Siren Song
Riding in the back of the ambulance as the lights flashed and the siren wailed, Richard Wells ’68 carefully tended to an 88-year-old woman who had just suffered a massive heart attack.
A Conversation with Bernard Koteen ’40
Bernard Koteen ’40 is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Holland & Knight. A telecommunications expert and member of the Federal Communications Bar Association, Koteen is also a strong supporter of public interest law.
All the Right’s Moves
With the fall elections, Republicans now control the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Conservative thinkers are influencing policy and law across the nation.
The Role of a Counsel
Almost exactly 10 years ago, Bernard Nussbaum ’61 began his job as Bill Clinton’s White House counsel.
The Loyalist
With devotion to the president and the office, Alberto Gonzales ’82 tackles the complications and controversies of the White House counsel’s job.
Day For Knight
Years ago, when Wes Williams’ children attended their first knighting ceremony, they asked, “Is there going to be a beheading?”
Their Politics Is Local
While many young people disdain the political process, some recent HLS alumni seek elective office to help their communities
Patricia S. Schroeder
Known for her tart tongue and her tears (when she announced that she wouldn’t run for president in 1988), Patricia Schroeder knew how to get things done in Congress, including the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Michael S. Dukakis
When he was an HLS student, Michael Dukakis ran for his first office and was elected a member of the Brookline, Mass., Town Meeting.
The Stuff That Elections Are Made Of
HLS students fill envelopes for Thomas J. O’Connor Jr., a Democratic candidate for U.S. senator from Massachusetts in 1960. Though O’Connor lost, student Democrats got to cheer some winners that year–including Senator John F. Kennedy, who spoke via telephone to an overflow crowd in Sanders Theatre during his campaign for president, according to the HLS yearbook.