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{{For|other United States offices of special counsel|United States Office of Special Counsel (disambiguation)}} |
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|post = White House Counsel |
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|incumbent = [[Ed Siskel]] |
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|first = [[Samuel Rosenman]] |
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The '''White House counsel''' is a senior staff appointee of the [[president of the United States]] whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning the president and their administration. The White House counsel also oversees the '''Office of White House Counsel''', a team of lawyers and support staff who provide legal guidance for the president and the [[White House Office]]. |
The '''White House counsel''' is a senior staff appointee of the [[president of the United States]] whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning the president and their [[Administration of federal assistance in the United States|administration]]. The White House counsel also oversees the '''Office of White House Counsel''', a team of lawyers and support staff who provide legal guidance for the president and the [[White House Office]]. At least when White House counsel is advising the president on legal matters pertaining to the duties or prerogatives of the president, this office is also called Counsel to the President.<ref>Letter from Dana A. Remus, Counsel to the President, to Daniel Ferreiro, Archivist of the United States, dated October 8, 2021, issued by The White House as a Release on October 12, 2021. See also, letter of Darell Issa, then Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to W. Neil Eggleston, then "Counsel to the President," dated July 11, 2014, which letter appears as the 2nd item in the Appendix to the record of the July 16, 2014 session of a Hearing of said House Committee.</ref> |
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[[Ed Siskel]] is the current White House Counsel, serving since September 11, 2023. |
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==Responsibilities== |
==Responsibilities== |
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The Office of Counsel to the President and Vice President was created in 1943, and is responsible for advising on all legal aspects of policy questions; legal issues arising in connection with the |
The Office of Counsel to the President and Vice President was created in 1943, and is responsible for advising on all legal aspects of policy questions; legal issues arising in connection with the president's decision to sign or veto legislation, ethical questions, financial disclosures; and conflicts of interest during employment and post employment. The counsel's office also helps define the line between official and political activities, oversees executive appointments and judicial selection, handles presidential pardons, reviews legislation and presidential statements, and handles lawsuits against the president in his role as president, as well as serving as the [[White House]] contact for the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]. |
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==Limitations== |
==Limitations== |
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Although the White House counsel offers legal advice to the president and vice president, the counsel does so in the president's and vice president's official capacity, and does not serve as the president's personal attorney. Therefore, controversy has emerged over the scope of the [[attorney–client privilege]] between the counsel and the president and vice president, namely with [[John Dean]] of Watergate notoriety. It is clear, however, that the privilege does not apply in strictly personal matters. It also does not apply to legislative proceedings by the U.S. Congress against the president due to allegations of misconduct while in office, such as formal censures or [[impeachment]] proceedings. In those situations the president relies on a personal attorney if he desires confidential legal advice. The office is also distinct from the judiciary, and from others who are not appointed to positions but nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. These would be foremost the [[Attorney General of the United States|attorney general of the United States]], and |
Although the White House counsel offers legal advice to the president and vice president, the counsel does so in the president's and vice president's official capacity, and does not serve as the president's personal attorney. Therefore, controversy has emerged over the scope of the [[attorney–client privilege]] between the counsel and the president and vice president, namely with [[John Dean]] of Watergate notoriety. It is clear, however, that the privilege does not apply in strictly personal matters. It also does not apply to legislative proceedings by the U.S. Congress against the president due to allegations of misconduct while in office, such as formal [[Censure in the United States|censures]] or [[Federal impeachment in the United States|impeachment]] proceedings. In those situations the president relies on a personal attorney if he desires confidential legal advice. The office is also distinct from the judiciary, and from others who are not appointed to positions but nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. These would be foremost the [[Attorney General of the United States|attorney general of the United States]], and the principal deputy and other assistants, who are nominated by the president to oversee the [[United States Department of Justice]], or the [[Solicitor General of the United States|solicitor general of the United States]] and staff (the solicitor general is the fourth-ranking official in the Justice Department), who argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (and in lower federal courts) for the Justice Department when it is a party to the case. |
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==List of White House |
==List of White House counsels== |
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!Name |
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!Term start |
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!Start |
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!Term end |
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!End |
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!President |
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!colspan=2 |President |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"|[[Samuel |
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |[[File:Samuel-Rosenman-1930.jpg|60px]] |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{sortname|Samuel|Rosenman}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"| |
|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|October 2, 1943}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|February 1, 1946}} |
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|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |
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|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|{{sortname|Franklin D.|Roosevelt}} |
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|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=3 |[[Harry S. Truman]] |
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|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Harry S.|Truman}} |
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|[[Clark Clifford]] |
|[[File:Clark Clifford photo portrait.jpg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Clark|Clifford}} |
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|February 1, 1946 |
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|{{dts|February 1, 1946}} |
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|January 31, 1950 |
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|{{dts|January 31, 1950}} |
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|[[Charles S. Murphy| |
