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William French Smith II (August 26, 1917 – October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th United States Attorney General. After attaining his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942, Smith went on to join the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in 1946.
25 de oct. de 2022 · Learn about the life and career of William French Smith, who served as the 74th Attorney General from 1981 to 1985 under President Reagan. Find out his achievements, honors, speeches, and portrait by Robert Bruce Williams.
30 de oct. de 1990 · William French Smith, who served first as Ronald Reagan's personal lawyer in California and then accompanied him to Washington as his first Attorney General, died yesterday in Los...
William French Smith was a Republican lawyer and a close ally of Ronald Reagan. He served as attorney general from 1981 to 1985, when he resigned amid controversy over the Iran-Contra affair.
William French Smith, Ronald Reagan's personal lawyer and a key adviser who placed his conservative stamp on federal policy during his term as U.S. attorney general, died Monday in...
14 de nov. de 2013 · The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the United States, gave the second annual William French Smith Memorial Lecture at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu,...
William French Smith served as U.S. attorney general from 1981 to 1985. A longtime friend and confidant of President ronald reagan, Smith helped formulate the conservative policies that came to be identified with the Reagan administration.