Feldman, Myer, 1914-2007

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Feldman, Myer, 1914-2007

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Bio: Myer Feldman, also Mike Feldman, (b. Jun 22, 1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. March 1, 2007, Bethesda, Maryland) held the post of Deputy Special Counsel to the President throughout the Kennedy administration. He served with Assistant Special Counsel Lee C. White directly under Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen. Feldman's duties included staff work on a wide range of programs, issues, and legislative proposals. He watched the Middle East and foreign trade matters for the President. He handled most business requests to the White House relating to tariffs, airline routes, and subsidies. He was one of the individuals responsible for briefing the President for his press conferences. From 1964 to 1965, he was Counsel to President Johnson, and beginning in 1965, was a partner with the Ginzburg and Feldman firm of Washington, D.C.

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LBJ Connection: Lawyer; Campaign adviser to President Kennedy; Deputy Special Counsel to the President, 1961-1964, Special Counsel 1966-1968; chairman of executive committeeof Special Olympics