Background
Burch, Dean was born on December 20, 1927 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Bert Alexander and Leola (Atkisson) Burch.
Burch, Dean was born on December 20, 1927 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Bert Alexander and Leola (Atkisson) Burch.
Bachelor of Laws, University Arizona, 1953.
Assistant attorney general, Arizona, 1953-1954. Administrative assistant to Sen. Barry Goldwater, 1955-1959.
Member firm. Dunseath, Stubbs & Burch, Tucson, 1959-1969, Pierson, Ball & Dowd, 1975-1987. Director general International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Intelsat), Washington, 1987-1991. Deputy director Goldwater for President Committee, 1963-1964.
Chairman Republican National Committee, 1964-1965. Manager Goldwater for Senate Campaign, 1968. Chief of staff George Bush Vice Presidential Campaign, 1980.
Senior advisory Reagan-Bush Committee, 1980. Counsellor to President Nixon 1974, to President Ford, 1975. Appointed by President Reagan as chairman United States delegate to 1st session on use of geostationary satellite orbit and planning of space service World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1985.
Named chairman Federal Communications Commission by President Nixon.
Member Arizona Board Regents, 1969-1970. Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Member Blue Key, Phi Delta Theta.
Golf, tennis.
Married Patricia Meeks, July 7, 1961. Children: Shelly Burch Bennett, Dean, Dianne Burch Butterfield.