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
Pregnancy After a Loss courage to try again, Trying Again, and waiting for the new baby. Lanham was influenced to write the book because after she lost the son she wanted so much, she wanted to help other women to cope with the pain. She felt she should do it because of her journaling skills. Carol Lanham now lives in Dallas, Texas with her two sons, Andrew and Michael, now 16 and 14. Along with working for the Associated Press, Newsweek, Reuters, and Vatican Radio in Italy she received her PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, planning on specializing in public health