Career
He had previously served as General Counsel to the House Committee on Education and Labor from 1953 up to his appointment to the White House staff He served in the Special Counsel’s office until September 10, 1958 when he assumed the position of Administrative Assistant to the President. After leaving the White House staff, he was made Research Director for Barry Goldwater in 1963, writing speeches for him, and he became Research Director for the Republican Party in 1964.
He earned a degree from the Columbus School of He returned to law in 1964 after Goldwater was defeated in the Presidential race.
He chaired Sallie Mae from 1972-1978, sat on the United States of America Funds board from "78-96, returned to Sallie Mae to be chair again from "81-90, and was a director of the United States of America Group from "93-00. He founded the Lumina Foundation for Education in 2000 and chaired it till 2003, then was a board member till 2006.