WHO'S WHO
WHO'S WHO in the Administration Don't look for any more dissenting opinions from the Office of Management and Budget. David Stockman's replacement, James Miller, will do what he's told by the...
...In an earlier stint at OMB, Miller worked on the management side...
...Director of the Office of Management and Budget— David Stockman has resigned and will join the New York investment firm, Salomon Brothers...
...During the the first few days of the president's recovery from intestinal surgery, Speakes was one of the few top aides, along with Regan, who regularly met with Reagan...
...STATE Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian A ffairs—Rozanne L. Ridgway has been ambassador to East Germany...
...Ambassador to Israel—Thomas R. Pickering has been ambassador to El Salvador...
...Friedersdorf's deputy, M. B. Oglesby, will receive expanded responsibility for congressional liaison, while Mitchell Daniels Jr., who had been Rollins's deputy, will take over as political director...
...Friedersdorf has had similar difficulties as congressional liaison and has been far less effective on the Hill than he was during the first term...
...David Stockman's replacement, James Miller, will do what he's told by the White House, according to sources familiar with Miller's government career...
...As chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Miller was a dogged opponent of federal regulation but had a reputation for not doing his homework on many cases...
...Insiders tell us that he also helped plan the Mayaguez operation...
...While the press corps complains about his increasingly confrontational style, Speakes has enjoyed considerably more authority and visibility under Regan...
...Out Assistant to the President for Political and Governmental Affairs—Edward J. Rollins will start a political consulting business...
...In preparation for what the president has called a "major fall offensive" on spending and tax issues, Regan will turn to two proven team players as replacements...
...DEFENSE Secretary of the Air Force—Verne Orr has resigned effective November 30...
...has been director of the Intergovernmental Affairs Office...
...Thomas will probably take over some of the duties previously handled by Michael Deaver and may also run the White House personnel office...
...Ambassador to West Germany—Richard R. Burt has been assistant secretary for European affairs...
...AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—Louis 0. Giuffrida has resigned...
...B. Oglesby has been assistant to the president for legislative affairs...
...While the budget staff wrestles with the federal deficit, the management staff is responsible for things such as coordinating statistical studies and administering the Paperwork Reduction Act...
...In our assignment of disaster responsibility in the June issue, we gave Robert McFarlane credit only for the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut...
...Ambassador to El Salvador—Edwin G. Corr has been ambassador to Bolivia...
...The only holdover from the first term whose star seems to be rising is Larry Speakes, deputy press secretary and chief White House spokesman...
...On at least one occasion, Regan is reported to have vociferously rebuked Rollins simply for reporting widespread animosity toward the White House among Senate Republicans...
...Director of Congressional Liaison—M...
...With the departure of Edward Rollins and Max Friedersdorf imminent, the breakup of the Reagan first-term gang is almost complete...
...DEFENSE Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs— Robert B. Sims has been deputy White House press secretary...
...Rollins, who will leave his post as political director to start a consulting business, has had little success influencing Regan to take a more conciliatory stance toward Congress...
...Lacking experience with broad budgetary matters, he has "no theoretical basis on which to make policy independent of the White House staff," says one well-placed source...
...Director of the Office of Personnel Management— Constance J. Homer has been an associate director of the Office of Management and Budget...
...And that's probably the best explanation you'll get for why Donald Regan, chief of the president's staff, chose a person of such modest qualifications to head OMB...
...Those who are acting like candidates include Governors Bruce Babbitt and Mario Cuomo and Senators Gary Hart and Edward Kennedy...
...Director of the Office of Management and Budget— James Miller has been chairman of the Federal Trade Commission...
...Just when you thought it safe not to think about presidential campaigning, the Democrats are forming up for the the 1988 nomination race...
...In midsummer he hired Dennis Thomas, a former White House lobbyist, to help with the growing workload...
...And as the summer's slogging, indecisive budget battle demonstrated, the loss of talented political operators has already diminished the president's ability to have his way on Capitol Hill...
...In addition to his problems with Congress, Regan had been having trouble keeping up with the administrative details of running the senior staff...
...In WHITE HOUSE Assistant to the President for Political and Governmental Affairs—Mitchell E. Daniels Jr...
Vol. 17 • September 1985 • No. 8
