Russell Train

Q: How would you characterize your relationship with Russell Train?

MR. ALM: I have known Russ since 1969. I initially met him early on in the Nixon Administration when he was nominated to be the Under Secretary [of the Interior]. We worked on the oil-pollution legislation. We hit it off well from the very beginning. Afterwards, I dealt with him from time to time when he was Undersecretary of the Interior and I was at the Bureau of the Budget. He asked me to join his staff at Interior but by the time I was ready to move he was nominated to become Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). He asked me to come over and join him at CEQ in a senior position. So I worked for Russ for about three and a half years at CEQ as staff director. I then had the opportunity to go over to EPA to work for him as Assistant Administrator for Planning and Management. I have never worked for anybody as long as Russ. It was really very enjoyable, and professionally rewarding. He is a true gentleman in every respect, a person for which I have the highest respect.

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