Joan Claybrook
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Congress' Safety Agenda Faces Obstacles...and the executive branch were on the same page. Some longtime safety advocates disagree. "It wasn't a golden age," says Joan Claybrook, former president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. "I mean, I was there. It was touch... In this article: James Oberstar, Ralph Nader, Joan Claybrook, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Unsafe at Any Speed, Detroit, and Bankruptcy |
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Florida-Times Union | November 18, 2009
Jacksonville Journal: Neptune Beach ticket wins $1.2 million jackpot
...that the keynote speaker for the 11th annual Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Awards will be consumer rights advocate Joan Claybrook. Claybrook is co-founder and president emeritus of Public Citizen and was appointed by President Jimmy...
In this article: Cecil Field, Federal Aviation Administration, Jacksonville, Space Shuttle, Public Citizen, and Jimmy Carter
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chicagotribune.com - News | November 05, 2009
Unsafe school buses stay on the road
...or wall; and wheelchair lifts in some of the buses are defective, according to records from NHTSA. "I've never heard of such a thing," said Joan Claybrook, a former chief of the agency and a board member and former president of Public...
In this article: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Public Citizen
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L.A. Times - Auto Industry News | November 05, 2009
Regulators slam Toyota over 'no defect' claim
...than the risk from an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat." The response from federal regulators came as no surprise to Joan Claybrook, an auto safety activist who formerly headed the NHTSA. "The agency never says there is no...
In this article: Toyota, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Lexus, Lexus ES 350, Toyota Camry, and Bob Daly
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New York Times | August 28, 2009
Deadline Nears for S.U.V. Crash Compliance
But for some consumer advocates like Henry Jasny, the general counsel at Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and Joan Claybrook, a former N.H.T.S.A. administrator - the question remained whether anyone is monitoring the automakers...
In this article: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, BMW 325i, and Public Citizen
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National Public Radio | August 20, 2009
Consumers' Crusader Joan Claybrook Steps Down
Consumer advocate Joan Claybrook served as president of Public Citizen. For over two decades, she fought for safer cars, food and other products. Claybrook talks about her advocacy work, and the role that her organization has played in...
In this article: Public Citizen, Supreme Court, Public Radio, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, FDA, and Bank of America
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Yahoo! News | June 10, 2009
Redford honors consumer advocate Joan Claybrook (AP)
Redford honors consumer advocate Joan Claybrook AP - Actor Robert Redford poses for a photo Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Washington, with consumer advocate Joan … By CHRISTINE SIMMONS, Associated Press Writer Christine Simmons, Associated...
In this article: Robert Redford, John McCain, Public Citizen, Washington, Richard Nixon, Associated Press Writer, Chrysler, Nancy Pelosi, and Ralph Nader
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Centre Daily Times | June 10, 2009
Consumer lobbyist Claybrook honored by lawmakers
...on Capitol Hill. AP Photo Actor Robert Redford poses for a photo Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Washington, with consumer advocate Joan Claybrook. The celebrity and long-time environmental advocate was in Washington to honor Claybrook, who...
In this article: Public Citizen, John McCain, Ralph Nader, Ed Markey, Washington, Robert Redford, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Social Security Administration
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Yahoo! News | June 10, 2009
Consumer lobbyist Claybrook honored by lawmakers (AP)
...less publicly toast them and rave about their style on Capitol Hill. But they did just that on Tuesday night for consumer advocate Joan Claybrook, who retired earlier this year as the head of the watchdog group Public Citizen. The...
In this article: John McCain, Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, Ed Markey, Robert Redford, Washington, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and All rights reserved
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Centre Daily Times | June 09, 2009
Redford honors consumer advocate Joan Claybrook
WASHINGTON - Actor Robert Redford says he isn't long on patience, but consumer advocate Joan Claybrook helped him develop the virtue. AP Photo Actor Robert Redford poses for a photo Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Washington, with consumer...
In this article: Robert Redford, John McCain, Public Citizen, Washington, Richard Nixon, Chrysler, Nancy Pelosi, Ralph Nader, and Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
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Joan Claybrook (born June 12, 1937) is an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981.
Claybrook grew up in the 1940s in Baltimore. She graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore in 1959. While working in Washington, she met Ralph Nader, and the two became close friends as they both worked to on improving highway and auto safety. In 1966, she teamed up with Nader to successfully lobby for passage of the nation's first auto safety laws - the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Highway Safety Act. These acts empowered the government to establish safety standards for new vehicles and issue recalls for defective vehicles and parts.
Prior to her time with NHTSA, Claybrook ran Public Citizen's Congress Watch, worked for the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the National Traffic Safety Bureau, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
She earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973 and currently serves on its Board of Visitors. She also holds positions on the boards of Consumers Union, Citizens for Tax Justice, Trial lawyers for Public Justice, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Goucher College Board of Trustees, and the California Wellness Foundation Advisory Board.
Her work on behalf of civic interests has been recognized through the following awards and honorary degrees:
*Honorary Doctor of Law, Goucher College
*Honorary Doctor of Public Service, University of Maryland
*Philip Hart Distinguished Consumer Service Award, Consumer Federation of America
*Excellence in Public Service Award, Georgetown Law Center
*Honorary Doctor of Law, Georgetown University
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