Max Lee Friedersdorf was born on July 7, 1929 in Grammar, Indiana. He received a B.A. from Franklin College in 1952. He was city editor for the Franklin Evening Star from 1952 to 1955, and a reporter for the Louisville Times, Indianapolis News, and the Chicago Daily News from 1955 to 1960. He was Administrative Assistant to Congressman Richard Roudebush from 1961 to 1970, and he served as Associate Director for Congressional Relations in the Office of Economic Opportunity, 1970 to 1971. Friedersdorf came to the White House during the Nixon administration, serving as Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, 1971 to 1973. He also served as Deputy Assistant to the President for the House of Representatives, 1973 to 1974. His special responsibility was coordination of White House liaison with the House of Representatives. He worked directly under William E. Timmons, the head of the Congressional Relations Office. In January 1975 Friedersdorf became the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, and had overall responsibility for liaison between President Ford and Congress. He served in this capacity until 1977. He was staff director for the Senate Republican Policy Committee, 1977 to 1979, and Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, 1979 to 1980. In 1981, he once again served as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. From 1982 to 1983, he served as U.S. Counsel General to Bermuda. He briefly left the White House from 1983 to 1984, serving as Vice President of Pepsico, Inc. He returned to the White House in 1985, to serve President Reagan as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
From the description of Friedersdorf, Max L. (Max Lee), 1929- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568417
