21 Facts About Vincent Foster

Vincent Foster was a childhood friend of Bill Clinton, then known as Billy Blythe.

Clinton, a year and a half younger than Vincent Foster, resided in an adjoining property to Vincent Foster's with his grandparents while his mother was often away studying nursing.

Vincent Foster attended Davidson College, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1967.

Vincent Foster's father wanted him to join the family real estate business, but instead, he opted to attend law school.

Vincent Foster received his Juris Doctor in 1971, graduating first in his class.

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Vincent Foster scored the highest in his class on the Arkansas bar exam.

Vincent Foster met Elizabeth Braden, known as Lisa, during his sophomore year at Davidson; she was the daughter of an insurance broker from Nashville and was attending Sweet Briar College.

In 1971, Vincent Foster joined Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, and in 1974 was made partner, one of only nine in the firm at the time.

Vincent Foster was the head of the Arkansas Bar Association committee that oversaw legal aid, and as such worked with legal aid clinic worker Hillary Rodham in successfully overcoming an unreasonable measuring requirement for indigent clients.

Vincent Foster then initiated the hiring of Rodham at Rose Law Firm, where she became its first ever female associate ; Vincent Foster and fellow partner Webster Hubbell were instrumental in overcoming the reluctance of other partners to hire a woman.

Once Clinton was inaugurated, Vincent Foster joined his White House staff as Deputy White House Counsel in early 1993.

Vincent Foster was joined with two other Rose Law Firm partners, William H Kennedy, III, who served as his associate counsel, and Webster Hubbell, who became Associate Attorney General.

Vincent Foster had difficulty making the transition to life and politics in Washington.

Vincent Foster had to resign from the Country Club of Little Rock once its all-white membership became a political issue for others in the administration.

Vincent Foster worked on placing the Clintons' financial holdings into a blind trust.

Vincent Foster handled the Clintons' Madison Guaranty and Industrial Development Corporation paperwork and several Whitewater-related tax returns.

Vincent Foster worked twelve-hour days, six or seven days a week, and although thin to begin with, began losing weight.

The next day, Vincent Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park in Virginia.

Vincent Foster was buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery in his hometown of Hope.

Vincent Foster's death, occurring just six months into the new administration, is thought by some to have ended the optimism and remaining innocence of the White House staff.

Vincent Foster's death had an effect on Rose Law Firm, as many within the firm had expected Vincent Foster to become its leader once he returned from service in Washington.