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Howard Baker
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Succeeded by Al Gore
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„ 2 Political career 12th White House Chief of Staff
„ 2.1 The Senate
In office
„ 2.2 Further activities
1987 – 1988
„ 2.3 Honors
President Ronald Reagan
„ 3 Personal life Preceded by Donald Regan
„ 4 See also Succeeded by Ken Duberstein
„ 5 References
„ 6 Further reading 13th United States Senate Majority Leader
„ 7 External links
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Family history Deputy Ted Stevens (whip)
Preceded by Robert Byrd (D)
Baker was born in Huntsville, in Scott County, Succeeded by Bob Dole (R)
Tennessee. He attended The McCallie School in
Chattanooga, and after graduating he attended 15th United States Senate Minority Leader
Tulane University in New Orleans. During World In office
War II, he trained at a U.S. Navy facility on the January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Deputy Ted Stevens (whip)
Tennessee. He served in the United States Navy Preceded by Hugh Scott (R)
from 1943 to 1946 and graduated from the
Succeeded by Robert Byrd (D)
University of Tennessee College of Law in 1949.
That same year, he was admitted to the Tennessee
bar and commenced his practice. The rotunda at the 26th United States Ambassador to Japan
University of Tennessee College of Law is now In office
July 5, 2001 – February 17, 2005

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named for him. While delivering a commencement
President George W. Bush
speech during his grandson’s graduation at East
Tennessee State University (Johnson City), Baker Preceded by Tom Foley
was awarded an honorary doctorate degree on May Succeeded by Tom Schieffer
5, 2007. Baker is an alumnus of the Alpha Sigma
Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Born November 15, 1925
Huntsville, Tennessee
Baker's father, Howard H. Baker, Sr., served as a
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Political career
The Senate

The younger Baker began his own political career in 1964, when he lost an election to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Estes Kefauver to the liberal Democrat Ross Bass. In the 1966 Senate election,
Bass lost the Democratic primary to former Governor Frank G. Clement. In the general election, Baker
capitalized on Clement's failure to energize the Democratic base, specifically Tennessee labor, and won.
He thus became the first elected Republican senator from Tennessee since Reconstruction. (Newell
Sanders, a Republican who represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1912 to 1913, had been
appointed by Republican Governor Ben W. Hooper when Democrat Robert Love Taylor died in office.)
[1]

In 1971, President Richard Nixon asked Baker to fill one of two empty seats on the U.S. Supreme Court.
[2] When Baker took too long to decide whether he wanted the appointment or not, Nixon changed his

mind and decided to nominate William Rehnquist instead.[3]
[3]

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caucuses to George H.W. Bush and the New Hampshire Primary to Ronald Reagan. Baker's duties as
Senate Minority Leader prevented him from campaigning heavily in these important early test races.



Further activities

He did not seek re-election in 1984, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom the same year.
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bid for the White House in 1988.[5]

In 2001, the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy was set up at the University of Tennessee in
honor of the former senator. Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech at the 2005 ground-breaking
ceremony for the Center's new building.

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Honors

„ Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984.
„ Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Blossoms, Grand Cordon, 2008 (Japan).[8]

Personal life
Baker has been married to the daughters of two prominent
Republicans. Since 1996 he has been married to former U.S.
Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum, the daughter of the late Kansas
Governor Alfred M. Landon, who was the Republican nominee for
President in 1936. Baker's late first wife, Joy, who died of cancer,
was the daughter of former Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen.
Howard Baker is a Presbyterian.

Howard Baker with Bill Frist,
See also Bob Corker, and Lamar
Alexander
„ Snail darter controversy

References
1. ^ Hooper himself had been elected governor in 1910, the result of severe division among the Democrats over
Prohibition. A large faction of Democrats (calling themselves "independents") endorsed Hooper, joined
forces with the Republicans, and put him in. Hooper managed to get reelected in 1912 for a second 2-year
term, but by 1914 the Democrats had regrouped and coalesced. During his four years as governor Hooper felt
obliged to hire armed bodyguards, including when he was around the Democratic legislature.
2. ^ Dean, John. (2001). Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the
Supreme Court, p. 289.
3. ^ Renchburg's the One! - New York Times


