Raoul-Duval, Michael, 1938-

Michael Raoul-Duval was born on July 18, 1938 in San Francisco, California. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1961, and Hastings School of Law at the University of California in 1967. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1961 to 1964, and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1964 to 1972. He worked as a lawyer for the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Aviation Administration, 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1972 he served as Staff Assistant to the President, scheduling trips and planning President Nixon's foreign trips. He was a consultant on detail to the Inaugural Committee in 1972 and 1973, and from March to October 1973 he was an aide to Housing and Urban Development Secretary James Lynn in his role as Counsellor to the President for Community Development. He served as a Staff Assistant on the Domestic Council from October 1973 to May 1974, and from May 1974 to October 1975 he was Associate Director for Natural Resources and Associate Director for Energy and Transportation on the Domestic Council. Continuing from the Nixon to the Ford Domestic Council staffs, Raoul-Duval handled energy, environment, and transportation issues under successive executive directors Kenneth Cole and James Cannon. In 1975 both the Senate and House set up special committees to investigate alleged intelligence community abuses of authority. President Ford established a White House Intelligence Coordinating Group (ICG) in August 1975 and appointed Raoul-Duval to serve as Executive Director under John Marsh. The ICG served in part as a problem management task force to handle congressional relations strategy and respond to adverse press and public reactions. Raoul-Duval served as Executive Director of the ICG until April 1976. In April 1976, Raoul-Duval was appointed Special Counsel to the President, and served in this position until January 1977. After 1977, he served as President of the Industrial Products Group of the Mead Corporation in Dayton, Ohio, and then Managing Director of the First Boston Corporation, New York.