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| '''William P. Dixon''' was an American lawyer and political strategist. He was the U.S. alternate director of the ] from 1977 to 1979 and the manager of the ], prostate cancer.<ref></ref> | |||
| '''William Patrick Dixon''' (December 12, 1943 – January 8, 2025) was an American lawyer and political strategist. | |||
| A native of ], Dixon graduated from ], and in 1970 from the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news/163076370/|title=Ex-Buffalonian Expected to Get World Bank Post|work=The Buffalo News|date=July 14, 1977}}</ref> He became counsel to Wisconsin Governor ], and after a year, he moved to Washington, D.C., to serve on the ] staff of the ] during the ]. As the only House staffer allowed to listen to unedited versions of the ], Dixon prepared a series of memos that helped guide the committee's actions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/21/archives/nixon-and-house-versions-of-the-tapes-differ-widely-discrepancies.html|title=Nixon and House Versions Of the Tapes Differ Widely|work=The New York Times|date=June 21, 1974}}</ref><ref name=obit/> He managed the Wisconsin presidential campaigns of ] in ] and ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette/163076969/|title=Reuss Aide Suggested For Carter Job in State|work=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=August 3, 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kenosha-news/163077016/|title=Wisconsin election victory cost little|work=Kenosha News|date=December 9, 1976}}</ref> | |||
| Carter appointed Dixon as the U.S. alternate director of the ], and he served in that position from 1977 to 1979. He resigned from that post in order to serve as manager of the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news/163077222/|title=Dixon Quits Bank for Party Post|work=The Buffalo News|date=July 11, 1979}}</ref> In 1983, Wisconsin Governor ] appointed him as ], a position he held for almost two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-times-earl-bank-and-labor-pi/87675239/|title=Earl picks bank commissioner, labor mediator|work=The Capital Times|date=January 21, 1983}}</ref> He resigned to become chief of staff for Colorado Senator ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-galecki-bank-com/87675989/|title=Galecki is named to banking post|work=Wisconsin State Journal|date=March 9, 1985}}</ref> and he served as manager of ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/12/us/the-hart-legacy-he-broke-democrats-link-with-politics-of-new-deal.html|title=The Hart Legacy: He Broke Democrats' Link with Politics of New Deal|work=The New York Times|date=May 12, 1987|last=Dionne Jr.|first=E. J.}}</ref> He then returned to Wisconsin, joining the small civil rights law firm where ] would served as an associate from 1993 to 1996 and ] from 1996 to 2004. Dixon died of prostate cancer on January 8, 2025, at the age of 81.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/madison/name/william-dixon-obituary?id=57247841|title=William Patrick Dixon|date=January 12, 2025|work=Wisconsin State Journal}}</ref> | |||
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American lawyer and political strategist (1943–2025)William Patrick Dixon (December 12, 1943 – January 8, 2025) was an American lawyer and political strategist.
A native of Buffalo, New York, Dixon graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, and in 1970 from the University at Buffalo Law School. He became counsel to Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey, and after a year, he moved to Washington, D.C., to serve on the Democratic Party staff of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary during the impeachment of Richard Nixon. As the only House staffer allowed to listen to unedited versions of the Watergate tapes, Dixon prepared a series of memos that helped guide the committee's actions. He managed the Wisconsin presidential campaigns of George McGovern in 1972 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Carter appointed Dixon as the U.S. alternate director of the World Bank, and he served in that position from 1977 to 1979. He resigned from that post in order to serve as manager of the 1980 Democratic National Convention. In 1983, Wisconsin Governor Tony Earl appointed him as state banking commissioner, a position he held for almost two years. He resigned to become chief of staff for Colorado Senator Gary Hart, and he served as manager of Hart's 1988 presidential campaign. He then returned to Wisconsin, joining the small civil rights law firm where Barack Obama would served as an associate from 1993 to 1996 and of counsel from 1996 to 2004. Dixon died of prostate cancer on January 8, 2025, at the age of 81.
References
- "Ex-Buffalonian Expected to Get World Bank Post". The Buffalo News. July 14, 1977.
- "Nixon and House Versions Of the Tapes Differ Widely". The New York Times. June 21, 1974.
- ^ "William Patrick Dixon". Wisconsin State Journal. January 12, 2025.
- "Reuss Aide Suggested For Carter Job in State". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 3, 1976.
- "Wisconsin election victory cost little". Kenosha News. December 9, 1976.
- "Dixon Quits Bank for Party Post". The Buffalo News. July 11, 1979.
- "Earl picks bank commissioner, labor mediator". The Capital Times. January 21, 1983.
- "Galecki is named to banking post". Wisconsin State Journal. March 9, 1985.
- Dionne Jr., E. J. (May 12, 1987). "The Hart Legacy: He Broke Democrats' Link with Politics of New Deal". The New York Times.
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