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Capping a distinguished public-service career as senator, presidential advisor and Trade
and ambassador, Howard H. Baker, Jr. returned in February 2005 to Baker, Japan Relations
Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, the law firm his grandfather
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Howard H. Baker. As Senior Counsel to the Firm, Senator Baker focuses his
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Of Counsel Senator Baker's return followed his service as 26th U.S. Ambassador to
Office: Japan, a position to which President George W. Bush appointed him in 2001.
Huntsville, Tennessee The appointment was yet another milestone in a public-service career that
Washington, D.C. began in 1966, when Senator Baker became the first Republican popularly
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202.508.3400 Senator Baker gained national recognition in 1973 as Vice Chairman of the
Senate Watergate Committee. Three years later, he was keynote speaker at
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Republican presidential nomination. He concluded his Senate career in 1985
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Among his many awards are the 1984 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nation's highest civilian award, and the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public
Service Performed by an Elected or Appointed Official, which he received in
Search 1982. An accomplished photographer, Senator Baker received The American
Society of Photographers' International Award in 1993 and was elected into
the Photo Marketing Association's Hall of Fame in 1994. He has received
honorary degrees from such institutions as Yale University, Dartmouth
College, Georgetown University, Bradley University, Pepperdine University and
Centre College.

Senator Baker is the author of four books: No Margin for Error (1980);
Howard Baker's Washington (1982); Big South Fork Country (1993) and
Scott's Gulf (2000).

Professional Experience

U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001 to 2005

Chief of Staff, President Ronald Reagan, 1987 to 1988

U.S. Senate (R-TN), 1967 to 1985

U.S. Senate Majority Leader, 1981 to 1985

U.S. Senate Minority Leader, 1977 to 1981

U.S. Navy, 1943 to 1946

Professional Honors & Activities

Recipient - Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984

Recipient - Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Performed by an
Elected or Appointed Official, 1982

Recipient - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, Japan's

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Highest Honor for Civilians, 2008

Recipient - American Lawyer Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award,
2008

Recipient - United States Capitol Historical Society Freedom Award, 2008

Delegate - United Nations, 1976

Member - President's Foreign Intelligence Board, 1985 to 1987, 1988 to
1990

Member - Council on Foreign Relations

Member - Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs

Board Member - Forum of International Policy

International Counselor - Center for Strategic and International Studies

Board Member - Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Board Member - Museum of Appalachia Foundation

Member - Citigroup International Advisory Board

Member - Photo Marketing Association Hall of Fame, 1994

Honorary Co-Chair - "Saving the Last Great Places of Tennessee"
Conservation Campaign, Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
(2006)

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Government Relations Law
and International Trade and Finance Law

Education

University of Tennessee Law College

Tulane University

University of the South

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Sheila P. Burke, Senior Public Policy Advisor in the Washington, DC Email This Bio
office, brings a deep knowledge of federal policy and programs drawn
from her distinguished career in the private and public sectors to provide Practices
clients with the perspective they need for effective strategic and public Public Policy - Federal
policy decision making.

In addition to her role at the firm, Ms. Burke continues as a faculty
member at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University where she teaches a health policy course and co-directs a
public policy simulation exercise. She remains a faculty research fellow
at Harvard's Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy. From 1996 to
2000, she was Executive Dean and lecturer in public policy at the
Kennedy School. She also serves as a Research Professor at the Public
Policy Institute as well as a Distinguished Visitor at the O'Neill Institute
for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.

Ms. Burke served for 19 years on Capitol Hill. Early in her career she
was a member of the staff of the Senate Finance Committee responsible
for legislation relating to Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs.
She ultimately became Deputy Staff Director of the Finance Committee.
She went on to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader
Bob Dole and then his Chief of Staff. In these roles she was involved
with numerous legislative issues including those related to Medicare,
Medicaid and the Maternal and Child Health programs, welfare reform,
budget reconciliation and the previous legislative efforts to reform health
care. In 1995, she was elected as Secretary of the Senate, the chief
administrative officer of the United States Senate.

In addition to her government and academic experience, Ms. Burke
served as the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the
Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research
complex. As the Chief Operating Officer she had responsibility for the
overall operations of the 19 individual museums and galleries, the
National Zoo, and nine research facilities located in Washington, DC,
five states and 150 foreign countries with revenues of approximately $1
billion and an endowment of $1 billion. During her 7 year tenure at the
Smithsonian, she oversaw the completion of the National Air and Space
Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, the National Museum of the American
Indian and the renovation of the Smithsonian's Reynolds Center for Art
and Portraiture. She was also involved in the initial planning for the
National Museum of African American History and Culture. She began
her Smithsonian tenure in 2000 as the Undersecretary for American
Museums and National Programs becoming Deputy Secretary and Chief
Operating Officer in 2004.

