( from left to right ) Chief of Staff, James Baker, Counsellor to the President Ed Meese, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, Michael Deaver at the White House.

" Troika ( triumvirate ) | The Troika " ( from left to right ) Chief of Staff James Baker, Counsellor to the President Ed Meese, Deputy White House Chief of Staff | Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver at the White House, December 2, 1981.

During the Presidency of Ronald Reagan three of his most senior White House advisers were known as " The Troika ": they were White House Chief of Staff James Baker III, Counsellor to the President Ed Meese and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Michael Deaver.

From 1985 to 1987 Alito was Deputy Assistant to Attorney General Edwin Meese.

Beginning in 1981, Levin served as advisor to several members of President Ronald Reagan's cabinet, eventually becoming Associate Director of Presidential Personnel and ultimately Chief of Staff to Attorney General Edwin Meese ; Levin also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U. S. Department of Education, and Deputy Solicitor of the U. S. Department of the Interior.

* 1931 – Edwin Meese, American jurist and 75th United States Attorney General

* 1986 – Iran Contra Affair: US Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

* November 25 – Iran-Contra Affair: U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

Edwin " Ed " Meese, III ( born December 2, 1931 ) is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration ( 1967 – 1974 ), the Reagan Presidential Transition Team ( 1980 ), and the Reagan White House ( 1981 – 1985 ), eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th Attorney General of the United States ( 1985 – 1988 ).

* former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese

Past speakers include Ambassador John Bolton, Steve Forbes, Former Attorney General Edwin Meese, and Niall Ferguson, in addition to some of the Manhattan Institute's own senior fellows like Nicole Gelinas, Steven Malanga, and Peter W. Huber.

* Vlasta Vrana – Edwin Meese, Counselor to the President, member of the National Security Council 81-85, and United States Attorney General 85-88

Similarly, Attorney General Edwin Meese said that the Supreme Court " ignored the limitations of the Constitution and blatantly usurped legislative authority.

Among its several projects is the Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management of which former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese was director from 1977 to 1981.

More than 15 scholars and authors attended including Martin Anderson and Annelise Anderson from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese III, journalist Fred Barnes, author Craig Shirley, author Peter Hannaford, and scholars Andrew Cayton.

* Edwin Meese, American Attorney General

McEwen drew upon his connections and quickly had high-profile endorsements from Focus on the Family leader James Dobson, former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese, Cincinnati Bengals player Anthony Muñoz, American Family Association president Donald Wildmon, Citizens for Community Values anti-pornography crusader Phil Burress, and former New York congressman Jack Kemp, who came to the district to campaign for him.

Former members include Mike McCurry ( press secretary under Bill Clinton ), Edwin Meese ( Attorney General under Reagan ), businessman Charles Schwab, and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

The letters ' signatories include former CIA Director James Woolsey, Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster and Former U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese.

* Edwin Meese, 75th Attorney General of the United States

An independent counsel was appointed by Congress, which later charged Attorney General Edwin Meese with complicity in the scandal ( he had worked as a lobbyist for the company prior to his appointment to Justice ).

To emphasize his connection to Reagan, McEwen brought Reagan aide and Attorney General Edwin Meese to Ohio to speak on how important McEwen had been in advancing Reagan's legislative agenda.

McEwen had high profile endorsements from Focus on the Family leader James Dobson, former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese, Cincinnati Bengals player Anthony Munoz, American Family Association president Donald Wildmon, Citizens for Community Values anti-pornography crusader Phil Burress, and former New York congressman and 1996 vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, who came to the district to campaign for him.

* Mark Levin ( 1980 ), Chief of Staff to Attorney General Edwin Meese and nationally syndicated radio host.

Levin served in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese.

Cruz was endorsed by David Barton, founder and president of WallBuilders ; the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee ; Erick Erickson, editor of prominent conservative blog RedState ; the FreedomWorks for America super PAC ; Princeton University professor Robert P. George ; nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin ; former Attorney General Edwin Meese ; Tea Party Express ; Young Conservatives of Texas ; and U. S. Senators Jim DeMint, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Pat Toomey.

* Edwin Meese III, U. S. Attorney General

The Wings were assisted by U. S. attorney general Edwin Meese and deputy attorney general Lowell Jensen in expediting the political-asylum process.

Despite his later well-known fondness for Reagan, Meese was initially reluctant to accept the Reagan appointment because Meese saw himself as a non-partisan figure.

Meese served as president of the Yale Political Union, chairman of the Conservative Party, and chairman of the Yale Debating Association.

From the fall of 1977 through January 1981, Meese served as professor of law at USD, where he also directed the Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management.

During the same time, Meese served as vice chairman of California's Organized Crime Control Commission and was actively involved with the California Bar Association's criminal law section.

Several Heritage Foundation personnel have served, or gone on to serve, in senior governmental roles, including: Richard V. Allen, L. Paul Bremer, Elaine Chao, Lawrence Di Rita, Michael Johns, John Lehman, Edwin Meese, Steve Ritchie, and others.

Meese returned to California, obtaining a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a state Moot Court champion.

As Reagan's chief of staff, Meese was instrumental in the decision to crack down on student protesters at People's Park in Berkeley, California, on May 15, 1969.

Meese advised Reagan to declare a state of emergency in Berkeley, contrary to the recommendation of the Berkeley City Council, which led to a two-week occupation of the city by National Guard troops.

Meese was recognized as one of five " Outstanding Young Men of California " by the California Junior Chamber of Commerce for his role in countering the Berkeley demonstrators.

Several U. S. court rulings confirmed this understanding, including the 1900 Supreme Court decision in Paquete Habana, a late 1950s decision in Reid v. Covert, and a lower court ruling in 1986 in Garcia-Mir v. Meese.

Wayne Angell, James Baker, Bennett, Michael Boskin, Edwin Feulner, Forbes, George Gilder, Carla Hills, Larry Kudlow, Laffer, Ed Meese, Mundell, Michael Novak, and Watts endorsed the institute and agreed to lecture at Pepperdine and to serve on an advisory committee.

* Alan Meese, Don't Disintegrate Microsoft ( Yet ), 9 Geo.

In it, she argues against making alliances with the political right in opposition to pornography and prostitution, as occurred, for example, during the Meese Commission hearings in the United States.

However, in Meese v. Keene,, the Court upheld the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, under which several Canadian films were defined as " political propaganda ," requiring their sponsors to be identified.

Meese was born in Oakland, California, and is the eldest of four sons born to Leone ( née Feldman ) and Edwin Meese, Jr.

At age 10, Meese published along with his brothers a mimeographed neighborhood newspaper, the Weekly Herald, and used the proceeds to buy a War Bond.

The young Meese also rode a bicycle on a paper route and worked in a drugstore.

At Oakland High School, Meese was involved in the Junior State of America and led his high school debate team to statewide championships and was recognized as valedictorian, class of 1949.

Meese made the dean's list, and graduated with a bachelor of arts of political science in 1953.

Meese became a member of ROTC upon enrollment at Yale, and upon graduation he obtained a commission in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant.

Meese earned experience in logistics, conducting installation and operations of the 240 mm howitzer M1.

Meese completed active duty in 1956 and continued in the United States Army Reserve, specializing in military intelligence.

Meese retired from the Army Reserve as a Colonel in 1984.