Aram Bakshian

Who is Aram Bakshian?

Aram Bakshian Jr. is a native of Washington, DC. He has been a lifelong “wordsmith” plying his trade initially as an aide to Congressman William “Bill” Brock, then as a special assistant and speechwriter for Republican National Committee Chairman Senator Bob Dole. His work at the RNC caught the eye of many within the White House and was offered a position on the speechwriting staff of President Richard Nixon and President Ford following President Nixon’s resignation. He then became a senior consultant to Treasury Secretary William Simon. Following his government service Aram went on the lecture circuit as well as becoming a senior fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of politics at Harvard before being brought back for White House service.

President Ronald Reagan brought Aram on during his first term initially in the Office of Public Liaison as a Special Assistant to the President, before moving over to become the Director of the White House Office of Speechwriting. In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to a term on the National Council on the Humanities. Following his years in public service Mr. Bakshian began his tenure as the Editor-in-Chief of the periodic journal the American Speaker.