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{{Short description|American lawyer (1944–2019)}} |
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|name=Robert Odle |
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|caption=Odle during the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon administration]] in March 1969 |
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|birth_name=Robert C. Odle Jr. |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1944|2|15}} |
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|birth_place=[[Port Huron, Michigan]], U.S. |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2019|10|2|1944|2|15}} |
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|death_place=[[Alexandria, Virginia]], U.S. |
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|education=[[Wayne State University]]<br>[[Michigan State University College of Law|Detroit College of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
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|occupation=Lawyer |
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|spouse={{marriage|Lydia Ann Karpinol|1969}} |
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|children=1 (adopted) |
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}} |
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==Early life== |
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Mr. Odle joined the Washington office of the New York-based law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP in 1985, and retired from Weil on February 23, 2015 after thirty years of service as a partner. Mr. Odle represented clients on a wide range of matters before Congress, and agencies, departments, boards and commissions of the federal government. In addition to his work on major policy issues including corporate governance, energy, the environment and housing, he served, and continues to serve (now pro bono), as counsel to charitable foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He also continues to serve pro bono as the general counsel of the Richard Nixon Foundation at the presidential library in Yorba Linda, California. |
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Odle was born in [[Port Huron, Michigan]] (February 15, 1944) and earned a bachelor's degree from [[Wayne State University]] in 1966. He then enrolled at the [[Detroit College of Law]] (now [[Michigan State University College of Law]]), earning his J.D. in 1969.<ref name="alextimes">{{cite news |last1=Schrott |first1=Missy |title=Robert C. Odle Jr., prominent lawyer and public official, dies at 75 |url=https://alextimes.com/2019/10/robert-odle-obituary/ |work=Alexandria Times |date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Politics and government service== |
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Prior to joining Weil, Mr. Odle served as Assistant Secretary of the [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]]. Nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1981, his responsibilities included DOE's legislative, public, intergovernmental and consumer affairs programs, Office of Competition, and the environmental, health and safety compliance of DOE facilities including the nation's nuclear installations. He also served as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Energy in the formulation and review of national energy policy. Mr. Odle was also appointed by [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Reagan]] to the Task Force for Legal Equality of Women in 1981. |
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Odle worked on the [[Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign|Nixon campaign]] in 1968, while still in law school, and after graduation in 1969 he joined the staff of White House communications director [[Herb Klein (journalist)|Herb Klein]]. He left the White House for the 1972 presidential campaign, serving as Director of Administration of the [[Committee for the Re-Election of the President|Committee to Re-Elect the President]]. In President Nixon's second term, Odle was appointed deputy assistant secretary for the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]].<ref name="nixonfoundation">{{cite web |title=Remembering Robert C. Odle, Jr. |url=https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/10/remembering-robert-c-odle-jr/ |website=Richard Nixon Foundation |date=October 2019}}</ref> |
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Because of his role in the 1972 re-election campaign, Odle became a witness before the [[Watergate Committee]], testifying as the first witness on the first day of televised hearings on May 17, 1973. In his testimony, he praised President Nixon and the "million volunteers across the country” and most of the 400 in the re-election committee headquarters who had nothing to do with Watergate, including himself. He also testified about contact he had with [[James W. McCord Jr.|James McCord]], [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]], and [[G. Gordon Liddy]], and particularly [[H. R. Haldeman]] and [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[John N. Mitchell]].<ref name="washpost-2019">{{cite news |title=Community Deaths |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2019/10/27/604c23b2-f8fd-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html |work=Washington Post |date=October 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name="washpost-1973">{{cite news |last1=Witcover |first1=Jules |title=The First Day of Watergate: Not Exactly High Drama |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-first-day-of-watergate-not-exactly-high-drama/2012/06/04/gJQAsqjDJV_story.html |work=Washington Post |date=May 18, 1973}}</ref> |
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Prior to his DOE appointment, Mr. Odle was Washington Representative for the International Paper Company. From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Odle served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
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In 1981, Odle was nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]] to be the Assistant Secretary for Congressional, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs at the [[U.S. Department of Energy]]. He was confirmed by the Senate and served in this role until 1985.<ref name="alextimes"/><ref name="nixonfoundation"/><ref name="cqalmanac-1981">{{cite news |title=Few Reagan Nominees Meet Serious Trouble |url=https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal81-859-25857-1170505 |work=CQ Almanac |date=1981}}</ref> |
