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Presidential Appointments

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12-1991 Pres Bush nominates BHF as Commerce Secretary
12-1991 Pres Bush nominates BHF as Commerce Secretary
Aug 1992 Republican National Convention Barbara Bush, BHF
Aug 1992 Republican National Convention Barbara Bush, BHF
Feb 26, 2008 BHF, GWB, and many others no signature
Feb 26, 2008 BHF, GWB, and many others no signature
1975 BHF with Pres Ford
1975 BHF with Pres Ford
1989- United Nations General Assembly Amb. Thomas Pickering, US Rep to UN, BHF Alternate Rep to UN
1989- United Nations General Assembly Amb. Thomas Pickering, US Rep to UN, BHF Alternate Rep to UN
1984- Republican National Convention Nancy Reagan, BHF
1984- Republican National Convention Nancy Reagan, BHF
Early 1980s- Reagan White House, Women's Meeting Indian Treaty Room no sig
Early 1980s- Reagan White House, Women's Meeting Indian Treaty Room no sig

Full-Time Presidential Appointments

  • 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce**, 1992-1993, by appointment of President George H. W. Bush
  • An original Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner**, 1973-79, by appointment of President Richard Nixon
    • Vice-Chairman, 1973-74; 1977-78
  • Staff Assistant to the President, 1971-1973, by appointment of President Richard Nixon
    • for the recruitment of women to high-level positions in government

Part-Time Presidential Appointments

  • Member, President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy & Negotiations, 1982-1986; 1989-1991, by appointment of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
    • Chairman, Task Force on Tax Reform, 1985-86
    • Member, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Task Force, 1991
  • Alternate Representative & Public Delegate, UN General Assembly, 44th Session**, 1989-1990, by appointment of President George H. W. Bush

Other Part-Time Governmental Appointments

  • Member, Consultant Panel for the Comptroller General of the U.S., 1984-1992; 1994-1996
  • Member, Board of Visitors, Defense Systems Management College, 1986-1989
  • Member, Business Research Advisory Council, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 1968-1971
**Senate Confirmation Required

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In Print

A Matter Of Simple Justice tells the story about how Barbara Franklin was recruited by the Nixon Administration to hire an unprecedented number of women into the upper levels of the federal government.

A Matter Of Simple Justice book preview

On Capitalism

I believe in the American system of entrepreneurial capitalism. It is this system, coupled with our democracy and rule of law, which has made the U.S. economy the largest and most dynamic in the world and brought our country unprecedented prosperity. It is this system which makes the American dream a reality.
- The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin

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