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Encyclopedia > Joan Claybrook

Joan Claybrook is an American lawyer who has served as President of Public Citizen since 1982. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981. [1] English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Public Citizen is a U.S. non-governmental organization, founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 and based in Washington, DC. Its activities span across a diverse range of issues, including energy policy, trade policy, campaign finance reform and accountability, consumer protection, medical malpractice, and public health. ... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced nit-suh) is a U.S. Government agency, part of the Department of Transportation, responsible for setting safety standards and verifying compliance by automobile manufacturers. ... Order: 39th President Term of Office: January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic Vice President: Walter Mondale James... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Claybrook grew up in the 1940s in Baltimore. She graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore in 1959. While working in Washington, she met Ralph Nader, and the two became close friends as they both worked to on improving highway and auto safety. In 1966, she teamed up with Nader to successfully lobby for passage of the nation's first auto safety laws - the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Highway Safety Act. These acts empowered the government to establish safety standards for new vehicles and issue recalls for defective vehicles and parts. Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Goucher College is a co-educational liberal arts college located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson, on a 287 acre (1. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist. ... National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...


Prior to her time with NHTSA, Claybrook ran Public Citizen's Congress Watch, worked for the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the National Traffic Safety Bureau, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Congress Watch is a division of Public Citizen that champions consumer interests before the U.S. Congress and serves as a government watchdog. ... The United States Social Security Administration (or SSA[1]) is an independent agency of the United States government established by a law currently codified at . ... The United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (also known as HEW) was a cabinet level department of the United States government from 1953 until 1979. ...


She earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973 and currently serves on its Board of Visitors. She also holds positions on the boards of Consumers Union, Citizens for Tax Justice, Trial lawyers for Public Justice, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Goucher College Board of Trustees, and the California Wellness Foundation Advisory Board.[2] The schools original sign, preserved on the north quad of the present-day campus. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving only consumers. ...


Her work on behalf of civic interests has been recognized through the following awards and honorary degrees:

  • Honorary Doctor of Law, Goucher College
  • Honorary Doctor of Public Service, University of Maryland
  • Philip Hart Distinguished Consumer Service Award, Consumer Federation of America
  • Excellence in Public Service Award, Georgetown Law Center
  • Honorary Doctor of Law, Georgetown University

References

  1. ^ Roosevelt, Margot (August 08, 2006). Q & A: Joan Claybrook. Time
  2. ^ Conniff, Ruth (March, 1999). Joan Claybrook - consumer advocate - Interview. The Progressive

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Online NewsHour: Firestone Tire Recall -- August 29, 2000 (2274 words)
JOAN CLAYBROOK: I think that it is a serious charge, and I would think that if there were criminal penalties in the Department of Transportation statute, this never would have happened, but there are not such penalties, and the only penalties -dollar penalties -- $950,000 maximum penalty - which for these companies is chump change.
JOAN CLAYBROOK: That's why it's such a high risk for Ford and Firestone to get involved in this dispute, I mean they're backstabbing each other all over the place the last three or four days in the media, and yet Ford is going to have to have some Firestone tires on their Ford Explorers.
JOAN CLAYBROOK: Absolutely, I would definitely do that, and I would advise people whose tires are of the same category but haven't been recalled, that is, the non-Decatur, Wilderness tires and so on, I would definitely urge them to do this too.
Joan Claybrook - consumer advocate - Interview Progressive, The - Find Articles (911 words)
Claybrook graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore in 1959 and became one of a handful of women in her generation to rise to a high-level position in the federal government.
Claybrook became close friends with Nader, sharing information with him as she worked for Representative James MacKay, Democrat of Georgia, and Senator Walter Mondale, Democrat of Minnesota, to help draft the auto safety law.
Joan Claybrook: I didn't think I was going to be a consumer advocate until after I met Ralph Nader.
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