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{{short description|American lawyer from Arkansas}} |
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'''William H. Kennedy III''' is an American lawyer from [[Arkansas]]. |
'''William H. Kennedy III''' is an American lawyer from [[Arkansas]], who served as Associate [[White House Counsel]] during the [[Clinton administration]]. |
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== Law career == |
== Law career == |
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He served as a senior partner in the [[Rose Law Firm]] of [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], with [[Hillary Clinton]] where he focused on commercial, corporate, real estate, and banking law.<ref>{{Cite web| |
He served as a senior partner in the [[Rose Law Firm]] of [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], with [[Hillary Clinton]], where he focused on commercial, corporate, real estate, and banking law.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Wednesday|first1=John Henry|last2=Jan. 25|last3=Read|first3=2006 11:54 Am 1 Min|title=Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities|url=https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/49363/bill-kennedy-takes-general-counsel-post-with-cooper-communities|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Arkansas Business|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Clinton administration == |
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From 1993 until 1995, he served as |
From 1993 until 1995, he served as Associate Counsel to President [[Bill Clinton]] before returning to Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/49363/bill-kennedy-takes-general-counsel-post-with-cooper-communities|title=Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities|date=2006-01-25|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> Two other Rose Law Firm partners, [[Vince Foster]] and [[Webster Hubbell|Webb Hubbell]], also joined the Clinton administration, but Kennedy was the only one to return to Little Rock without a scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/07/27/newsa_5/|title=Victim of circumstance|date=1998-07-27|accessdate=|website=[[Salon.com]]}}</ref> |
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On May 13, 1993, Kennedy met with |
On May 13, 1993, Kennedy met with agents of the US [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) at the White House, where he asked them to investigate Billy Dale, who had been fired from the White House travel office staff. The agents hesitated investigating Dale, saying that there was insufficient evidence to justify an investigation, but they agreed to investigate after Kennedy told them that he would turn to the US [[Internal Revenue Service]] (IRS) for help if they didn't investigate. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] opponents of the Clintons alleged that Kennedy pressured the agents.<ref name="trip">{{Cite web |title=Washingtonpost.com: For White House Travel Office, a Two-Year Trip of Trouble |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr950227.htm |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> A White House internal review criticized Kennedy's actions.<ref name="trip"/> |
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On July 20, 1993, Kennedy and [[Craig Livingstone]] went to the [[Fairfax Hospital]] where he positively identified the body of Vince Foster, his friend and [[White House Counsel]] who had committed suicide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House, friends puzzled by apparent suicide of aide |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-07-22-1993203012-story.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1993-07-22 |title=Clinton Orders Probe Into Aide's Death : White House: Deputy Counsel Vince Foster's office is sealed prior to search by federal agents. Officials call his apparent suicide 'inexplicable |
On July 20, 1993, Kennedy and [[Craig Livingstone]] went to the [[Fairfax Hospital]] where he positively identified the body of Vince Foster, his friend and [[White House Counsel]] who had committed suicide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House, friends puzzled by apparent suicide of aide |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-07-22-1993203012-story.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1993-07-22 |title=Clinton Orders Probe Into Aide's Death : White House: Deputy Counsel Vince Foster's office is sealed prior to search by federal agents. Officials call his apparent suicide 'inexplicable'. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-22-mn-15702-story.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In March 1994, it was revealed that Kennedy had failed to pay Social Security taxes for his nanny. Clinton chief of staff [[Mack McLarty]] and [[Lloyd Cutler]] relieved Kennedy of some of his duties as Associate White House Counsel including reviewing tax-compliance matters or security clearances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-03-24 |title=Clinton Aide Is Penalized in Tax Dispute : White House: Associate Counsel William H. Kennedy III is relieved of some duties. He had failed to pay Social Security levies for a nanny. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-24-mn-37899-story.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
In March 1994, it was revealed that Kennedy had failed to pay Social Security taxes for his nanny. Clinton's chief of staff [[Mack McLarty]] and White House Counsel [[Lloyd Cutler]] relieved Kennedy of some of his duties as Associate White House Counsel including reviewing tax-compliance matters or security clearances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-03-24 |title=Clinton Aide Is Penalized in Tax Dispute : White House: Associate Counsel William H. Kennedy III is relieved of some duties. He had failed to pay Social Security levies for a nanny. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-24-mn-37899-story.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In December 1995, the US [[Senate Special Whitewater Committee]], which was investigating Bill Clinton and [[Madison Guaranty]], subpoenaed notes taken by Kennedy during a meeting at [[Williams & Connolly]] on November 5, 1993 with [[David E. Kendall]], [[Bernard Nussbaum]], [[Bruce Lindsey]], and other lawyers for Clinton.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Novak |first=Robert D. |date=1995-12-21 |title=GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, PRIVATE MATTERS |language=en-US | |
