The President today announced his intention to nominate John C. Lawn to be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice. He would succeed Frederick A. Rody, Jr.
Since 1982 Mr. Lawn has been serving as Acting Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. Previously, he was Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Office in San Antonio, TX, in 1980-1982; Section Chief of FBI Headquarters in 1979-1980; Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Office in Kansas City, MO (1977-1979); and Supervisor of FBI Headquarters in 1973-1977.
He graduated from St. Francis College (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 Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/261338