Emily Lawrimore

Emily A. Lawrimore (born March 25, 1980), a spokeswoman for the White House in the administration of George W. Bush.

Personal

Lawrimore is a native of Columbus, Georgia.

Lawrimore is a 2002 graduate of Clemson University with a degree in speech and communications.

Career

In 2005, Lawrimore worked as communications director for South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson.

Previous to that she worked as an executive assistant in the office of Karl Rove, and then as a special assistant to Cathie Martin, communications director for Dick Cheney.

Controversies

Surgeon general

As documented in testimony before Congress on July 10, 2007, Richard H. Carmona, U.S. surgeon general from 2002 to 2006, testified to the extent of the politicization of his position by the Bush administration, and spoke of how references to stem-cell research were struck from his speeches, he was directed to mention the George W. Bush's name three times on every page of a speech, and he was not allowed to mention the Special Olympics, because it was a favorite charity of the democratic Kennedy family.

Lawrimore's response was to say, "It’s disappointing to us if he failed to use this position to the fullest extent in advocating for policies he thought were in the best interests of the nation."[1]

Notes
  1. Harris, Gardiner: "Former surgeon general cites political interference", The International Herald Tribune, July 11, 2007
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