Robert T. Hartmann

Bob Hartmann
Counselor to the President
In office
August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byAnne Armstrong
Dean Burch
Kenneth Rush
Succeeded byEdwin Meese (1981)
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byDavid Gergen
Succeeded byJames Fallows
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
In office
December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
Vice PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byArthur Sohmer
Succeeded byAnn C. Whitman
Personal details
Born
Robert Trowbridge Hartmann

(1917-04-08)April 8, 1917
Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 2008(2008-04-11) (aged 91)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRoberta Sankey
EducationStanford University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1941–1945 (Active)
1945–1977 (Reserve)
Rank Captain
Battles/warsWorld War II

Robert Trowbridge Hartmann[1] (April 8, 1917 – April 11, 2008) was an American political advisor, speechwriter and reporter, who served as Chief of Staff for Vice President Gerald Ford and Counselor to the President when Ford was elevated to the presidency in 1974.

  1. ^ "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum".

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