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{{Infobox | {{for|those of a similar name|Bruce Lindsay (disambiguation)}} | ||
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| education = [[Rhodes College]]<br/>[[Georgetown University]] | |||
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| occupation = Lawyer, non-profit executive | |||
| title = Chairman, [[Clinton Foundation]] | |||
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| spouse = Beverly H. Lindsey<br> Hallie W. Lindsey | |||
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'''Bruce R. Lindsey''' (born 1950/51) is an American | '''Bruce R. Lindsey''' (born 1950/51) is an American lawyer and non-profit executive. He served in the [[White House]] during the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton]]. He was named in a lawsuit during the [[Whitewater controversy]], and he testified before a grand jury regarding the [[Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]] surrounding Bill Clinton in the run-up to his impeachment. He is a partner of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]-based law firm, and serves as chairman of the [[Clinton Foundation]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Lindsey received a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and a JD from [[Georgetown University Law Center | Lindsey received a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Rhodes College]] and a [[Juris Doctor|JD]] from [[Georgetown University]] Law Center.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard">{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors#BruceLindsey|website=Clinton Foundation|accessdate=October 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name="wrightbio">{{cite web|title=Bruce R. Lindsey|url=http://www.wlj.com/attorneys/bruce-r-lindsey|website=Wright Lindsey Jennings|accessdate=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204174326/https://www.wlj.com/attorneys/bruce-r-lindsey|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was admitted to the [[Arkansas Bar Association|Arkansas Bar]] in 1975.<ref name="wrightbio"/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Lindsey worked for Senator J. William Fulbright in 1968.<ref name="bloombergcollisioncoursefor">{{cite news|last1=Dunham|first1=Richard S.|title=Collision Course For Bruce Lindsey?|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1997-06-08/collision-course-for-bruce-lindsey|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=Bloomberg|date=June 9, 1997}}</ref><ref name="arkansastimescoffeewithclintons">{{cite news|last1=Sabin|first1=Warwick|title=Coffee with Clinton's consigliere|url=http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/coffee-with-clintons-consigliere/Content?oid=964720|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=Arkansas Times|date=November 11, 2004}}</ref><ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely">{{cite news|last1=Labaton|first1=Stephen|title=Clinton Aide Is Ruled Likely Conspirator|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/31/us/clinton-aide-is-ruled-likely-conspirator.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=July 31, 1996}}</ref> It was then that he first met Bill Clinton.<ref name="bloombergcollisioncoursefor"/><ref name="arkansastimescoffeewithclintons"/><ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely"/> Lindsey subsequently became a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a law firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is currently of counsel.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> | Lindsey worked for Senator [[J. William Fulbright]] in 1968.<ref name="bloombergcollisioncoursefor">{{cite news|last1=Dunham|first1=Richard S.|title=Collision Course For Bruce Lindsey?|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1997-06-08/collision-course-for-bruce-lindsey|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=Bloomberg|date=June 9, 1997}}</ref><ref name="arkansastimescoffeewithclintons">{{cite news|last1=Sabin|first1=Warwick|title=Coffee with Clinton's consigliere|url=http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/coffee-with-clintons-consigliere/Content?oid=964720|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=Arkansas Times|date=November 11, 2004}}</ref><ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely">{{cite news|last1=Labaton|first1=Stephen|title=Clinton Aide Is Ruled Likely Conspirator|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/31/us/clinton-aide-is-ruled-likely-conspirator.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=July 31, 1996}}</ref> It was then that he first met [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name="bloombergcollisioncoursefor"/><ref name="arkansastimescoffeewithclintons"/><ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely"/> Lindsey subsequently became a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a law firm in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], where he is currently of counsel.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> | ||
During Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign, Lindsey served as the National Campaign Director.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> He has also served as legislative Director to former United States Senator David Pryor.<ref name="wrightbio"/> During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Counsel.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/><ref name="wrightbio"/><ref name="defensewhoswho">{{cite news|title=Defense Who's Who|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/defense.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=January 19, 1999}}</ref> In 1993, Lindsey was also Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to Presidential boards and commissions.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/><ref name="wrightbio"/> | During Bill Clinton's [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|1992 Presidential campaign]], Lindsey served as the National Campaign Director.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> He has also served as legislative Director to former United States Senator [[David Pryor]].<ref name="wrightbio"/> During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an [[Assistant to the President of the United States|Assistant to the President]] and [[Deputy White House Counsel]].<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/><ref name="wrightbio"/><ref name="defensewhoswho">{{cite news|title=Defense Who's Who|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/defense.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=January 19, 1999}}</ref> In 1993, Lindsey was also Director of the [[Office of Presidential Personnel]] where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to Presidential boards and commissions.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/><ref name="wrightbio"/> | ||
In 1996, in the midst of the Whitewater controversy, Lindsey was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in a lawsuit involving Herby Branscum Jr. and Robert M. Hill, the co-owners of the Arkansas-based Perry County Bank, which financed Clinton's fifth gubernatorial campaign in 1990.<ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely"/><ref name="postclintonassociatescleared">{{cite news|last1=Haddigan|first1=Michael|last2=Melton|first2=R. H.|title=Clinton Associates Cleared on 4 Counts in Bank Funds Case|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr960802.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=August 2, 1996}}</ref> When the bankers were cleared, his case fell into abeyance.<ref name="postclintonassociatescleared"/> By 1998, in the midst of the Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations, which led to his impeachment, Lindsey was subpoenaed by [[Ken Starr]] and testified before the grand jury on the suspicion that he silenced Clinton's alleged victims.<ref name="defensewhoswho"/><ref name="timetheubi">{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Adam|title=The Ubiquitous Mr. Fix-It|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/03/16/time/bruce.lindsey.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=CNN|date=March 23, 1998}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpostclintscaptainofthedefense">{{cite news|last1=Marcus|first1=Ruth|title=Clinton's 'Captain of the Defense'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/lindsey020598.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=February 5, 1998}}</ref><ref name="nytimestestingofapresident">{{cite news|last1=Broder|first1=John M.|title=Testing of a President: The overview; Clinton Lawyers Prepare to Argue Issue of Privilege|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/19/us/testing-president-overview-clinton-lawyers-prepare-argue-issue-privilege.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=February 19, 1998}}</ref> | In 1996, in the midst of the [[Whitewater controversy]], Lindsey was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in a lawsuit involving Herby Branscum Jr. and Robert M. Hill, the co-owners of the Arkansas-based Perry County Bank, which financed Clinton's [[Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1990|fifth gubernatorial campaign]] in 1990.<ref name="nytimesclintonaideisruledlikely"/><ref name="postclintonassociatescleared">{{cite news|last1=Haddigan|first1=Michael|last2=Melton|first2=R. H.|title=Clinton Associates Cleared on 4 Counts in Bank Funds Case|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr960802.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=August 2, 1996}}</ref> When the bankers were cleared, his case fell into abeyance.<ref name="postclintonassociatescleared"/> By 1998, in the midst of the [[Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations]], which led to his [[impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment]], Lindsey was subpoenaed by [[Ken Starr]] and testified before the grand jury on the suspicion that he silenced Clinton's alleged victims.<ref name="defensewhoswho"/><ref name="timetheubi">{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Adam|title=The Ubiquitous Mr. Fix-It|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/03/16/time/bruce.lindsey.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=CNN|date=March 23, 1998}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpostclintscaptainofthedefense">{{cite news|last1=Marcus|first1=Ruth|title=Clinton's 'Captain of the Defense'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/lindsey020598.htm|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=February 5, 1998}}</ref><ref name="nytimestestingofapresident">{{cite news|last1=Broder|first1=John M.|title=Testing of a President: The overview; Clinton Lawyers Prepare to Argue Issue of Privilege|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/19/us/testing-president-overview-clinton-lawyers-prepare-argue-issue-privilege.html|accessdate=October 20, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=February 19, 1998}}</ref> | ||
Lindsey joined the Foundation in 2001 as general counsel and served as CEO from 2003 to 2013 splitting his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> | Lindsey joined the Foundation in 2001 as general counsel and served as CEO from 2003 to 2013 splitting his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices.<ref name="clintonfoundationboard"/> | ||
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