"White House Counsel" Philip W. Buchen Hand Signed 4X6 Card JG Autographs COA

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"White House Counsel" Philip W. Buchen Hand Signed 4X6 Card .
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Philip William Buchen
(February 27, 1916 – May 21, 2001) was an American attorney who served as
White House Counsel
during the
Ford Administration
. Buchen was born in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
, the son of State Senator
Gustave Buchen
.
[1]
In his youth he contracted
polio
and thereafter walked with a cane. He graduated from Sheboygan High School in 1935 and received his
J.D.
degree in 1941 from the
University of Michigan
, where he met
Gerald Ford
. At Michigan, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He opened a law practice in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
with Ford in May 1941. Buchen continued to practice law in Grand Rapids until 1974, when he came to Washington to serve on Vice President Ford's staff. He served as chief White House Counsel with
Cabinet rank
for the duration of Ford's presidency. When Ford left office, Buchen remained in Washington, practicing law with the firm of
Dewey Ballantine
until 1995. Buchen served on the
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
from 1977 to 1981.
[2]