Professional Activities

z Member – Board of Directors, The Chubb Corporation, Warren,
New Jersey (1997- present)
z Member – Board of Directors, WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis,
Indiana (1997-present)
z Member – Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured,
Washington, D.C. (1997-present)
z Member – Board of Visitors, School of Nursing and Health
Studies, Georgetown University (2003-present)
z Research Professor – Public Policy Institute, Georgetown
University (2004-present)
z Member – Board of Directors, Bipartisan Policy Center,
Washington, DC (2008- present)
z Member – Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems
Improvement (2006- present)

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z Distinguished Visitor – O’Neill Institute for National and Global
Health Law, Georgetown Law Center, Georgetown University
(2007-present)
z Member – Board of Directors Partnership for Public Service,
Washington, DC (2007- present)
z Member – Commission to Build a Healthier America, Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey (2008-present)
z Member – Presidential Advisory Council National Academy of
Public Administration, Washington, D.C. (2008-present)
z Chair – Committee on Future Directions for the National
Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Sciences (2009- present)
z Member – National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation’s Investigator Awards in Health Policy
Research (2009-present)
z Vice Chair – Institute of Medicine Robert Wood Johnson Health
Policy Fellowship's Program Advisory Board (2002-2009)
z Member – Board of Trustees, The Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation (1999-2008); Chairman of the Board (2005-2008)
z Member – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC)
(2000-2007)
z Chair – Committee on the Assessment of the U.S. Drug Safety
System, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
(2005-2006)

Honors

z Fellow – American Academy of Nursing
z Fellow – Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
z Fellow – National Academy of Public Administration
z Honorary Doctorate in Military Medicine, University of the
Uniformed Services (1999)
z Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Marymount University
(2005)
z David Rall Medal, Institute of Medicine (2008)
z Robert Mills Award, Smithsonian American Art Museum (2007)
z Smithsonian Institution Exceptional Service Award (2005)

Education

z John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
M.P.A. (1982)
z University of San Francisco, B.S. Nursing (1973)

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Robert Divine is the Chairman of the Immigration Group of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell,
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immigration law that is revised and reprinted annually to reflect the law's constant changes. He
has practiced immigration law since 1986 and is the current Chair of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association's Interagency Committee. His practice includes all aspects of U.S.
immigration law, representing large and small international and domestic employers, family
sponsors, investment regional centers, and individual foreign nationals. He has also litigated
significant business matters, including class action employment discrimination, contract,
commercial, product liability, antitrust, ERISA benefits, business torts (including RICO,
misrepresentation, Consumer Protection Act), and immigration-related criminal matters.

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Letter from the Sponsoring Organizations

The initiative for a bipartisan, independent, forward-looking “fresh-eyes” assessment of Iraq
emerged from conversations U.S. House Appropriations Committee Member Frank Wolf had
with us. In late 2005, Congressman Wolf asked the United States Institute of Peace, a bipartisan
federal entity, to facilitate the assessment, in collaboration with the James A. Baker III Institute
for Public Policy at Rice University, the Center for the Study of the Presidency, and the Center
for Strategic and International Studies.
Interested members of Congress, in consultation with the sponsoring organizations and the
administration, agreed that former Republican U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and
former Democratic Congressman Lee H. Hamilton had the breadth of knowledge of foreign affairs
required to co-chair this bipartisan effort. The co-chairs subsequently selected the other members
of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, all senior individuals with distinguished records of public
service. Democrats included former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, former Governor and
U.S. Senator Charles S. Robb, former Congressman and White House chief of staff Leon E.
Panetta, and Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., advisor to President Bill Clinton. Republicans included
former Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor, former U.S. Senator
Alan K. Simpson, former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, and former Secretary of State
Lawrence S. Eagleburger. Former CIA Director Robert Gates was an active member for a period
of months until his nomination as Secretary of Defense.
The Iraq Study Group was launched on March 15, 2006, in a Capitol Hill meeting hosted
by U.S. Senator John Warner and attended by congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle.
To support the Study Group, the sponsoring organizations created four expert working
groups consisting of 44 leading foreign policy analysts and specialists on Iraq. The working
groups, led by staff of the United States Institute of Peace, focused on the Strategic Environment,
Military and Security Issues, Political Development, and the Economy and Reconstruction.
Every effort was made to ensure the participation of experts across a wide span of the political
spectrum. Additionally, a panel of retired military officers was consulted.
We are grateful to all those who have assisted the Study Group, especially the supporting
experts and staff. Our thanks go to Daniel P. Serwer of the Institute of Peace, who served as
executive director; Christopher Kojm, advisor to the Study Group; John Williams, Policy
Assistant to Mr. Baker; and Ben Rhodes, Special Assistant to Mr. Hamilton.

