▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Public ▁relations ▁director ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁manager ▁at ▁We ber ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Regional ▁director ▁for ▁American ▁College ▁Public ▁Rel ations ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁National ▁Junior ▁College ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁magazine ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Legisl ative ▁assistant ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Henry ▁Ald ous ▁D ixon ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁political ▁science ▁at ▁We ber ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Administr ative ▁assistant ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁Governor ▁George ▁De we y ▁C ly de ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁delegate , ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁E ight y - e ighth ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁( J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁– ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ). ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful