Lloyd Norton Cutler was an American attorney who served as White House Counsel during the Democratic administrations of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
11 Facts About Lloyd Cutler
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Lloyd Cutler graduated from Yale University in 1936 at age 18, with a bachelor's degree in history and economics.
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Lloyd Cutler co-chaired the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, formed at the request of President John F Kennedy.
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Lloyd Cutler served as the White House Counsel to President Jimmy Carter, whom he had met first while both were serving on the Trilateral Commission.
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Lloyd Cutler served as a special counsel and consultant to the president on the ratification of SALT II and other international matters.
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Lloyd Cutler came into national news as a result of the Whitewater investigations and Lewinsky scandal.
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Lloyd Cutler went on PBS's News Hour on February 6,1998, and defended President Clinton as the Lewinsky investigation started by denying that Lewinsky had visited 37 times.
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On February 6,2004, Lloyd Cutler was appointed to the Iraq Intelligence Commission, an independent panel tasked with investigating US intelligence surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the allegations that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
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Lloyd Cutler married Polly Kraft in 1990, widow of Joseph Kraft, who was a columnist.
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Lloyd Cutler was survived by his wife, Polly Kraft, and four children.
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Two of his children are practicing lawyers and one, Beverly Lloyd Cutler, is a retired Alaska state superior court judge.