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...Verstandig, former Under Secretary of HUD and briefly Nancy Reagan's chief of staff, has joined Deaver & Associates...
...Washington has seen the rise of a new breed of influence peddler, whose real value is measured by his friends in high places --particularly in the White House. Clifford prospered no matter who was in office; after the Reagans go home to California, it is hard to believe that Deaver or Gray will remain quite such hot commodities...
Then there is so-called soft core (as opposed to hard-core) lobbying. Since the real business of Washington is often conducted by night, a whole cottage industry has grown up around the party-giving business. Michael Deaver's wife Carolyn is one of half a dozen Washington hostesses who can be hired to set up power parties, which bring top Government officials together with private businessmen. "Facilitator" Canzeri puts on charitable events to burnish corporate images, like a celebrity tennis tournament that drew scores of Washington lobbyists and netted $450,000 for Nancy Reagan's antidrug campaign. Lobbyists...
...Michael Deaver has a lot of company in other Reagan Administration officials who have left the public payroll to represent private interests in Washington. An alphabetical sampler...
Joseph Canzeri, former White House assistant to Deaver, has formed the Canzeri Co. to do Washington representation...