Walter Clifford Minnick
Walter Clifford Minnick was born 20th of September, 1942 year. Minnick was born in Walla Walla, Washington, and grew up on a wheat farm.
He learned to in Whitman College in Walla Walla and received his bachelor's in 1964 where he participated on the debate team. After that he was accepted to the Harvard Business School. Than he entered Harvard Law School and graduated in 1969. Walter Minnick served in the Army and Pentagon during the Vietnam War, he is the former leader of a forestry industry and founder of a chain of retail nurseries. Minnick also served as CEO of TJ International and has served on the board of directors of several corporations and non-profit organizations.
Minnick political career
Minnick worked assistant to president Richard Nixon on the White House
Domestic Council from 1971 to 1972 and as a deputy assistant director for the Office of Management from 1972 to 1973.
He was also involved in the creation of the DEA. Minnick resigned from the administration in October 1973 in protest of the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre" in which Nixon dismissed Attorney General Elliot Richardson, prosecutor Archibald Cox.
Walter Minnick was recruited to run against incumbent Senator Larry Craig in 1996 by then Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska.
Even though he originally intended to enter the race as an independent, he was convinced to run as a democrat by former idaho governor Cecil Andrus.