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Harold M. Ickes
American lawyer
Harold McEwen Ickes (; born September 4, 1939) is the former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton.
He was a leading figure in the Clinton administration's healthcare reform initiative.[1]
Ickes is the son of Harold L. Ickes, who was Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Harold m ickes biography
Background
Ickes was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Harold L. Ickes and Jane Dahlman.[1]
Ickes is a graduate of Stanford University (1964, AB, Economics) and Columbia Law School.
Ickes was a student civil rights activist in the 1960s and took part in Freedom Summer.[2] He has practiced labor law for many years in New York City. He is founder and president emeritus of civic data firm Catalist.
He was the model for the Primary Colors character "Howard Ferguson".[3]
Career
Ickes has been active in Democratic politics for over forty years, working in the presidential campaigns of Eugene Mc