Which American lawyer and politician worked with special assistant and speechwriter Aram Bakshian in 1971, and was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election?
Aram Bakshian Aram Bakshian Jr. (born 1944 ) is a native of Washington, DC. His heritage is Armenian. He has been a lifelong “wordsmith” plying his trade initially as an aide to Congressman William “Bill” Brock (1966-70), then as a special assistant and speechwriter for Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Senator Bob Dole (1971). His work at the RNC caught the eye of many within the White House. He joined the speechwriting staff of President Richard Nixon and, later, of President Ford (1972-75). He then became a senior consultant to Treasury Secretary William E. Simon (1976-77). Following his government service Aram went on the lecture circuit as well as becoming a senior fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard before being brought back for White House service.
Walter E. Dellinger III Walter Estes Dellinger III (born May 15, 1941) is the Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law and head of the appellate practice at O’Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C. He also currently leads Harvard Law School's Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Clinic. He served as the acting United States Solicitor General for the 1996-1997 Term of the Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment as acting Solicitor General, Dellinger was an Assistant Attorney General and head of the Office of Legal Counsel under President Bill Clinton. He has also appeared as a commentator on "This Week", the ABC News Sunday morning program hosted by George Stephanopoulos. Dellinger is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale Law School.