Bruce Lindsey
Lindsey in 2016
Born1950 or 1951 (age 72–73)
NationalityAmerican
EducationRhodes College
Georgetown University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, non-profit executive
TitleChairman, Clinton Foundation
Board member ofClinton Foundation
Spouses
  • Beverly H. Lindsey
  • Hallie W. Lindsey
Children1 daughter

Bruce R. Lindsey (born 1948) is an American lawyer and non-profit executive. He served in the White House during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. He was named in a lawsuit during the Whitewater controversy, and he testified before a grand jury regarding the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Bill Clinton in the run-up to his impeachment. He was a partner of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a Little Rock, Arkansas-based law firm, and served as chairman of the Clinton Foundation.

Early life

Lindsey received a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College (formerly Southwestern at Memphis) and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.[1][2] He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1975 and the D.C. Bar in 1999.[2]

Career

Lindsey worked for Senator J. William Fulbright in 1968.[3][4][5] It was then that he first met Bill Clinton.[3][4][5] From 1979 to 1981, he served as Legislative Director to former United States Senator David Pryor.[2] Lindsey subsequently became a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a law firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is currently of counsel.[1]

During Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign, Lindsey served as the National Campaign Director.[1] During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor, and Deputy White House Counsel.[1][2][6] In 1993, 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.[1][2]

In 1996, in the midst of the Whitewater controversy, Lindsey was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in a lawsuit involving Herby Branscum Jr. and Robert M. Hill, the co-owners of the Arkansas-based Perry County Bank, which financed Clinton's fifth gubernatorial campaign in 1990.[5][7] When the bankers were cleared, his case fell into abeyance.[7] By 1998, in the midst of the Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations, which led to his impeachment, Lindsey was subpoenaed by Ken Starr and testified before the grand jury on the suspicion that he silenced Clinton's alleged victims.[6][8][9][10]

Lindsey joined the Foundation in 2001 as general counsel and served as CEO from 2003 to 2013 splitting his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices.[1] He currently serves as a member of its Board of Directors.

Personal life

Lindsey was formerly married to Beverly H. Lindsey.[11] They have two daughters, Katherine Gates Lindsey[12] and Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey. Since 2006, he has been married to Hallie W. Lindsey.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Board of Directors". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bruce R. Lindsey". Wright Lindsey Jennings. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dunham, Richard S. (June 9, 1997). "Collision Course For Bruce Lindsey?". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sabin, Warwick (November 11, 2004). "Coffee with Clinton's consigliere". Arkansas Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Labaton, Stephen (July 31, 1996). "Clinton Aide Is Ruled Likely Conspirator". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Defense Who's Who". The Washington Post. January 19, 1999. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Haddigan, Michael; Melton, R. H. (August 2, 1996). "Clinton Associates Cleared on 4 Counts in Bank Funds Case". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Cohen, Adam (March 23, 1998). "The Ubiquitous Mr. Fix-It". CNN. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Marcus, Ruth (February 5, 1998). "Clinton's 'Captain of the Defense'". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Broder, John M. (February 19, 1998). "Testing of a President: The overview; Clinton Lawyers Prepare to Argue Issue of Privilege". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  11. ^ Nagourney, Adam (February 9, 1998). "Bruce Lindsey: Unflinching, the President's Sentry Marches On". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Katherine Lindsey, Patrick O'Connor". The New York Times. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Bruce Lindsey Home Sells for $1.3 Million". Arkansas Business. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  14. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20160228/284490047568903. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via PressReader. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)

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