Nixon's Super-Secretaries: The Last Grand Presidential Reorganization Effort

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index Citations in bold are to photos. All agencies, bureaus, commissions, councils, departments, and offices have free-standing entries. Some subagencies or programs are free standing; others are listed under their respective freestanding entries. ABC, 182 ACTION, 108, 116, 127, 128 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 116 Agnew, Spiro, 55, 119; as chair of Office of Intergovernmental Relations, 41; and resignation, 251n40; as vice chair of DC, 186 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 176 Albert, Carl, 55 Alger, Mark, 40; and super-secretary proposal, 43–45, 47 Ambrose, Stephen, 57 Anderson, Jack, 249n1 Anderson, John B., 56, 219n5 Appalachian Regional Commission, 135, 139, 240n21 Armstrong, Anne, 24, 75, 76 Army Corps of Engineers, 2, 159; and NR Committee, 167, 170, 172, 174 Arnold, Peri, 8 Ash Council, 8, 229n87; and Congress, 29; and misrepresentations of, 39, 189; and OMB, 99, 229n87; recommendations of, 2, 12, 28, 31, 218n66; and Schultz, 21; and strengthening the presidency, 211n2 (chap. 1) Ash, Roy: and Alger, 44–45; as Assistant to the President, 39, 40–41, 58, 76, 103, 198, 221n61; and Butz, 103, 193; and Cole, 67; as critic of counsellor experiment , 39, 102, 187, 189, 200; and the Dean legal document, 47, 49; as director of OMB, 20, 28, 39, 40, 41, 58, 79, 85, 99, 110, 198, 231n113; and disbanding of counsellor experiment, 187, 189; and Ehrlichman, 39, 41, 45, 102, 181, 183; and Flanigan, 28–29; and Haig, 187; and Haldeman, 39, 41, 104; as head of Ash Council, 2; and the House Appropriations subcommittee, 180; and Malek, 99–102, 104–105; and management of executive branch, 99–102, 198 (see also management-by-objectives); as one of Big Five, 20, 99; and Nixon, 189; and statutory legislation for reorganization , 39, 41–42; and“two-hatted” responsibilities, 20, 21; and Weinberger, 79, 100–102, 181, 183, 192 assistant(s) to the president, 20–21, 31, 38–39. See also Big Five Associated Press (AP), 117, 118 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 159, 165; and Butz, 167, 169, 170, 247n39; and Dixy Lee Ray, 169, 173; and EPA, 169–70; and Nixon reorganization plan, 2; and NR Committee, 170–74; and Schleede, 165 Ball, Neal, xiii Baltimore Sun, 62, 162 Bellmon, Henry, 141 Bennington (Vt.) Banner, 62 Bernstein, Carl, 70 Better Communities Act (BCA), 143–44, 145, 154 Big Five, 19; Ash, 20, 39, 99, 181; Ehrlichman , 20, 41, 148, 181; Haldeman, 20; Kissinger, 20, 51; Shultz, 20, 21, 51. See also assistant(s) to the president 262 : Index Bohte, John, 13 Bonneville Power Administration, 174 Bowen, Otis R., 234n40 Bradley Patterson H., 22 Brennan, Peter J., 34; before a congressional committee, 74; and Weinberger, 94, 103, 122, 123, 227n64 Brinegar, Claude, 147, 242n57; confirmation hearing of, 73–74; and DCD bill, 146; as second class secretary, 201 Broder, David, 118 Brookings Institution, xi, xii Brownlow Committee, xi, 8; and the Nixon reorganization plan, 57; rationale of, 199; and reorganization plan, 10, 11, 14, 99 Buchanan, Pat, 188–89 Budget and Accounting Act, 98 Bureaus: Employment Compensation, 108; Land Management, 174; Mines, 176; Outdoor Recreation, 174; Reclamation , 172, 174; Sport Fisheries & Wildlife, 174; Budget, 21, 98–99, 204 (see also Office of Management and Budget); Standards, 108 Burns, Arthur, 23, 75 Bush, George W., 9; administration of, 203, 207, 212n12, 214n41, 234n43 Butz, Earl, 5, 242n57; administrative appointment of, 75; and the AEC, 169–70, 173; and CEQ, 160–61; and confirmation of, 69, 75; and counsellor duties, 167–70; and counsellorto -counsellor relationships, 96–97, 103; and disbanding of counsellor experiment, 190, 191, 193–94; and Ehrlichman, 75, 79, 159–60, 222n5; and Fairbanks, 164–65, 166, 171, 177–78; and energy policy, 159, 168, 169; and Interior, 62, 156, 161–62, 166, 168–69; and the DC, 157, 177– 79; and loss of status, 161–63; and loyalty oath, 58, 156; and the MBO project, 104–105; and meetings with Nixon, 36, 80, 81, 86, 88–89, 156; and NR Committee activities (see Natural Resources Committee); and the OMB, 157; oversight areas of, 51–52; in policy coordination role, 168–69, 171–73, 175, 177, 179; and public face of reorganization, 85–86, 87, 159–60, 167–68; qualifications of, 133, 206; reporting policies of, 103, 175–77; 245n19; and self-definition of his counsellor role, 25–26, 97, 157–58, 159, 166–67, 170, 178; two-hatted role of, 33; as USDA Secretary, 58, 69, 75, 167; and Watergate, 184–85; and Weinberger, 51, 97, 170, 171, 175, 193...