Russell A. Rourke counselor John O. Marsh. In 1976, he became a special assistant to President Gerald R. Ford. His responsibilities included legislative liaison between the White House and Congress. After President Ford lost his bid for re-election in 1977, Rourke serve on the White House Transition Team. At the close of the Ford Administration, Rourke accepted a position as administrative assistant to Republican Congressman Harold S. Sawyer of Michigan. In May 1981, President Reagan nominated Rourke as assistant secretary for legislative affairs in the Department of Defense. In that capacity, Rourke was the principal adviser to Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger
Assassination attempt on Ali Khamenei Assassination attempt on Ali Khamenei An assassination attempt on Ali Khamenei occurred on 27 June 1981. When he gave the speech for prayers at the Aboozar Mosque, a bomb in the tape recorder placed in front of him exploded and his arm, vocal cords and lungs were seriously injured. In the early 1980s, Mojahedin-e Khalq attempted to assassinate more than 70 of Iran’s clerics and politicians. After Abolhassan Banisadr was deposed and then joined People's Mujahedin of Iran, the American assassination plan named 'Phoenix' was implemented in Iran with the help of their Iranian agents. Assassinations and commotions on the