|[[File:Charles S. Murphy (cropped).jpg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Charles|Murphy|Charles S. Murphy}} |
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|January 31, 1950 |
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|January |
|{{dts|January 31, 1950}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1953}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Bernard M. Shanley|Bernard Shanley]] |
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|{{sortname|Tom|Stephens|Thomas E. Stephens (politician)}} |
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|January 20, 1953 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1953}}<br>{{small|On leave}} |
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|February 19, 1955 |
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|{{dts|April 14, 1953}} |
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|rowspan=3 |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |
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|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Dwight D.|Eisenhower}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Gerald D. Morgan|Gerald Morgan]] |
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|{{sortname|Bernard|Shanley|Bernard M. Shanley}} |
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|February 19, 1955 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1953}}<br>{{small|Acting: January 20, 1953 – April 14, 1953}} |
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|November 5, 1958 |
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|{{dts|February 19, 1955}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|[[David W. Kendall|David Kendall]] |
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|{{sortname|Gerald|Morgan|Gerald D. Morgan}} |
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|November 5, 1958 |
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|{{dts|February 19, 1955}} |
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|January 20, 1961 |
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|{{dts|November 5, 1958}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"|[[Ted Sorensen]] |
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|{{sortname|David|Kendall|David W. Kendall}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"|January 20, 1961 |
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|{{dts|November 5, 1958}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"|February 29, 1964 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1961}} |
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|[[John F. Kennedy]] |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |[[File:Ted Sorensen - withdrawing from CIA nomination LCCN2017658310.jpg|60px]] |
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|rowspan=6 |[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{sortname|Ted|Sorensen}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|January 20, 1961}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|February 29, 1964}} |
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|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|{{sortname|John F.|Kennedy}} |
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|rowspan=6 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|[[Myer Feldman|Mike Feldman]] |
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|rowspan=6 |{{sortname|Lyndon B.|Johnson}} |
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|April 1964 |
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|January 17, 1965 |
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|[[File:MyerFeldman.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Lee C. White|Lee White]] |
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|{{sortname|Mike|Feldman|Myer Feldman}} |
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|January 17, 1965 |
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|{{dts|April 1964}} |
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|February 11, 1966 |
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|{{dts|January 17, 1965}} |
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|[[File:Lee White (cropped).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Milton Semer]] |
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|{{sortname|Lee|White|Lee C. White}} |
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|February 14, 1966 |
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|{{dts|January 17, 1965}} |
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|December 31, 1966 |
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|{{dts|February 11, 1966}} |
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|[[ |
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Milton|Semer}} |
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|February 11, 1966 |
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|{{dts|February 14, 1966}} |
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|October 26, 1967 |
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|{{dts|December 31, 1966}} |
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|[[File:McPherson DLA Piper.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Larry E. Temple|Larry Temple]] |
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|{{sortname|Harry|McPherson}} |
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|October 26, 1967 |
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|{{dts|February 11, 1966}} |
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|January 20, 1969 |
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|{{dts|October 26, 1967}} |
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|[[ |
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Larry|Temple|Larry E. Temple}} |
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|January 20, 1969 |
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|{{dts|October 26, 1967}} |
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|November 4, 1969 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1969}} |
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|rowspan=4 |[[Richard Nixon]] |
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|[[File:John Ehrlichman in 1969.png|60px]] |
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|[[Charles Colson]] |
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|{{sortname|John|Ehrlichman}} |
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|November 6, 1969 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1969}} |
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|July 9, 1970 |
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|{{dts|November 4, 1969}} |
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|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}} |
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|[[File:Nixon Contact Sheet WHPO-7711 (cropped).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[John Dean]] |
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|{{sortname|Chuck|Colson|Charles Colson}} |
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|July 9, 1970 |
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|{{dts|November 6, 1969}} |
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|April 30, 1973 |
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|{{dts|July 9, 1970}} |
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|- |
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|[[File:John Dean, Bestanddeelnr 929-1102.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Leonard Garment]] |
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|{{sortname|John|Dean}} |
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|April 30, 1973 |
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|{{dts|July 9, 1970}} |
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|{{dts|April 30, 1973}} |
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|[[File:Portrait of Len Garment, special consultant - NARA - 194684.tif|60px]] |
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|[[Philip W. Buchen|Philip Buchen]] |
