Leonard Garment


Leonard Garment was an American attorney, public servant, and arts advocate. He served U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the White House in various positions from 1969 to 1976, including Counselor to the President, acting Special Counsel to Nixon for the last two years of his presidency, and U.S. Ambassador to the Third Committee at the United Nations.

Garment was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and that same year he joined the law firm of Mudge, Stern, Baldwin, and Todd. He became the head of litigation and a partner in the late fifties. Garment met Richard Nixon when the politician joined the firm in 1963. He assisted with Nixons 1968 presidential campaign. In 1969, Garment became a part of Nixons White House staff as special consultant to the president. He advised the president and worked on various special projectsparticularly in the areas of civil and human rights, Indian affairs, and the arts.

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