Richard H. Solomon, President
United States Institute of Peace

Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,
Rice University

David M. Abshire, President
Center for the Study of the Presidency

John J. Hamre, President
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Lawrence S. Eagleburger—Member

Lawrence S. Eagleburger was sworn in as the 62nd U.S. Secretary of State by President George
H. W. Bush on December 8, 1992, and as Deputy Secretary of State on March 20, 1989.
After his entry into the Foreign Service in 1957, Mr. Eagleburger served in the U.S.
Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, in the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, and the U.S. Mission to NATO in Belgium. In
1963, after a severe earthquake in Macedonia, he led the U.S. government effort to provide
medical and other assistance. He was then assigned to Washington, D.C., where he served on
the Secretariat staff and as special assistant to Dean Acheson, advisor to the President on Franco-
NATO issues. In August 1966, he became acting director of the Secretariat staff.
In October 1966, Mr. Eagleburger joined the National Security Council staff. In October
1967, he was assigned as special assistant to Under Secretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach. In
November 1968, he was appointed Dr. Henry Kissinger’s assistant, and in January 1969, he
became executive assistant to Dr. Kissinger at the White House. In September 1969, he was
assigned as political advisor and chief of the political section of the U.S. Mission to NATO in
Brussels.
Mr. Eagleburger became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in August 1971. Two years
later, he became Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. The
same year he returned to the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President for National
Security Operations. He subsequently followed Dr. Kissinger to the State Department, becoming
Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State. In 1975, he was made Deputy Under Secretary of
State for Management.
In June 1977, Mr. Eagleburger was appointed Ambassador to Yugoslavia, and in 1981 he
was nominated as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs. In February 1982, he was
appointed Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
Mr. Eagleburger has received numerous awards, including an honorary knighthood from
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II (1994); the Distinguished Service Award (1992), the Wilbur J.
Carr Award (1984), and the Distinguished Honor Award (1984) from the Department of State;
the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal from the Department of Defense (1978); and the
President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1976).
After retiring from the Department of State in May 1984, Mr. Eagleburger was named
president of Kissinger Associates, Inc. Following his resignation as Secretary of State on
January 19, 1993, he joined the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell as Senior
Foreign Policy Advisor. He joined the boards of Halliburton Company, Phillips Petroleum
Company, and Universal Corporation. Mr. Eagleburger currently serves as Chairman of the
International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims.
He received his B.S. degree in 1952 and his M.S. degree in 1957, both from the
University of Wisconsin, and served as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954.
Mr. Eagleburger is married to the former Marlene Ann Heinemann. He is the father of three sons,
Lawrence Scott, Lawrence Andrew, and Lawrence Jason.

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Craig Barrett
Chairman, Intel Corporation
Chairman, U.N. Global Alliance for Information and Communication

Craig Barrett is chairman of the board of Intel Corporation and a leading advocate for improving
education in the U.S. and around the world. He is also a vocal spokesman for the value
technology can provide in raising social and economic standards globally.

Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation in 1974 as a technology development manager. He was
named a vice president of the corporation in 1984, promoted to senior vice president in 1987, and
executive vice president in 1990. Dr. Barrett was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of
Directors in 1992 and was named the company's chief operating officer in 1993. He became
Intel's fourth president in May 1997, chief executive officer in 1998 and chairman of the Board
on May 18, 2005.

Dr. Barrett also serves as Chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and
Communication Technologies and Development, and is an appointee to the President's Advisory
Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and to the American Health Information
Community. He co-chairs the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National
Innovation Initiative Leadership Council and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S.
Council for International Business and the Clinton Global Initiative Education Advisory Board.
Dr. Barrett is a member of the National Governors' Association Task Force on Innovation
America, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the Committee on Scientific
Communication and National Security, the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum and is immediate past chair
of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Barrett co-chairs Achieve, Inc. and also serves on
the Board of Directors of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association, the National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering, Dossia, the National Forest Foundation, TechNet and
Science Foundation Arizona.

