Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.

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name = Arthur B. Culvahouse
caption =
birth_date = birth date and age|1948|7|4
birth_place = Tennessee
education = (University of Tennessee), BS
(New York University School of Law), JD
occupation = Chair of O’Melveny & Myers
residence = Alexandria, Virginia
spouse = Pamela Culvahouse (2002 - present)
parents = Arthur Culvahouse and Ruth Culvahouse

Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. (born Alexandria, Virginia, July 4, 1948) is the Chair of O’Melveny & Myers, an international law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers with offices around the world. Arthur ("A.B.") Culvahouse practiced law with O’Melveny & Myers from 1976 to 1984, and from 1989 until the present.

From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Culvahouse was Chief Legislative Assistant/Counsel to Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.

From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Culvahouse served as Counsel to U.S. President Ronald Reagan. As White House Counsel, he advised the President on matters ranging from Iran-Contra investigations, to the Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Anthony Kennedy, to the legal aspects of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. In January 1989, President Ronald Reagan awarded Mr. Culvahouse the Presidential Citizens’ Medal, an award established in 1969 to "recognize citizens who performed exemplary deeds of service for the country or their fellow citizens."

From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Culvahouse served as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Nuclear Failsafe and Risk Reduction, appointed by Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, to evaluate and recommend improvements in the United States’ Nuclear Command and Control System.

In December 1992, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney awarded Culvahouse the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Mr. Culvahouse’s prior service on boards and commissions includes service on the Supreme Court Fellows Commission (2002-2005), the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy (1989-1991), and the Counterintelligence Advisory Panel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1989-1990).

In May 2008, Mr. Culvahouse was chosen to head presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain's search for a Vice Presidential running mate. [ [http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/mccain-selects-former-reagan-official-to-head-vp-search-2008-05-23.html McCain picks former Reagan official to head VP search, "The Hill"] ] [ McCain choice to help with Veep is discreet lawyer, "Associated Press". http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hSbbqX-wqc7CFRq_y0cs2kRow_HwD91GDC680]

Mr. Culvahouse is currently a member of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, President's Intelligence Oversight Board, and the Leadership Board of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness.

Education

*New York University School of Law, JD, 1973
*University of Tennessee, BS, 1970

References

External links

* [http://www.omm.com/arthurbculvahousejr/ Culvahouse's profile at the OMM website]
* [http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/030487g.htm Reagan Archives at University of Texas]