Presidential Ethics: Should a Law Degree Make a Difference?

Rapoport, Nancy B.

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Presidential Ethics: Should a Law Degree Make a Difference?

Nancy B. Rapoport

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 14, p. 725, 2001

Abstract:
Two of the nation's most controversial presidents, Nixon and Clinton, were both lawyers, and both of them had ethics-related problems while in office. This essay reviews whether any model ethics rules force lawyer-presidents to behave at a higher standard than non-lawyer-presidents; then it discusses the implications for legal education if we really do want lawyers to go above and beyond the norm of behavior.

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Keywords: Clinton, Nixon, professional responsibility, president, lawyer, attorney

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Date posted: February 15, 2001

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Rapoport, Nancy B., Presidential Ethics: Should a Law Degree Make a Difference?. Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 14, p. 725, 2001. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=260021

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