Subsequent Career
Gorsuch divorced her husband in 1982. In 1983, she married Bureau of Land Management head and rancher Robert Burford.
She was promised another job by Reagan, and in July 1984, he appointed her to a three year term as chair of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, a move which was blasted by environmental groups. She came under criticism for describing the post as a "nothing-burger," and both the House and the Senate passed non-binding resolutions calling on President Reagan to withdraw the appointment. Ultimately, Burford chose not to accept the position.
After leaving government service, she wrote a 1986 book about her experiences entitled Are You Tough Enough? She worked as a private attorney in Colorado. A divorce from her second husband was pending when Robert Burford died in 1993.
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