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|{{sortname|Len|Garment|Leonard Garment}} |
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|August 9, 1974 |
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|{{dts|April 30, 1973}} |
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|January 20, 1977 |
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|{{dts|August 9, 1974}} |
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|rowspan=4 |[[Gerald Ford]] |
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|[[File:Philip Buchen (1974-08-15 A0147 NLGRF).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[William E. Casselman II|William Casselman]] |
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|{{sortname|Philip|Buchen|Philip W. Buchen}} |
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|August 9, 1974 |
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|{{dts|August 9, 1974}} |
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|September 19, 1975 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1977}} |
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|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}} |
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|[[File:Robert Lipshutz - 1977.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Phillip Areeda]] |
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|{{sortname|Robert|Lipshutz}} |
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|c. October 1, 1974 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1977}} |
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|c. February 1, 1975 |
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|{{dts|October 1, 1979}} |
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|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}} |
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|[[ |
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Lloyd|Cutler}} |
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|c. March 1, 1975 |
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|{{dts|October 1, 1979}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1981}} |
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|[[File:Portraits of Assistants to President Ronald Reagan (cropped8).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Robert Lipshutz]] |
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|{{sortname|Fred|Fielding|Fred F. Fielding}} |
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|January 20, 1977 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1981}} |
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|October 1, 1979 |
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|{{dts|May 23, 1986}} |
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|rowspan=2 |[[Jimmy Carter]] |
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|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}} |
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|[[File:Peter Wallison 1986.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Lloyd Cutler]] |
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|{{sortname|Peter|Wallison|Peter J. Wallison}} |
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|October 1, 1979 |
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|{{dts|May 23, 1986}} |
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|January 20, 1981 |
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|{{dts|March 20, 1987}} |
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|- |
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|[[File:Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Fred F. Fielding|Fred Fielding]] |
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|{{sortname|Arthur|Culvahouse|Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.}} |
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|January 20, 1981 |
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|{{dts|March 20, 1987}} |
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|May 23, 1986 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1989}} |
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|rowspan=3 |[[Ronald Reagan]] |
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|[[File:C Boyden Gray.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Peter J. Wallison|Peter Wallison]] |
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|{{sortname|Boyden|Gray|C. Boyden Gray}} |
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|May 23, 1986 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1989}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 1993}} |
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|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.|Arthur Culvahouse]] |
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|{{sortname|Bernard|Nussbaum}} |
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|March 20, 1987 |
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|January 20, |
|{{dts|January 20, 1993}} |
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|{{dts|March 8, 1994}} |
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|rowspan=7 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=7 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}} |
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|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|[[C. Boyden Gray]] |
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|{{sortname|Lloyd|Cutler}} |
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|January 20, 1989 |
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|{{dts|March 8, 1994}} |
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|January 20, 1993 |
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|{{dts|October 1, 1994}} |
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|[[George H. W. Bush]] |
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|[[File:Abner Mikva.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Bernard Nussbaum]] |
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|{{sortname|Abner|Mikva}} |
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|January 20, 1993 |
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|{{dts|October 1, 1994}} |
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|{{dts|November 1, 1995}} |
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|rowspan=7 |[[Bill Clinton]] |
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|[[ |
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Jack|Quinn|dab=lawyer}} |
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|March 8, 1994 |
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|{{dts|November 1, 1995}} |
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|October 1, 1994 |
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|{{dts|February 1997}} |
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|[[File:White House Counsel Charles Ruff and others at a House Judiciary Committee hearing (1).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Abner Mikva]] |
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|{{sortname|Chuck|Ruff|Charles Ruff}} |
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|October 1, 1994 |
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|{{dts|February 1997}} |
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|November 1, 1995 |
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|{{dts|August 6, 1999}} |
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|[[File:Cheryl D. Mills.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Jack Quinn (lawyer)|Jack Quinn]] |
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|{{sortname|Cheryl|Mills}}<br>{{small|Acting}} |
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|November 1, 1995 |
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|{{dts|August 6, 1999}} |
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|February 1997 |
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|{{dts|September 1999}} |
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|[[ |
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]] |
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|{{sortname|Beth|Nolan}} |