In December 1995, the US [[Senate Special Whitewater Committee]], which was investigating Bill Clinton and [[Madison Guaranty]], subpoenaed notes taken by Kennedy during a meeting at [[Williams & Connolly]] on November 5, 1993 with [[David E. Kendall]], [[Bernard Nussbaum]], [[Bruce Lindsey]], and other lawyers for Clinton.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Novak |first=Robert D. |date=1995-12-21 |title=GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, PRIVATE MATTERS |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1995/12/21/government-lawyers-private-matters/a2022f4f-0dfe-4473-86d0-7c9652f25bf3/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news |title=THE KENNEDY NOTES |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1995/12/24/the-kennedy-notes/cfd4d1c9-9f63-465a-a6dd-5beea8a0af1b/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Kennedy asserted [[attorney–client privilege]] as a reason not to hand over the notes. However the White House eventually handed over the notes sought by the Senate.<ref name="auto"/> |
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In 1996 [[Judicial Watch]] filed a lawsuit on behalf former members of the Bush administration and Reagan administration against Kennedy, Craig Livingstone, and Anthony Marceca alleging that they read their personal white house files.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judicial Watch Interim Report |url=https://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/ois/specials/interim_report/interim_HTML.htm#N_41_ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=www.judicialwatch.org}}</ref> However the suit was dismissed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=44 - Clinton-era 'Filegate' case tossed out |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/clinton-era-filegate-case-toss.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=voices.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> |
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== Post political career == |
== Post political career == |
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After leaving Washington, Kennedy returned to Little Rock and was again employed by the [[Rose Law Firm]].<ref name="connected">{{Cite news |work=Wall Street Journal |first1=Phil|last1= Kuntz|first2=Alix|last2=Freedman|first3=John|last3=Harwood|first4=Gary|last4=Fields|date=2001-02-07 |title=Connected Democrats Won Pardons From Clinton; Hearings Gear Up |language=en-US |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB981507021583734762 |access-date=2022-06-01 |issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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In 2001 Kennedy represented Charles Wilfred Morgan, who received a [[Federal pardons in the United States|federal pardon]] from President Clinton after having been convicted of conspiracy to distribute [[cocaine]] in the 1980s.<ref name="connected"/> |
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In 2001 |
In 2001 President Clinton appointed Kennedy to the board of directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association, commonly known as [[Sallie Mae]].<ref name="salliemae">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/president-clinton-appoints-william-h-kennedy-iii-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-student-loan-marketing-association-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-usa-education-71074517.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234816/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/president-clinton-appoints-william-h-kennedy-iii-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-student-loan-marketing-association-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-usa-education-71074517.html|archivedate=2016-03-03|title=President Clinton Appoints William H. Kennedy III to the Board of Directors Of the Student Loan Marketing Association, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USA Education|date=|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> Kennedy was a member{{when|date=June 2022}} of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board and the Arkansas Executive forum of the [[University of Arkansas]] Walton College of Business Administration.<ref name="salliemae" /> He was voted Attorney of the Year{{when|date=June 2022}} by VOCALS, a [[pro bono]] legal services organization in Arkansas.<ref name="salliemae" /> He was also president of the Downtown [[Kiwanis]] Club of Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com" /> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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His father, William H. Kennedy Jr. (1917–1991), a former [[World War II]] Marine Corps officer and aide to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], was the first Arkansan to become president of the [[American Bankers Association]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/William+H.+Kennedy,+Jr.%3A+chairman+and+CEO,+National+Bank+of+Commerce...-a0174971843|title=William H. Kennedy Jr.: chairman and CEO, National Bank of Commerce Pine Bluff, Arkansas|date=|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
His father, William H. Kennedy Jr. (1917–1991), a former [[World War II]] Marine Corps officer and aide to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], was the first Arkansan to become president of the [[American Bankers Association]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/William+H.+Kennedy,+Jr.%3A+chairman+and+CEO,+National+Bank+of+Commerce...-a0174971843|title=William H. Kennedy Jr.: chairman and CEO, National Bank of Commerce Pine Bluff, Arkansas|date=|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
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Kennedy was married to Leslie Gail until late 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Novak |first=Robert D. |date=1999-07-08 |title= |
Kennedy was married to Leslie Gail until late 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Novak |first=Robert D. |date=1999-07-08 |title='Filegate' Lives on |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1999/07/08/filegate-lives-on/7b4c15bf-5b47-4ec6-b413-aacc7760953a/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 12 June 2024
William H. Kennedy III is an American lawyer from Arkansas, who served as Associate White House Counsel during the Clinton administration.
