Aram Bakshian
Aram Bakshian | |
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White House Director of Speechwriting | |
In office November 17, 1981 – October 19, 1983 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Anthony R. Dolan(Chief Speechwriter) |
Succeeded by | Ben T. Elliott |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C.,U.S. | March 11, 1944
Died | September 14, 2022 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Aram Bakshian Jr.(March 11, 1944 – September 14, 2022) was an American political aide and speechwriter. He began his career working forCongressmanBill Brock(1966–70), then became a special assistant andspeechwriterforRepublican National Committee(RNC) ChairmanSenatorBob Dole(1971). He joined the speechwriting staff ofPresidentRichard Nixonand, later, of PresidentFord(1972–75). He then became a senior consultant toTreasury SecretaryWilliam E. Simon(1976–77). Following his government service, Aram went on the lecture circuit as well as becoming a senior fellow atHarvard Kennedy SchoolatHarvard Universitybefore being brought back for White House service.
PresidentRonald Reaganbrought Aram on during his first term initially in the Office of Public Liaison as a Special Assistant to the President (Arts, Humanities, Education/Academia, and International Affairs (1981), before he was hired as the Director of the White House Office of Speechwriting (1981–83). In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to a term on theNational Council on the Humanities(1987–92). Following his years in government, Bakshian began his tenure as the editor-in-chief of the periodic journal theAmerican Speaker(1992 until his retirement in 2009). In 2014, he began to serve as a contributing editor toThe National Interestmagazine.
Aram died September 14, 2022, ofpancreatic cancer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Aram Bakshian Jr".legacy.com.September 25, 2022.RetrievedOctober 1,2022.