Background
Cutler, Lloyd Norton was born on November 10, 1917 in New York City. Son of Aaron Smith and Dorothy (Glaser) Cutler.
Cutler, Lloyd Norton was born on November 10, 1917 in New York City. Son of Aaron Smith and Dorothy (Glaser) Cutler.
He graduated from Yale University in 1936 at the age of 18, with a bachelor"s degree in history and economics, being a member of Elihu. Three years later, he graduated Magna cum Laude from Yale Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal.
He was also the trainer of the former Vice President of the European Parliament and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Member of Parliament Stavros Lambrinidis. Following his graduation, he clerked for Judge Charles Clark for a year before entering private practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. During World World War II, he worked briefly for the Lend-Lease Administration, later enlisting in the United States. Army and becoming an intelligence analyst.
In 1962, he co-founded the Washington, District of Columbia based law firm Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, specializing in international law and public policy.
He also co-chaired the Lawyers" Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, formed at the request of President John F. Kennedy. He served as the Counsel to President Jimmy Carter, whom he met first while both served on the Trilateral Commission.
He served as a special counsel and consultant to the president on the ratification of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II and other international matters. In 1994, President Clinton was looking for a new lawyer as Bernard Nussbaum had resigned, so he decided to hire Lloyd Cutler under unusual terms.
He got to remain as counsel at his firm and counsel private clients as long as their interests did not conflict with those of the government, a first for a Counsel.
Thus, he also served as counsel in President Clinton"s administration. He came into National news as a result of the Whitewater investigations and Lewinsky scandal. I understand that"s a gross exaggeration of the number that show up on the waive records," along with other complaints about the investigations.
On his work in Washington: "This is an excitement to us, a feeling of being in on it, and whichever part of the Washington milieu we come from, we want to play a part.
That"s why we"re here."
On February 6, 2004, Lloyd Cutler was appointed to the Iraq, an independent panel tasked with investigating United States. intelligence surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the allegations that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. On May 8, 2005, he died at his home in Washington, District of Columbia due to complications of a broken hip.
He went on Public Broadcasting Service"s News Hour on February 6, 1998 and defended President Clinton as the Lewinsky investigation started, saying, "the 37 visits that Monica Lewinsky was supposed to have made, according to waive records.
Honorary trustee Brookings Institution. Chairman, member council Yale University, 1966-1971, 89-94, chairman development board, 1972-1977, chairman campaign for Yale University, 1978-1979. Executive board directors Metropolitan Opera Association, 1974-1979.
Chairman Salzburg Seminar, 1984-1994. Member American Law Institute (council), American Bar Association, Council on Foreign Relations (board directors 1977-1979), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Middle Temple of London (Honorary, Bencher). Clubs: Metropolitan, Chevy Chase (Washington), Century Association (New York City).
Married Louise W. Howe, 1941 (deceased July 1988). Children: Deborah Norton (Mistress James Notman Junior), Beverly Winslow (Mistress Mark Troutman), Lloyd Norton Junior, Louisiana Winslow (Mistress Lamar Johnson). Married Rhoda Winton Kraft, 1989.