Law career[edit]
He served as a senior partner in the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, Arkansas, with Hillary Clinton, where he focused on commercial, corporate, real estate, and banking law.[1]
Clinton administration[edit]
From 1993 until 1995, he served as Associate Counsel to President Bill Clinton before returning to Little Rock.[2] Two other Rose Law Firm partners, Vince Foster and Webb Hubbell, also joined the Clinton administration, but Kennedy was the only one to return to Little Rock without a scandal.[3]
On May 13, 1993, Kennedy met with agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the White House, where he asked them to investigate Billy Dale, who had been fired from the White House travel office staff. The agents hesitated investigating Dale, saying that there was insufficient evidence to justify an investigation, but they agreed to investigate after Kennedy told them that he would turn to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for help if they didn't investigate. Republican Party opponents of the Clintons alleged that Kennedy pressured the agents.[4] A White House internal review criticized Kennedy's actions.[4]
On July 20, 1993, Kennedy and Craig Livingstone went to the Fairfax Hospital where he positively identified the body of Vince Foster, his friend and White House Counsel who had committed suicide.[5][6]
In March 1994, it was revealed that Kennedy had failed to pay Social Security taxes for his nanny. Clinton's chief of staff Mack McLarty and White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler relieved Kennedy of some of his duties as Associate White House Counsel including reviewing tax-compliance matters or security clearances.[7]
In December 1995, the US Senate Special Whitewater Committee, which was investigating Bill Clinton and Madison Guaranty, subpoenaed notes taken by Kennedy during a meeting at Williams & Connolly on November 5, 1993 with David E. Kendall, Bernard Nussbaum, Bruce Lindsey, and other lawyers for Clinton.[8][9] Kennedy asserted attorney–client privilege as a reason not to hand over the notes. However the White House eventually handed over the notes sought by the Senate.[9]
In 1996 Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf former members of the Bush administration and Reagan administration against Kennedy, Craig Livingstone, and Anthony Marceca alleging that they read their personal white house files.[10] However the suit was dismissed.[11]
Post political career[edit]
After leaving Washington, Kennedy returned to Little Rock and was again employed by the Rose Law Firm.[12]
In 2001 Kennedy represented Charles Wilfred Morgan, who received a federal pardon from President Clinton after having been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the 1980s.[12]
In 2001 President Clinton appointed Kennedy to the board of directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association, commonly known as Sallie Mae.[13] Kennedy was a member[when?] of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board and the Arkansas Executive forum of the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business Administration.[13] He was voted Attorney of the Year[when?] by VOCALS, a pro bono legal services organization in Arkansas.[13] He was also president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Little Rock.[2]
Family[edit]
His father, William H. Kennedy Jr. (1917–1991), a former World War II Marine Corps officer and aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the first Arkansan to become president of the American Bankers Association in 1981.[14]
Kennedy was married to Leslie Gail until late 1994.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Wednesday, John Henry; Jan. 25; Read, 2006 11:54 Am 1 Min. "Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities". 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Victim of circumstance". Salon.com. 1998-07-27.
- ^ a b "Washingtonpost.com: For White House Travel Office, a Two-Year Trip of Trouble". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "White House, friends puzzled by apparent suicide of aide". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Clinton Orders Probe Into Aide's Death : White House: Deputy Counsel Vince Foster's office is sealed prior to search by federal agents. Officials call his apparent suicide 'inexplicable'". Los Angeles Times. 1993-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Clinton Aide Is Penalized in Tax Dispute : White House: Associate Counsel William H. Kennedy III is relieved of some duties. He had failed to pay Social Security levies for a nanny". Los Angeles Times. 1994-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ Novak, Robert D. (1995-12-21). "GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, PRIVATE MATTERS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b "THE KENNEDY NOTES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Judicial Watch Interim Report". www.judicialwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "44 - Clinton-era 'Filegate' case tossed out". voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ a b Kuntz, Phil; Freedman, Alix; Harwood, John; Fields, Gary (2001-02-07). "Connected Democrats Won Pardons From Clinton; Hearings Gear Up". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b c "President Clinton Appoints William H. Kennedy III to the Board of Directors Of the Student Loan Marketing Association, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USA Education". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "William H. Kennedy Jr.: chairman and CEO, National Bank of Commerce Pine Bluff, Arkansas". Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ Novak, Robert D. (1999-07-08). "'Filegate' Lives on". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-06-06.