Taft, William Howard, IV, 1945-

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  • 1945, Sept. 13: Born, Washington, D.C.
  • 1966: Graduated, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1968 - 1970 : Federal Trade Commission Investigation Project
  • 1969: Graduated, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1969 - 1970 : Attorney-advisor to chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  • 1970: Principal assistant to deputy director, Office of Management and Budget
  • 1970 - 1972 : Executive assistant to director, Office of Management and Budget
  • 1973 - 1976 : Executive assistant to secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
  • 1974: Married Julia Vadala
  • 1976 - 1977 : General counsel, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
  • 1977 - 1981 : Partner at Leva, Hawes, Symington, Martin & Oppenheimer, Washington, D.C.
  • 1981 - 1984 : General counsel, Defense Department
  • 1984 - 1989 : Deputy secretary, Defense Department
  • 1989 - 1992 : Permanent representative, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • 1992 - : Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the William Howard Taft IV Papers, 1958-1989, (bulk 1970-1989), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Lawyer and government official. Known as William Howard Taft IV.

From the description of William Howard Taft papers, 1958-1989 (bulk 1970-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983305

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Birth 1915-08-07

Birth 1945

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