- Bernard W. Nussbaum
Bernard W. Nussbaum (born 1937) is an American
attorney , most known for having beenWhite House Counsel underBill Clinton .Nussbaum graduated from
Stuyvesant High School in 1954, [cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04E2D6133CF936A35756C0A9659C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/S/Stuyvesant%20High%20School |title=Dueling Fund-Raising Campaigns Undercut Efforts at Stuyvesant |first=David M. |last=Herszenhorn |date=2003-05-05 |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=2007-11-02] from Columbia College in 1958, and fromHarvard Law School in 1961. He then became an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He joined the law firm ofWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 1966, about one year after the founding of the firm and is, as of 2006, still a partner in that firm. In 1974, he was a senior member of the staff of theHouse Judiciary Committee investigating theWatergate scandal. During that period he worked closely withHillary Rodham . In 1993, he became counsel to the President, when Hillary Rodham Clinton was First Lady. During his tenure he was involved in handling the early stages of theWhitewater scandal as well asVince Foster 's death. He resigned onMarch 5 ,1994 , [cite web | title=Letter accepting the resignation of Bernard W. Nussbaum as counsel to the President | work=Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | date=1994-03-14 | accessdate=2008-01-03 | publisher=encyclopedia.com | url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-15324771.html] after controversies surfaced about his work on the Vince Foster case and Whitewater. He was replaced byLloyd Cutler . Nussbaum was later investigated for his role in theFilegate matter, [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E4D71F39F935A35755C0A960958260 Data on Travel Office Head Sought After His Ouster, Letter Shows] NY Times, June 6, 1996.] but was cleared of any wrongdoing by Whitewater Independent Counsel Robert Ray's 2000 final report on the matter. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806EED8173AF934A25750C0A9669C8B63 Report Clears White House In Inquiry Over F.B.I. Files] NY Times, March 17, 2000.]As of 2006, he is a member of the board of the
Drum Major Institute .References
External links
* [http://www.wlrk.com/Page.cfm/Thread/Attorneys/SubThread/Search/Name/Nussbaum,%20Bernard%20W. Bio page at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz]
* [http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2003/spring/feature_1-side.html Profile in Harvard Law Bulletin]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05EFD81039F937A35751C0A962958260 Report Suggests Clinton Counsel Hampered Suicide Investigation] , NY Times, February 4, 1994
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800E4DD1231F930A3575BC0A962958260 THE WHITEWATER AFFAIR: WHITE HOUSE; New Misstatements Admitted In Handling of Foster's Files] NY Times, August 3, 1994
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