NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Nunn Would Take Secretary of State Job
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Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), one of the Senate’s most influential voices on national security matters, said he would consider “very strongly” any request from President Clinton to take over from Warren Christopher as secretary of state. Nunn, who is not seeking reelection next year, said, however, that he had not heard from Clinton about any such possibility. “It’s a job that anyone would consider, I think,” he said.
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