Memorandum Date: March 11, 1993 To: Senator Dole From: Alec Vachon Re: Congratulatory Note to Judy Heumann (End of Letterhead) Judy Heumann, a longtime disability advocate and Vice President of the World Institute on Disability in California, has been appointed as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department Education (see attached article from yesterday's Washington Post). Judy is the recipientof many honors, including the Henry B. Betts Award in 1990. In this session, we will be working with her on at least two important reauthorizations: Technology-related Assistance Act (this year) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (next year). I understand from Mo and Kathleen that you have a highregard for Ms. Heumann, and have drafted a short note of congratulations (also attached) for your signature. DO YOU WISH TO SEND THIS NOTE? (IF SO, PLEASE SIGN & RETURN.) YES NO cc: D. Stanley Washington Post March 10, 1993 (Wednesday) P. A17 Pace of Clinton Appointments Quickens With 8 More Sub-Cabinet Nominations (End of Headline) The pace of federal appointments appears to be picking up, slowly but surely. Yesterday, the White House announced eight sub-cabinet choices at the departments of Agriculture, Education, and Housing and Urban Development. At Agriculture, Memphis commodities lawyer James Gilliland, outside counsel to Dunavant Enterprises Inc., the world's largest cotton company, was named general counsel; House Agriculture Committee aide James Lyons, who was an agricultural adviser to Office of Management and Budget Director Leon E. Panetta when Panetta was in the House, was named assistant secretary for natural resources and the environment, the top environmental job at the department. Longtime Clinton adviser Bob Nash, who is the head of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, was named undersecretary for small community and rural development. Four senior officials were named at Education, including Marshall "Mike" Smith, who was nominated to be undersecretary, the No. 3 position in the department. Smith, dean of Stanford University's education school, has been to town before as chief of staff to the first-ever secretary of education, Shirley Hufstedler. (Following paragraph is circled and starred) Judith Heumann, vice president of Oakland California's World Institute on Disability, was named assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services. Heumann also has Washington experience, having been an aide to former New Jersey senator Harrison "Pete" Williams, when he chaired the Senate labor committee. She won a 1970 suit to become the first person in a wheelchair to be hired as a New York City public school teacher. Veteran educator Augusta Kappner, who is now acting president of City College of the City University of New York, was named assistant secretary for vocational and adult education. Thomas Payzant, San Diego school superintendent since 1982, was named assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. With the announcements this week, eight of the top 13 positions--including most the high-profile slots--all Education now have nominees... Settling Down on the Outside (End of Sub-Heading) Wendy Gramm, former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is about to announce formation of her own think tank, to be affiliated with Citizens for a Sound Economy, headed by former Reagan Office of Management and Budget director Jim Miller III. Will funding for the think tank parallel contributions for the run of her husband, Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Tex.), for the presidency in 1996? When former deputy energy secretary Linda G. Stuntz left office Jan. 20, everyone knew she wouldn't be out of work for long. The only question was which downtown law firm would snag her. The answer: Van Ness, Feldman & Curtis, where Stuntz began work as a partner last week, a Republican in a sea of Democrats. Park Service: Hunting for Big Names (End of Sub-Heading) "No comment," said NBC anchor Tom Brokaw when asked yesterday about a rumor that the Clinton administration wants him to take over the Natinal Park Service. Brokaw said his name has been floated for about a dozen different jobs. "I wouldn't go too far out in front on this," he advised. But would he take the job? "Take second billing to [Robert] Redford?" he asked with a chuckle. "No way." While the notion of either Brokaw or Redford -- whose name also was floated recently -- running the Park Service may seem far-fetched, the Interior Department is looking for a "high-profile" boss to fix the popular but deeply troubled agency. The idea of a Redford or a Brokaw, both of whom are seen as strong national park system supporters, would be to energize the service, boost morale and secure adequate funding. Rep. Bruce F. Vento (D-Minn.), who chairs the House Interior subcommittee on natinal parks, wants to see a "professional" take over the top job, but said the "Park Service is suffering..." Panetta was in the :<~;_-,-::,_~-~-·:,!-v-~: ·~-..::~.i=~ was which downtown law firm would snag her. The House, was named ~ answer: Van Ness, Feldman & Curtis, where Stuntz BOB DOLE UNITED STATES SENATE March 11, 1993 (End of Letterhead) Dear Judy, Just a brief note to congratulate you on your recent appointment as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The President has made an excellent choice, and I look forward to working with you on many important issues affecting people with disabilities over the next four years. If I or Dr. Alexander Vachon, my Legislative Assistant for Disability Policy, can be helpful in any respect, please let me know. With best regards, Sincerely, Bob Dole Ms. Judy Heumann World Institute on Disability 510 Sixteenth Street, Suite 100 Oakland, CA 94612