Nomination of Warren S. Richardson To Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services

The President today announced his intention to nominate Warren S. Richardson to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation).

Mr. Richardson is a professional lobbyist who has been involved in a number of lobbying campaigns. He was chief lobbyist for the Associated General Contractors, the Liberty Lobby, the National Right-to-Work Committee, and the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. For the past 3 1/2 years he has managed his own independent lobbying firm, Richardson, Randall and Associates. Previously he served as an attorney in the Justice Department and the General Accounting Office.

Mr. Richardson was graduated from the University of Rochester (A.B., B.S.) and the Catholic University of America (LL.B.). He is married and has four children. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., on December 20, 1923.