Myer Feldman 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 worked on a wide range of programs, issues, and proposed legislation. He also monitored the Middle East and foreign trade matters for the President. Feldman handled most business requests to the White House relating to tariffs, airline routes, and subsidies and was one of the White House assistants responsible for briefing the President for his press conferences.
1914 June 22, Born, Philadelphia, PA
1935 B.S., Wharton School
1938 LL.B., University of Pennsylvania
1946 - 1954 Special Counsel and Executive Assistant to the Chairman,
Securities and Exchange Commission
1955 - 1957 Counsel, Banking and Currency Commission, U.S. Senate
1958 - 1961 Legislative Assistant to John F. Kennedy
1961 - 1964 Deputy Special Counsel to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
1964 - 1965 Counsel to President Johnson
1965 Founding Partner, Ginzburg and Feldman, Washington, DC
2007 Died March 1
See also:
Archives and Manuscripts: Myer Feldman: click here
Oral History Project: click here