Bernard W. Nussbaum
| Bernard Nussbaum | |
|---|---|
| White House Counsel | |
|
In office January 20, 1993 – March 8, 1994 |
|
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Boyden Gray |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Cutler |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Bernard William Nussbaum March 23, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Bernard William Nussbaum (born March 23, 1937) is an American attorney, best known for having served as White House Counsel under President Bill Clinton.
Nussbaum, the first child of Jewish immigrants from Poland, was born in New York City. His father and mother originally worked in garment factories. His father was later employed by the labor union that represented garment workers, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Nussbaum grew up on the lower east side of Manhattan, which was home to many immigrant families from Eastern Europe.
He attended neighborhood public schools and in 1951 was admitted to Stuyvesant High School, a specialized public high school in New York City which requires the passing of an entrance exam for admission. He graduated in 1954, having been a member of the school's academic honor society, and an editor of the school's newspaper, the Stuyvesant Spectator.
Nussbaum then was accepted at Columbia College in New York. He was awarded scholarships by New York State and by Columbia which made it possible for him to go to Columbia. He joined the staff of the college daily newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator and, in his senior year, became its Editor-in-Chief. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During the summer months he worked as a waiter at hotels in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountains in New York to help pay for his education.
In 1958 Nussbaum graduated from Columbia and was admitted to Harvard Law School. After his first year in law school, on the basis of his academic record, he was selected to join the Harvard Law Review and was given a full tuition scholarship by the law school. In his senior year he became Note Editor of the Law Review, succeeding future Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.
Upon completing law school in 1961, Nussbaum was awarded a Harvard University Sheldon Traveling Fellowship enabling him to travel around the world for a year visiting over 30 countries. On his return he served for six months on active duty in the United States Army and was a member of the Army Reserves for six years.
In 1962 he was sworn in as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, in the office led by Robert Morgenthau. He was a federal prosecutor for over three years and tried a number of major criminal cases.
...
Wikipedia