| | [[Image:Meese2.jpg|right|thumb|Edwin Meese, III]] | | [[Image:Meese2.jpg|right|thumb|Edwin Meese, III]] |
| − | '''Edwin Meese III''', born Dec. 2, 1931, to Edwin Jr. and Leone Meese in [[Oakland]], [[California]], is a prominent leader, thinker and elder statesman in the conservative movement – and America itself. From January 1981 to February 1985, Meese held the position of [[Counsellor to the President]] – the senior position on the [[White House]] Staff – where he functioned as President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s chief policy adviser. He served as the seventy-fifth [[Attorney General]] of the [[United States]] from February 1985 to August 1988. | + | '''Edwin Meese III''', born Dec. 2, 1931, to Edwin Jr. and Leone Meese in [[Oakland]], [[California]], is a prominent leader, thinker and elder statesman in the conservative movement – and America itself. From January 1981 to February 1985, Meese held the position of Counsellor to the [[President]] – the senior position on the [[White House]] Staff – where he functioned as President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s chief policy adviser. He served as the seventy-fifth [[Attorney General]] of the [[United States]] from February 1985 to August 1988. |