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|February 1997 |
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|{{dts|September 1999}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2001}} |
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|[[File:Alberto R. Gonzales.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Cheryl Mills]]<br>{{small|Acting}} |
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|{{sortname|Alberto|Gonzales}} |
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|August 6, 1999 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2001}} |
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|September 1999 |
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|{{dts|February 3, 2005}} |
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|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}} |
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|[[File:HarrietMiersFlagpin.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Beth Nolan]] |
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|{{sortname|Harriet|Miers}} |
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|September 1999 |
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|{{dts|February 3, 2005}} |
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|January 20, 2001 |
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|{{dts|January 31, 2007}} |
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|[[File:Fred Fielding.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Alberto Gonzales]] |
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|{{sortname|Fred|Fielding|Fred F. Fielding}} |
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|January 20, 2001 |
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|{{dts|January 31, 2007}} |
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|February 3, 2005 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2009}} |
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|rowspan=3 |[[George W. Bush]] |
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|[[File:Greg Craig 48-DPA-374 DSC 0015.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Harriet Miers]] |
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|{{sortname|Greg|Craig|Gregory B. Craig}} |
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|February 3, 2005 |
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|January |
|{{dts|January 20, 2009}} |
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|{{dts|January 3, 2010}} |
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|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}} |
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|[[File:BobBauer2.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Fred F. Fielding|Fred Fielding]] |
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|{{sortname|Bob|Bauer|Robert Bauer}} |
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|January 31, 2007 |
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|January |
|{{dts|January 3, 2010}} |
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|{{dts|June 30, 2011}} |
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|[[File:Kathryn Ruemmler.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Gregory B. Craig|Greg Craig]] |
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|{{sortname|Kathy|Ruemmler|Kathryn Ruemmler}} |
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|January 20, 2009 |
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|{{dts|June 30, 2011}} |
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|January 3, 2010 |
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|{{dts|June 2, 2014}} |
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|rowspan=4 |[[Barack Obama]] |
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|[[File:Neil Eggleston.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Robert Bauer|Bob Bauer]] |
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|{{sortname|Neil|Eggleston}} |
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|January 3, 2010 |
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|June |
|{{dts|June 2, 2014}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2017}} |
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|[[File:Don McGahn official photo.png|60px]] |
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|[[Kathryn Ruemmler]] |
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|{{sortname|Don|McGahn}} |
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|June 30, 2011 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2017}} |
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|June 2, 2014 |
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|{{dts|October 17, 2018}} |
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|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |
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|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}} |
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|[[ |
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|{{sortname|Emmet|Flood}}<br>{{small|Acting}} |
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|June 2, 2014 |
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|{{dts|October 18, 2018}} |
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|January 20, 2017 |
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|{{dts|December 10, 2018}} |
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|[[File:Pat Cipollone (January 21, 2020).jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Don McGahn]] |
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|{{sortname|Pat|Cipollone}} |
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|January 20, 2017 |
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|{{dts|December 10, 2018}} |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |
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|rowspan=3 |[[Donald Trump]] |
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|[[File:Dana Remus.jpg|60px]] |
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|[[Emmet Flood]]<br>{{small|Acting}} |
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|{{sortname|Dana|Remus}} |
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|October 18, 2018 |
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|{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |
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|December 10, 2018 |
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{{White House Counsels}} |
{{White House Counsels}} |
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White House Counsel | |
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since September 11, 2023 | |
Formation | 1943 |
First holder | Samuel Rosenman |
The White House counsel is a senior staff appointee of the president of the United States whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning the president and their administration. The White House counsel also oversees the Office of White House Counsel, a team of lawyers and support staff who provide legal guidance for the president and the White House Office. At least when White House counsel is advising the president on legal matters pertaining to the duties or prerogatives of the president, this office is also called Counsel to the President.[1]
Ed Siskel is the current White House Counsel, serving since September 11, 2023.
Responsibilities
[edit]The Office of Counsel to the President and Vice President was created in 1943, and is responsible for advising on all legal aspects of policy questions; legal issues arising in connection with the president's decision to sign or veto legislation, ethical questions, financial disclosures; and conflicts of interest during employment and post employment. The counsel's office also helps define the line between official and political activities, oversees executive appointments and judicial selection, handles presidential pardons, reviews legislation and presidential statements, and handles lawsuits against the president in his role as president, as well as serving as the White House contact for the Department of Justice.