Dr. Barrett attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California from 1957 to 1964, and
received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science.
After graduation, he joined the faculty of Stanford University in the Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, and remained through 1974, rising to the rank of Associate Professor.
Dr. Barrett was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark in 1972 and a
NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England from 1964 to 1965.
Dr. Barrett is the author of over 40 technical papers dealing with the influence of microstructure
on the properties of materials, and a textbook on materials science, Principles of Engineering
Materials.

The Honorable Nancy L. Johnson
Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.

After serving 24 years in the U.S. Congress, Nancy Johnson joined Baker Donelson. She served
18 years on the House Ways and Means Committee and played an integral role in the passage of
every major tax, trade and health care initiative during years of rapid technological and political
change and the globalization of the economy. Ms. Johnson is widely recognized for her acumen
and sound analyses of healthcare, tax and trade policies.

As a member and then Chairwoman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, she
introduced the national Children's Health Insurance Program and was a principal author of the
Medicare Modernization Act. She introduced the health information technology legislation that
led to the establishment of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (HIT) and continues to fight for broad adoption of HIT to reduce medical errors and
improve care quality. As the Chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Oversight
Subcommittee, Ms. Johnson also authored a series of taxpayer rights bills that provided
protections for individuals and small businesses and passed legislation to implement the
recommendations of the commission to reorganize the IRS to modernize consumer services and
enhance agency accountability. In addition, throughout her service on the Ways and Means
Committee, she led many reforms of our pension laws, created the Simple Plan for small
businesses, helped pass numerous tax incentives to encourage personal savings and co-led
passage of the landmark Portman-Cardin reform. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of Radcliff College,
Harvard University; attended the University of London, Courtauld Institute; and has received
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several honorary doctorates.

Thomas Kalil
Deputy Policy Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National
Economic Council

Thomas Kalil is the Deputy Policy Director for the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy and the National Economic Council. Prior to that he was Special Assistant to
the Chancellor for Science and Technology at UC Berkeley, where he was charged with
developing major new multi-disciplinary research and education initiatives at the intersection of
information technology, nanotechnology, microsystems, and biology. Previously, Thomas Kalil
served as the Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Technology and Economic Policy, and
the Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council. He was the NEC’s “point
person” on a wide range of technology and telecommunications issues, such as the liberalization
of Cold War export controls, the allocation of spectrum for new wireless services, and
investments in upgrading America’s high-tech workforce. He was also appointed by President
Clinton to serve on the G-8 Digital Opportunity Task Force (dot force). Prior to joining the
White House, Tom was a trade specialist at the Washington offices of Dewey Ballantine, where
he represented the Semiconductor Industry Association on U.S.-Japan trade issues and
technology policy. Tom received a B.A. in political science and international economics from the
University of Wisconsin at Madison, and completed graduate work at the Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy.

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Private Corrections Institute, Inc.
April 14, 2008 SENT VIA FAX

The Honorable Patrick Leahy, Chairman
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate

RE: Letters in support of Mr. Puryear's nomination from David Randolph Smith,
Thurgood Marshall Jr., Wallace W. Dietz, Michael L. Dagley, Jonathon Cole,
Gary C. Shockley, Robert J. Walker, Hannah K.V. Cassidy, James F. Sanders
and Lisa Ramsey Cole

Dear Chairman Leahy:

According to a recent news report, there has been a "renewed public relations push highlighting
the support" of both Democrats and Republicans who have endorsed the pending nomination of
Mr. Gustavus A. Puryear IV.

These supporters include attorneys with the firms of Bass Berry & Sims, Baker Donelson et al.,
Neal & Harwell, Walker Tipps and Malone, and Lewis King Krieg & Waldrop, as well as CCA
Board member Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and plaintiff's attorney David Randolph Smith.

Frankly it is good to see bipartisan support for any nominee. I am of the personal opinion that
partisan politics should play no part in the selection of judicial candidates, whose nominations
should be based primarily on qualifications, experience and fitness for a lifetime appointment to
the federal bench. Those who support Mr. Puryear, however, tend to share financial, political
and/or professional relationships with his employer, Corrections Corp. of America (CCA).

Wallace W. Dietz and Michael L. Dagley, of Bass Berry & Sims, have endorsed Mr. Puryear's
nomination. Bass Berry & Sims lists CCA among the firm's clients, and has represented CCA in
connection with public securities offerings. The firm hired former CCA senior director Leslie
Hafter to head its lobbying efforts. Also, Bass Berry & Sims partner Lee Barfield II is a brother-
in-law of former Senator Bill Frist, who employed Mr. Puryear as his legislative director.

