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Originally Posted by DateDoc
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Do you not know recent history? Here, let me help you out. From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_czar
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The 'czar' title was first used to refer to an appointed government official in a Time Magazine article in December 1973, referring to William E. Simon's appointment as the head of the Federal Energy Administration.
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Nixon and Ford administrations
* Jerome Jaffe, head of the Special Office for Drug Abuse Prevention
* Myles Ambrose, head of the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE)
* Dr. Robert Dupont, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and head of the Narcotics Treatment Administration
Carter administration
* Peter Bourne, Director of the National Drug Control Policy
* Mathea Falco, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics
Reagan administration
* Carlton Turner PhD, ScD, Director of the Drug Abuse Policy Office
* D. Ian McDonald, MD. Deputy Assistant to the President, Drug Abuse Policy Office
Since 1988
* The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
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And actually, looking further, the "czar" term has been applied by the media and others to high-level appointment positions since FDR's administration. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._executive_branch_czars