Limitations
[edit]Although the White House counsel offers legal advice to the president and vice president, the counsel does so in the president's and vice president's official capacity, and does not serve as the president's personal attorney. Therefore, controversy has emerged over the scope of the attorney–client privilege between the counsel and the president and vice president, namely with John Dean of Watergate notoriety. It is clear, however, that the privilege does not apply in strictly personal matters. It also does not apply to legislative proceedings by the U.S. Congress against the president due to allegations of misconduct while in office, such as formal censures or impeachment proceedings. In those situations the president relies on a personal attorney if he desires confidential legal advice. The office is also distinct from the judiciary, and from others who are not appointed to positions but nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. These would be foremost the attorney general of the United States, and the principal deputy and other assistants, who are nominated by the president to oversee the United States Department of Justice, or the solicitor general of the United States and staff (the solicitor general is the fourth-ranking official in the Justice Department), who argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (and in lower federal courts) for the Justice Department when it is a party to the case.
List of White House counsels
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Samuel Rosenman | October 2, 1943 | February 1, 1946 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
Harry S. Truman | |||||
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Clark Clifford | February 1, 1946 | January 31, 1950 | ||
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Charles Murphy | January 31, 1950 | January 20, 1953 | ||
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Tom Stephens | January 20, 1953 On leave |
April 14, 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
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Bernard Shanley | January 20, 1953 Acting: January 20, 1953 – April 14, 1953 |
February 19, 1955 | ||
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Gerald Morgan | February 19, 1955 | November 5, 1958 | ||
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David Kendall | November 5, 1958 | January 20, 1961 | ||
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Ted Sorensen | January 20, 1961 | February 29, 1964 | John F. Kennedy | |
Lyndon B. Johnson | |||||
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Mike Feldman | April 1964 | January 17, 1965 | ||
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Lee White | January 17, 1965 | February 11, 1966 | ||
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Milton Semer | February 14, 1966 | December 31, 1966 | ||
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Harry McPherson | February 11, 1966 | October 26, 1967 | ||
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Larry Temple | October 26, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | ||
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John Ehrlichman | January 20, 1969 | November 4, 1969 | Richard Nixon | |
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Chuck Colson | November 6, 1969 | July 9, 1970 | ||
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John Dean | July 9, 1970 | April 30, 1973 | ||
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Len Garment | April 30, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | ||
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Philip Buchen | August 9, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford | |
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Robert Lipshutz | January 20, 1977 | October 1, 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
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Lloyd Cutler | October 1, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||
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Fred Fielding | January 20, 1981 | May 23, 1986 | Ronald Reagan | |
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Peter Wallison | May 23, 1986 | March 20, 1987 | ||
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Arthur Culvahouse | March 20, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | ||
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Boyden Gray | January 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
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Bernard Nussbaum | January 20, 1993 | March 8, 1994 | Bill Clinton | |
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Lloyd Cutler | March 8, 1994 | October 1, 1994 | ||
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Abner Mikva | October 1, 1994 | November 1, 1995 | ||
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Jack Quinn | November 1, 1995 | February 1997 | ||
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Chuck Ruff | February 1997 | August 6, 1999 | ||
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Cheryl Mills Acting |
August 6, 1999 | September 1999 | ||
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Beth Nolan | September 1999 | January 20, 2001 | ||
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Alberto Gonzales | January 20, 2001 | February 3, 2005 | George W. Bush | |
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Harriet Miers | February 3, 2005 | January 31, 2007 | ||
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Fred Fielding | January 31, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | ||
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Greg Craig | January 20, 2009 | January 3, 2010 | Barack Obama | |
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Bob Bauer | January 3, 2010 | June 30, 2011 | ||
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Kathy Ruemmler | June 30, 2011 | June 2, 2014 | ||
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Neil Eggleston | June 2, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
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Don McGahn | January 20, 2017 | October 17, 2018 | Donald Trump | |
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Emmet Flood Acting |
October 18, 2018 | December 10, 2018 | ||
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Pat Cipollone | December 10, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | ||
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Dana Remus | January 20, 2021 | July 1, 2022 | Joe Biden | |
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Stuart Delery | July 1, 2022 | September 11, 2023 | ||
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Ed Siskel | September 11, 2023 | present |
References
[edit]- ^ Letter from Dana A. Remus, Counsel to the President, to Daniel Ferreiro, Archivist of the United States, dated October 8, 2021, issued by The White House as a Release on October 12, 2021. See also, letter of Darell Issa, then Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to W. Neil Eggleston, then "Counsel to the President," dated July 11, 2014, which letter appears as the 2nd item in the Appendix to the record of the July 16, 2014 session of a Hearing of said House Committee.
External links
[edit]- Executive Office of the President
- Records of Thomas E. Stephens, White House Counsel, 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Diaries of Bernard M. Shanley, White House Counsel, 1953-1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Records of Gerald Morgan, White House Counsel, 1955-1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Archived 2018-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Records of David W. Kendall, White House Counsel, 1958-1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library