Arthur Culvahouse
| Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. | |
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| White House Counsel | |
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In office March 20, 1987 – January 20, 1989 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Peter Wallison |
| Succeeded by | Boyden Gray |
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| Born |
Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. July 4, 1948 Ten Mile, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Culvahouse (2001–present) |
| Education |
University of Tennessee (BS) New York University (JD) |
Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. (born July 4, 1948) is the former Chair of O'Melveny & Myers, an international law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers with offices around the world. Culvahouse also served as counsel to Ronald Reagan in the last two years of his presidency, and was entrusted by John McCain and Donald Trump to vet their vice presidential candidates.
Culvahouse was born in Ten Mile, Tennessee, the son of Ruth (Wear) and Arthur Boggess Culvahouse. He practiced law with O’Melveny & Myers from 1976 to 1984, and from 1989 until the present.
From 1973 to 1976, Culvahouse was Chief Legislative Assistant/Counsel to Senator Howard H. Baker Jr.
From 1987 to 1989, 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.
Culvahouse served as Bork's "handler" during his rejected Senate confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court.
In January 1989, Reagan awarded 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, 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, Cheney awarded Culvahouse the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. 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).
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