John Arthur Love: Difference between revisions

In 1962, Love defeated incumbent [[List of Governors of Colorado|Colorado Governor]] [[Stephen L.R. McNichols]].

In 1973, John Love resigned the governorship to become the nation's first Director of the Office of Energy Policy (nicknamed the "[[Energy Czar]]") in the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]]. Lieutenant Governor [[John DavidD. Vanderhoof]] assumed the office of Governor upon Governor Love's resignation. Love resigned as Director after five months due to the political turmoil in the final days of the Nixon Administration. Historian Daniel Yergin asserts Love was fired by Richard Nixon in favor of William Simon due to the energy crisis created in October 1973 by the Arab oil embargo.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Yergin|first=Daniel|title=The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=1991|isbn=0-671-79932-0|location=|pages=618}}</ref>