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Robert Reich was a former member of the Clinton [[cabinet]].  A [[dwarf]], he stood less than five feet tall, a fact which was not readily apparent during his frequent appearances on television. He taught at Brandeis University, Harvard University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

Robert Reich was a [[Secretary of Labor]] in the Clinton [[cabinet]].   

 

Reich was born with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (Fairbanks disease). He is 4 feet 10.5 inches (148.6 cm) tall. He has at times frankly discussed this fact about himself, often with humor. He once appeared with the 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) [[Conan O'Brien]] in a sketch on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''.<ref>Anderson Cooper, "[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0306/24/se.02.html Interview with Andy Borowitz, Robert Reich]," (On Subject of FDA Approval of Growth Hormone for Short Children), CNN, June 24, 2003.</ref><ref>Mark Leibovich, "The True Measure of a Man:

Robert Reich Rises Above the Height Issue in His Run for Governor," ''[[Washington Post]]'', March 14, 2002. Available at http://www.shortsupport.org/News/0296.html</ref>

 

He taught at Brandeis University, Harvard University, and the University of California at Berkeley. From 1973 to 1974 he served as law clerk to Judge [[Frank M. Coffin]], Chief Judge of the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]], and from 1974 to 1976 was Assistant to the [[U.S. Solicitor General]], [[Robert Bork]]. In 1977, President [[Jimmy Carter]] appointed him Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the [[Federal Trade Commission]].