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Senator Patrick Leahy
April 14, 2008
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Gary C. Shockley and Jonathon Cole of Baker Donelson, et al. have submitted letters in support
of Mr. Puryear's nomination. Baker Donelson represents CCA as a client. Representatives from
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Robert J. Walker, a partner with Walker Tipps and Malone, has endorsed Mr. Puryear. Walker
Tipps and Malone has represented CCA as a client, including in the Estelle Richardson lawsuit
as well as securities litigation. It was another partner at the firm, J. Mark Tipps, formerly with
Bass Berry & Sims, who recruited Mr. Puryear to work for then-Senator Fred Thompson. Mr.
Tipps later recommended Mr. Puryear to then-Senator Bill Frist and subsequently introduced
Mr. Puryear to CCA CEO John Ferguson, who hired him as CCA's general counsel. Both Mr.
Puryear and a Walker Tipps and Malone attorney serve on the board of the Exchange Club.

Hannah K.V. Cassidy, of Reno & Cavanaugh, is supportive of Mr. Puryear. According to the
D.C. office of Reno & Cavanaugh, the firm represents CCA as a client. Until several months ago
Ms. Cassidy was a partner at Stites & Harbison, and knew Mr. Puryear from his employment at
that firm in the 1990's. CCA is listed as a client of Stites & Harbison. Another former partner at
the firm, Steve Groom, currently serves as CCA's deputy general counsel. Stites & Harbison and
CCA both have representatives who serve on the board of CASA, a Nashville non-profit.

Attorney James F. Sanders of Neal & Harwell provided the Committee with a supportive letter
on February 26. As noted in his correspondence, Mr. Sanders represented CCA in the Estelle
Richardson lawsuit. Additionally, Neal & Harwell and CCA both have representatives on the
advisory board of the Nashville chapter of the Salvation Army.

Lisa Ramsey Cole of Lewis King Krieg & Waldrop has sent a letter to the Committee in support
of Mr. Puryear. CCA is a client of Lewis King; further, the firm has a representative on the board
of Love Helps Inc., a Nashville-based non-profit that receives financial support from CCA.



April 14, 2008
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In regard to Thurgood Marshall, Jr., who also has endorsed Mr. Puryear's judicial nomination,
Mr. Marshall joined CCA's board of directors in 2002. According to SEC filings, as of August
2007 he owned 7,000 shares of CCA stock either directly or through options to purchase. He
thus has a substantial financial stake in CCA's continued success and, of course, has a duty as
a board member to be supportive of the company and its officers, including Mr. Puryear.

I am sure that the persons discussed above, who have expressed support for Mr. Puryear, have
a genuine liking for him both personally and professionally as indicated in their correspondence.
However, to the extent that they all also have interconnected professional, financial or business
ties with CCA, including paid client relationships, their support of Mr. Puryear, which serves to
strengthen those ties, should be taken into consideration by the Committee members.

Further, much has been made of a letter sent to the Committee by David Randolph Smith, the
plaintiff's attorney in a lawsuit filed against CCA by Estelle Richardson's family. Mr. Smith, a
Democrat, strongly endorsed Mr. Puryear's nomination; further, Mr. Puryear cited Mr. Smith's
comments in his written answers submitted to the Committee.

I spoke with Mr. Smith last February and we had a candid conversation as to why he wrote his
letter. As that was a private discussion, until recently I have not disclosed Mr. Smith's underlying
motivation as it was relayed by him to me. In fact, when PCI provided the Judiciary Committee
with its Response to Mr. Puryear's written answers in a March 7 letter, I stated as follows:

"Mr. Puryear cited a letter from David Randolph Smith, one of the attorneys who
represented Ms. Richardson's family in the lawsuit against CCA. I spoke with Mr.
Smith and he related to me the underlying reasons why he sent his letter to the
Committee. I am not at liberty to disclose those reasons as communicated to me
during our private conversation; it is up to Mr. Smith to inform the Committee as
to the true motivation behind his letter."

On April 10, the Nashville City Paper, a free local daily, published an article which cited Mr.
Smith's letter and, based on an interview, quoted his stated reasons for endorsing Mr. Puryear's
nomination. As Mr. Smith went on the record, I am now free to do so myself.



