Nomination of Clarence Thomas To Be an Assistant Secretary of Education

The President today announced his intention to nominate Clarence Thomas to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education.

Since 1979 Mr. Thomas has been serving as legislative assistant to Senator John C. Danforth (R-Mo.). In 1977-79 he was an attorney at the Monsanto Co. Mr. Thomas was assistant attorney general of Missouri in 1974-77.

Mr. Thomas was graduated from Holy Cross College and is a member of the board of trustees of that institution. He attended Yale Law School and received a J.D. degree in June 1974.

Mr. Thomas was born in Savannah, Ga., on June 23, 1948.