The President today announced his intention to nominate John C. Lawn to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice. He would succeed Francis M. Mullen, Jr.
Since 1982 Mr. Lawn has been serving as Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration at the Department of Justice. Previously he was Acting Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. He was special agent in charge of the FBI office in San Antonio, TX, in 1980-1982; section chief of the FBI headquarters in 1979-1980; assistant special agent in charge in the FBI office in Kansas City, MO, in 1977-1979; and supervisor at FBI headquarters in 1973-1977. He received the Law Enforcement Award given by the Association of Federal Investigators in 1983.
He graduated from St. Francis College of Brooklyn (B.A., 1957) and St. John's University (M.A., 1964). He is married, has four children, and resides in Fairfax Station, VA. He was born June 2, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of John C. Lawn To Be Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259785