April 14, 2008
Page 4

In my conversation with Mr. Smith, he stated to me – twice – that he supported Mr. Puryear's
nomination because he did not want a "right-wing religious nutjob" confirmed in his stead. He
felt that Mr. Puryear was more of a moderate and feared who might be endorsed by Tennessee's
Republican Senators if Mr. Puryear was not confirmed. Mr. Smith made it clear to me that he
preferred not to have a Republican judicial nominee period, but that Mr. Puryear was the least
objectionable candidate.

Mr. Smith has acknowledged that he used the phrase mentioned above – which was, in part, a
motivating factor for the letter he sent to the Committee – in an on-the-record conversation with
the managing editor of the Nashville Scene, an independent local weekly publication. Mr. Smith
further stated that he liked Mr. Puryear both personally and professionally.

Certainly, the Committee members should look at the totality of the statements and evidence
they have received relative to Mr. Puryear's nomination, and weigh it accordingly. In order to
do so with accuracy, I believe the information presented in this letter will be helpful.

Sincerely,

Alex Friedmann
Vice President, PCI

cc: Senator Arlen Specter, Ranking Member



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July 31, 2009

On July 28, the White House announced that President Obama had selected epidemiologist David
Michaels, Ph.D, MPH, to head OSHA as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Mr. Michaels must be
confirmed by the Senate. He has prior government experience, serving as the Department of
Energy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health during the Clinton Administration.
One of his achievements at DOE was to aid the passage of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, designed to compensate nuclear weapons workers who
developed illnesses as a result of exposure to radiation and chemicals in the workplace.

Dr. Michaels is currently a research professor and interim chair of the Department of Environmental
and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health
Services. There, his work includes studying the health effects of occupational exposure to toxic
chemicals, including asbestos, metals, and solvents. In testimony before a Senate committee in
2007, Michaels expressed concern about several issues, including the underreporting of workplace
injuries and illnesses, lack of new standards promulgated by OSHA, insufficient use of OSHA's
General Duty Clause as an enforcement tool, and the outdated health standards still in place. Mr.
Michaels' nomination has been hailed by Democrats. U.S. Representative George Miller (D-Cal.)
stated that Mr. Michaels will help OSHA "restore vital health and safety protections for America's
workers."

Dr. Michael's nomination comes at a particularly pivotal time for OSHA. Perhaps more so than at
any time since its creation in April 1971, labor and Democratic leaders are clamoring to enhance
enforcement and increase the promulgation of new regulations concerning workplace standards.
The proposed Protecting America's Workers Act (HR 2067) would, among other things, expand
OSHA's coverage to include more workers. It would also allow felony prosecutions against
employers under certain conditions, raise civil penalties, and set mandatory minimum penalties for
violations resulting in death. Following eight years of relative quiet - fewer OSHA regulations were
promulgated under the Bush Administration than any other president - such changes would
reinvigorate the agency. As a result, there's a backlog of initiatives to track, including combustible
dust, diacetyl, new health standards, and a possible resurrection of the ergonomics standard.
Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-Cal.) stated that OSHA will be able to "issue long overdue safety
standards and bring back more vigorous enforcement of workplace safety and health standards."

Given the renewed emphasis on workplace conditions, employers should pay strict attention to
matters that could be deemed administrative in nature, such as properly maintaining OSHA 300
Logs for Injuries and Illnesses. In addition, during this economic downtown, disgruntled ex-
employees may be even more prone to claiming retaliatory discharge following allegations of health
and safety violations in the workplace. Employers should also expect more OSHA attention and
resources devoted to inspections and enforcement. OSHA routinely tracks not only the number of
inspections but those that result in of citations, with a goal of issuing a citation with every
inspection. Finally, employers should carefully evaluate their workplaces for hazards, regardless of
whether a specific regulation addresses a particular hazard, given Dr. Michaels's stated desire to
increase the use of the General Duty Clause as an enforcement tool.

Our attorneys have conducted onsite OSHA presentations to members of clients' management,
safety teams, safety departments and line employees, and have advised clients, including an

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asbestos-certified contractor, on OSHA, EPA and TDEC asbestos regulatory requirements. We work
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Empiric Announces Proposed Major Dividend Spin-Off
to Its Shareholders.
Publication: Business Wire

Date: Tuesday, January 11 2000

300 private and public entities in over 100 countries. Currently the firm has two contracts with a private-
sector organization in Lima, Peru that are subject to the buyer obtaining financing and other conditions.
There is no certainty that these contracts will be consummated. One is for composite structures, the other
to be fabricated from metal. The first contract is for a minimum of 36,000 basic structural units over three
years, utilizing composite material, and a minimum sales value of $67.5 million. The second contract is to
purchase 22 million square feet of the metal system over a year for a total of $121 million. The Export-
Import Bank of the US expressed interest in financing the two contracts. Daedalus staff visited Peru and
planning continues a pace toward commencement of production and for support from government users,
banks, and local officials. In addition to the foregoing, Daedalus has a letter of intent from an Argentinean
company for the purchase of 20 units upon the successful demonstration of initial housing units.

