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Buchen graduated from Sheboygan High School in 1935 and received his law degree in 1941 from the University of Michigan, where he met Gerald Ford.
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Philip William Buchen
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While still a child he contracted polio and thereafter walked with a cane. He opened a law practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Ford in May 1941. Buchen continued to practice law in Grand Rapids until 1974, when he came to Washington to serve on Vice President Ford"s staff
After Ford became president in August, Buchen was appointed White House counsel, serving until 1977.
When Ford left office, Buchen remained in Washington, practicing law with the firm of Dewey Ballantine until 1995. Buchen served on the United States. Commission of Fine Arts from 1977 to 1981.
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