- Emily Lawrimore
Emily A. Lawrimore (born
March 25 ,1980 ), a spokeswoman for the White House in the administration ofGeorge W. Bush .Personal
Lawrimore is a native of
Columbus, Georgia .Lawrimore is a 2002 graduate of
Clemson University with a degree in speech and communications.Career
In 2005, Lawrimore worked as communications director for
South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson.Previous to that she worked as an executive assistant in the office of
Karl Rove , and then as a special assistant to Cathie Martin, communications director forDick Cheney .Controversies
urgeon general
As documented in testimony before Congress on July 10, 2007,
Richard H. Carmona , U.S. surgeon general from 2002 to 2006, testified to the extent of the politicization of his position by the Bush administration, and spoke of how references tostem-cell research were struck from his speeches, he was directed to mention the George W. Bush's name three times on every page of a speech, and he was not allowed to mention theSpecial Olympics , because it was a favorite charity of the democraticKennedy family .Lawrimore's response was to say, "It’s disappointing to us if he failed to use this position to the fullest extent in advocating for policies he thought were in the best interests of the nation." [Harris, Gardiner: "Former surgeon general cites political interference", "The International Herald Tribune", July 11, 2007]
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* [http://www.clemson.edu/clemsonworld/profiles/0205lawrimore.htm A 2005 profile of Lawrimore from the Clemson University alumni magazine]
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