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Smithsonian’s Small Quits in Wake of Inquiry
By Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, March 27, 2007; Page A01
Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small, the banker who took over the world’s largest museum complex seven years ago, has resigned under pressure following revelations regarding his housing allowance and office and travel expenditures.
Museum officials announced Small’s departure yesterday and named Cristián Samper, a biologist who heads the National Museum of Natural History, as acting secretary.
In recent weeks questions about Small’s leadership and his personal expenditures had created a crisis at the Smithsonian. Small, 65, had been sharply criticized by members of Congress and his pay and expense accounts have been subjected to scrutiny by the Smithsonian inspector general. Last week, two separate committees were appointed by the regents to look into management operations at the Smithsonian, which includes 18 museums and research facilities as well as the National Zoo.
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