Daedalus is currently negotiating contracts to construct basic shelter and low-cost housing in various
countries including Philippines, Turkey, Honduras, South Africa, Vietnam and Pakistan.

The outstanding, unusual and potentially worldwide high profile business enterprise and the acceptance
of its products on a worldwide basis has attracted a team of prominent individuals to Daedalus'
Management and Board of Directors.

Admiral James A. "Ace" Lyons, Jr., U. S. Navy Retired, will serve as the Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Lyons is President and CEO of LION Associates, an international consulting firm.. Mr. Lyons served for
36 years as an officer in the U. S. Navy, including serving as Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Pacific
Fleet, the largest single military command in the world. In addition, he served as the Senior U. S. Military
Representative to the United Nations, as well as serving in various military and civilian leadership
capacities in China, Japan, Philippines, Russia and other Pacific rim countries.

Mr. George C. Montgomery, a graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a Juris Doctor degree, former
member of the law firm of Vinson & Elkins, and is currently the managing partner in the Washington law
firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. Mr. Montgomery served as Ambassador of the United

States to the Sultanate of Oman under President Reagan in 1985, and currently is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations, on the Board of Visitors of the Georgetown University School of Business,
and a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve. Mr. Montgomery served as Chief Legislative Assistant
Counsel to Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., the Majority Leader of the United States Senate in 1981. . . .

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Ducks Unlimited Mourns the Loss of a
Conservation Leader
The Ducks Unlimited family mourns the untimely passing of a paragon of conservation,
and our friend, Jim Range.

Jim Range was a strong and accomplished proponent of countless conservation initiatives
especially, but not exclusively focusing on public policy work. His commitment to wetlands and
waterfowl habitat was legendary. He served as Secretary on the Ducks Unlimited Board of
Directors, was a major donor, a charter member of the Ducks Unlimited Feather Society, and was
the co-founder of the Ducks Unlimited Federal City Chapter – the first and only Ducks Unlimited
chapter in Washington, D.C.

Jim was also an active supporter of Ducks
Unlimited’s Wetlands America Trust, where
he served on the Board of Directors from
1993-1998 and again from 2000-2006. He
served as Secretary of that Board from
1995-1998.

Jim was involved in the leadership of many
other conservation organizations, most
notably as founder and Chairman of the
Board of the Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Partnership.

In his professional life, Jim was a Senior
Legislative Policy advisor for Baker,
Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz
law firm, where he specialized in
conservation advocacy and environmental,
regulatory, and legislative policy. Earlier in
his career on Capitol Hill, Jim was
instrumental in the creation or
reauthorization of many of the nation’s
most important and notable conservation
laws.

Fittingly, a memorial service for Jim will be
held in Washington, D.C. at an area he liked
to frequent on the Potomac River, one of his
favorite pastimes while in Washington.

Please join us in remembrance and appreciation for a staunch advocate for, and friend of waterfowl,
waterfowlers and wildlife.

We pass appreciation for the life and work of Jim, along with our sympathies to his family.

D.A. (Don) Young
Executive Vice President
Ducks Unlimited

James D. Range Obituary

James D. Range, 63, died peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, on Tuesday, January 20
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota after an extraordinarily courageous battle with kidney
cancer.

Range was one of the nation’s most prominent champions of natural resource conservation. He was
known in Washington and throughout the United States as a skilled policy strategist with an
extraordinary bipartisan network of friends and contacts. Along with his political adeptness, he
possessed an oratorical gift and was known as someone who always spoke from his heart with
passionate conviction. A life-long outdoorsman, Range was instrumental in the conservation and
continued protection of many different corners of the American landscape and was a passionate
advocate for the country’s fish and wildlife and their habitat. Perhaps best known as a long-time
advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, he also was known personally to countless
people as a beloved confidant, friend and mentor.

http://www.ducks.org/news/1731/DucksUnlimitedMourns.html 11/18/2009

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