Bruce Lindsey

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Bruce R. Lindsey currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the William J. Clinton Foundation and splits his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices. He has been a long-time advisor to former President Bill Clinton. During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel, and Senior Advisor.

During 1993, Mr. Lindsey was also Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to Presidential boards and commissions. In the White House Counsel's Office, Mr. Lindsey handled judicial selection issues, clemency requests, and investigative matters. During the 1992 Presidential campaign, he served as the National Campaign Director.

In his various positions, Mr. Lindsey has been described as the Administrations "master strategist" on a variety of high profile issues, including tobacco settlement negotiations, product liability reform, security law reform, international aviation issues and labor law issues.

"There is no end to which Bruce wouldn't go for the president, There are things Bruce would do for the president that nobody else on Earth would do, and Bruce wouldn't even think twice about it." said Bill Burton, a fellow Arkansan and former White House colleague.[1]

Lindsey was subpoenaed by Ken Starr as he worked with Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp, who worked briefly as Lindsey's executive assistant. Linda Tripp came to Lindsey after news reporters asked about a 1993 issue where Tripp said she saw White House volunteer Kathleen Willey by the Oval Office with her blouse untucked and makeup smeared.

His legal bills mounted as he was also named an "unindicted co-conspirator" by Starr, that charged that he worked with Herby Branscum Jr. and Robert M. Hill, Arkansas bankers, to hide large cash withdrawals used to finance get-out-the-vote efforts in Clinton's 1990 gubernatorial campaign.

He helped Bill Clinton with Whitewater and Lewinsky scandals.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Washingtonpost.com Special Report: Clinton Accused
  • Sabin, Warwick (November 11, 2004) "Coffee with Clinton's Consigliere", Arkansas Times. [1]
  • Cohen, Adam (March 23, 1998) "The Ubiquitous Mr. Fix It", Time. [2]
  • Clinton's 'Captain of the Defense' By Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, February 5, 1998, Page A12 [3]
  • NY Times TESTING OF A PRESIDENT: THE OVERVIEW; CLINTON LAWYERS PREPARE TO ARGUE ISSUE OF PRIVILEGE February 19, 1998 [4]
  • NY Times, July 31, 1996 Clinton Aide Is Ruled Likely Conspirator [5]
  • Defense Who's Who", Washington Post, January 19, 1999 [6]