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From 1969 to 1971 Mr. Odle was a Staff Assistant to President Nixon, and from 1971 to 1973, Director of Administration of the [[Committee to Re-Elect the President|Committee for the Re-Election the President]]. As the administrative director of the Committee, he was the first witness to testify at the Senate Select Committee's 1973 televised hearings regarding the Watergate matter ([[Watergate Committee]]) <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/06/AR2005070600739_pf.html</ref>, explaining the organizational structure of the Committee for the Re-election of the President. He praised "President Nixon and the million volunteers across the nation and 400 people at national headquarters who did nothing unethical or illegal." Odle testified about contact he had with [[James McCord]], [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]], and [[G. Gordon Liddy]], and particularly [[H. R. Haldeman]] and [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[John N. Mitchell]]. |
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==Private practice== |
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Mr. Odle is a member of the District of Columbia and Michigan Bar Associations. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Reagan Alumni Association, the Federalist Society, the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] National Lawyers Association , the President's Club of the Heritage Foundation, the President's Cabinet of the Richard Nixon Foundation, the University Club of Washington, the John Carroll Society, Saint Mary's Church in Alexandria, Virginia, the Review Board of the Diocese of Arlington, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. |
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Between 1976 and 1981, Odle worked for the [[International Paper Company]] as Washington corporate affairs representative.<ref name="alextimes"/><ref name="cqalmanac-1981"/> |
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In 1985, Odle joined the [[Washington, D.C.]] office of the law firm [[Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP]], where he became a partner and represented clients before Congress and federal agencies. He retired in 2015, after 30 years with the firm.<ref name="alextimes"/><ref name="washpost-2019"/> |
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He studied [[law]] at [[Michigan State University]], where he graduated in the class of 1969. |
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Odle served as pro-bono general counsel for the [[Richard Nixon Foundation]]. He was also active in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington]], [[The Heritage Foundation]], and the [[Federalist Society]].<ref name="alextimes"/><ref name="nixonfoundation"/> |
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He currently resides in [[Alexandria, Virginia]] and Oxford, Maryland, with his wife, Lydia, and their son, John Paul. |
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==Family== |
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Odle married his wife, Lydia Ann (Karpinol) Odle, in 1969. They moved to [[Alexandria, Virginia]] in 1972 and adopted their son, John Paul, from Russia in 1994.<ref name="alextimes"/> |
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Odle died from cancer on October 2, 2019, at his home in Alexandria.<ref name="alextimes"/><ref name="washpost-2019"/> |
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 16 October 2023
Robert Odle | |
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 Odle during the Nixon administration in March 1969 | |
| Born | Robert C. Odle Jr. February 15, 1944 Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2019 (aged 75) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Wayne State University Detroit College of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Lydia Ann Karpinol (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 (adopted) |
Robert C. Odle, Jr. (February 15, 1944 – October 2, 2019) was a public official in the Nixon Administration and Reagan Administration and an American lawyer, based in Washington, D.C.
Early life
[edit]Odle was born in Port Huron, Michigan (February 15, 1944) and earned a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University in 1966. He then enrolled at the Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law), earning his J.D. in 1969.[1]
Politics and government service
[edit]Odle worked on the Nixon campaign in 1968, while still in law school, and after graduation in 1969 he joined the staff of White House communications director Herb Klein. He left the White House for the 1972 presidential campaign, serving as Director of Administration of the Committee to Re-Elect the President. In President Nixon's second term, Odle was appointed deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[2]
Because of his role in the 1972 re-election campaign, Odle became a witness before the Watergate Committee, testifying as the first witness on the first day of televised hearings on May 17, 1973. In his testimony, he praised President Nixon and the "million volunteers across the country” and most of the 400 in the re-election committee headquarters who had nothing to do with Watergate, including himself. He also testified about contact he had with James McCord, Jeb Stuart Magruder, and G. Gordon Liddy, and particularly H. R. Haldeman and Attorney General John N. Mitchell.[3][4]
In 1981, Odle was nominated by Ronald Reagan to be the Assistant Secretary for Congressional, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was confirmed by the Senate and served in this role until 1985.[1][2][5]
Private practice
[edit]Between 1976 and 1981, Odle worked for the International Paper Company as Washington corporate affairs representative.[1][5]
In 1985, Odle joined the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, where he became a partner and represented clients before Congress and federal agencies. He retired in 2015, after 30 years with the firm.[1][3]
Odle served as pro-bono general counsel for the Richard Nixon Foundation. He was also active in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, The Heritage Foundation, and the Federalist Society.[1][2]
Family
[edit]Odle married his wife, Lydia Ann (Karpinol) Odle, in 1969. They moved to Alexandria, Virginia in 1972 and adopted their son, John Paul, from Russia in 1994.[1]
Odle died from cancer on October 2, 2019, at his home in Alexandria.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Schrott, Missy (October 10, 2019). "Robert C. Odle Jr., prominent lawyer and public official, dies at 75". Alexandria Times.
- ^ a b c "Remembering Robert C. Odle, Jr". Richard Nixon Foundation. October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Community Deaths". Washington Post. October 27, 2019.
- ^ Witcover, Jules (May 18, 1973). "The First Day of Watergate: Not Exactly High Drama". Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Few Reagan Nominees Meet Serious Trouble". CQ Almanac. 1981.