Up for auction "White House Counsel" Philip W. Buchen Hand Signed 4X6 Card . This item is certified authentic by JG
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Philip William Buchen (February 27,
1916 – May 21, 2001) was an American attorney who served as White House Counsel during
the Ford Administration. Buchen
was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the
son of State Senator Gustave Buchen.[1] In his youth he contracted polio and
thereafter walked with a cane. He graduated from Sheboygan High School in 1935
and received his J.D. degree in 1941
from the University of Michigan,
where he met Gerald Ford. At Michigan,
he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. 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. He served
as chief White House Counsel with Cabinet rank for
the duration of Ford's presidency. When Ford left office, Buchen remained in
Washington, practicing law with the firm of Dewey Ballantine until 1995. Buchen served on the U.S. Commission of Fine
Arts from 1977 to 1981.[2]