Robert C. Bassett
American newspaper publisher, lawyer and presidential advisor
About Robert C. Bassett
Lived 1911 – 2000 (aged 89). Robert C. Bassett was an American military officer, lawyer and publisher.
Robert C. Bassett (March 2, 1911 – May 5, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer, and political advisor to U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman and Richard Nixon.
Early life and education Bassett was born on March 2, 1911, to Clark and Lillian Bassett in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was a member of the Wisconsin Badgers track and field team, graduating in 1932. Bassett later graduated from Harvard Law School in 1935.
Career Following graduation he opened a private law practice in Green Bay, Wisconsin, until he joined the United States Navy after the U.S. entered World War II.
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American newspaper publisher, lawyer and presidential advisor (1911-2000)
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Robert C. Bassett was born on 2 March 1911 in Sturgeon Bay.
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Robert C. Bassett died on 5 May 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Robert C. Bassett was a military officer, lawyer and publisher.
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Robert C. Bassett was American.
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