Stuart M. Gerson

Stuart M. Gerson was the acting Attorney General for the Clinton Administration from January 21, 1993 to March 11, 1993. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/03/13/DI2007031300985.html Stuart Gerson's Parting Shot] ] Gerson left the Department of Justice on March 19, 1993. [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/waco/waconine.html Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas] ]

Gerson was a debate coach for President Bush during the 1988 campaign. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DF1F38F936A15752C0A965958260 Notes on Justice; Who's in Charge? Bush Holdover Says He Is, but Two Clinton Men Differ] ] He went on to become a senior adviser for President Bush. He was part of the Bush Administration's National Health Policy Working Group serving as head of its Medical Malpractice Reform Working Group. [ [http://www.ebglaw.com/showBio.aspx?show=2214 Stuart M. Gerson Bio] ]

Gerson is notable for acting as the Attorney General when the Department of Justice began its siege on the Branch Davidian compound. [ [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/timeline.html Chronology of the Siege] ]

As the acting Attorney General, Gerson supported the Brady bill. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DE1331F932A15751C0A965958260 Stuart Gerson's Parting Shot] ]

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