1. Michael Keith Deaver was a member of President Ronald Reagan's White House staff who served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under James Baker III and Donald Regan from January 1981 to May 1985.
16 Facts About Michael Deaver
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Michael Deaver graduated from Desert High School at Edwards AFB, California in 1956.
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Michael Deaver received his bachelor's degree in political science from San Jose State College.
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Michael Deaver was initiated and a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at San Jose State.
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Michael Deaver worked for IBM, served in the United States Air Force, and later was executive director of the Santa Clara County Republican Party.
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Michael Deaver formed a consulting company after Reagan's term as governor.
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On March 30,1981, Michael Deaver was present at the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan; he stood feet away from John Hinckley Jr.
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Michael Deaver later supported Nancy Reagan in the hospital as she arrived.
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Michael Deaver resigned from the White House staff in May 1985.
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On March 18,1987, Michael Deaver was convicted of perjury for congressional testimony he had submitted.
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Michael Deaver was convicted on three of five counts of perjury stemming from statements to a congressional subcommittee and federal grand jury investigating his lobbying activities with administration officials.
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Michael Deaver was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was reduced to three years of probation and a $100,000 fine.
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Michael Deaver was ordered to perform 1,500 hours of public service.
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Michael Deaver worked at the Washington, DC office of Edelman, a public relations agency, a role he held from 1992 to 2006, ultimately as chairman of the DC office.
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Michael Deaver died of pancreatic cancer on August 18,2007, at age 69 at his home in Maryland.
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Michael Deaver is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and their two children.