acting Administrator of the Social and Rehabilitation Services,the agency which,at that time,administered the Medicaid program and the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.
Christopher Bittel Cohen was Alderman of the 46th Ward of Chicago from 1971 to 1977. He was first elected to the Chicago City Council on February 23,1971,with 60% of the vote. Because he received an absolute majority,no contest was required on the April 6,1971 run-off election date. This was the same election that brought the newcomers Dick Simpson (politician),Edward Vrdolyak,Clifford P. Kelley,Marilou Hedlund and Anna Langford to the City Council. On February 25,1975,Chris Cohen was reelected with 63% of the vote also requiring no contest in the subsequent April 1,1975 runoff.
Shobita Parthasarathy is an American academic,author,and contributor to the field of Science and Technology Studies based at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She is the director of the Science,Technology,and Public Policy Program,a research,education,and policy engagement center concerned with questions at the intersection of science,technology,policy,and society. She has received numerous prominent awards and grants for her work and has provided expert advice on technology,equity,and policy to civil society groups,international organizations,and governments around the world,including testimony to the U.S. Congress.
Marjorie Lynch was a British-born American politician. She served as a Republican in the Washington House of Representatives for the 14th legislative district for ten years,between 1961 and 1971. She was deputy administrator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration between January 1975 and November 1975,when she was appointed as undersecretary of the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare.
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