John D. Graham
PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN REGULATORY GOVERNANCE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT JOHN D. GRAHAM Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 2001-2006 Interviewed by Edward Balleisen, Ashton Merck, and Jonathan Wiener March – April, 2016 Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, Durham, NC Interview 1: March 2, 20161 Ashton Merck: This is an oral history interview of John D. Graham, here at the White Lecture Hall at Duke University. I'm Ashton Merck. Edward Balleisen: I'm Edward Balleisen, a historian here at Duke University. Jonathan Wiener: I'm Jonathan Wiener, professor at Duke University. John Graham: I'm John Graham, Indiana University. Merck: Today we're going to go over your early years and career before you made the transition from academia to OIRA, up to and including your senate confirmation hearing for OIRA. Balleisen: OIRA being the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House. Merck: …Where did you grow up, and, tell us about high school, your early years? Graham: Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, rabid Steeler/Pirate fan, son of a businessman in the steel industry -- perfectly appropriate for Pittsburgh. Two sisters, older brother, a kind of middle-class, suburban upbringing. My father came upon substantial wealth, but most of it was after I left the household, so I never thought of myself as being from a wealthy family. It's certainly a wealthy family today. Balleisen: What kind of schooling did you attend? Graham: Public school. Balleisen: Which high school in Pittsburgh? Graham: North Hills. Balleisen: So what was that like? Graham: Large.
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