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David Boren
David Boren | |
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| President of the University of Oklahoma | |
In office December 1, 1994 – June 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Richard L. Van Horn |
| Succeeded by | James L. Gallogly |
| Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
In office October 28, 2009 – February 27, 2013 Serving with Chuck Hagel | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Steve Friedman |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Ann Jackson Jami Miscik |
United States Senator from Oklahoma | |
In office January 3, 1979 – November 15, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Dewey F. Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| 21st Governor of Oklahoma | |
In office January 13, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Lieutenant | George Nigh |
| Preceded by | David Hall |
| Succeeded by | George Nigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Lyle Boren (1941-04-21) April 21, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Janna Lou Little (m. 1968; div. 1976) Molly Shi (m. 1977) |
| Children | Dan Boren Carrie Boren Headington |
| Parents | Lyle Boren Christine McKown Boren |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MPhil) University of Oklahoma (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1974 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Oklahoma Army National Guard |
David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is an American university administrator and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994, and as of 2019, is the last Democrat to have served as a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He was the 13th and second-longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2018. He was the longest serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. On September 20, 2017, Boren officially announced his retirement as president of the University of Oklahoma, effective June 30, 2018.[1] Boren is reportedly under investigation for alleged sexual harassment of male aides at the university, though the university and specifically the OU Board of Regents have declined to confirm whether or not this is the case, referring to it only broadly as an ongoing "personnel investigation".[2][3]
Contents
1 Early life and career
2 Governor
2.1 Accusation and Denial of Homosexuality
3 U.S. Senator
3.1 Praise from Nelson Mandela
4 Post-Senate career
4.1 Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident
4.2 2019 Sexual harassment investigation
5 Family activities
6 Notes
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Early life and career
Boren was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Christine (née McKown) and Lyle Hagler Boren.[4] He graduated in 1963 from Yale University, where he majored in American history, graduated in the top one percent of his class and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[5] He was a member of the Yale Conservative Party, elected president of the Yale Political Union and is a member of Skull and Bones.[6][7] He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from University of Oxford (1965), serving later as a member of the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee.
In 1966 Boren defeated fellow Democrat William C. Wantland in a primary election[8] and Clifford Conn, Jr. in the general election to win a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he served four terms, 1967 to 1975. In 1968, he received a J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
While serving in the House, Boren was a member of the committee that investigated the University of Oklahoma after the school allowed black militant Paul Boutelle, a socialist and anti-Vietnam War activist, to give a speech there. During his House tenure Boren was also a professor at Oklahoma Baptist University.
Boren served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard from 1963 to 1974. He attained the rank of captain and served as commander of the 2120th Supply & Service Company in Wewoka.[9][10]
Governor
In 1974, Boren ran for governor. In keeping with the anti-establishment movements of that Watergate scandal-era campaign season, Boren's effort included the "Boren Broom Brigade" to demonstrate his pledge to "sweep out the Old Guard" and bring fundamental reforms to state government.[11]
Boren and Clem McSpadden defeated incumbent David Hall in the primary election and moved into a runoff for the Democratic nomination.[12] Boren beat McSpadden in the runoff[13] and subsequently defeated Republican Jim Inhofe in the general election. Coincidentally, Inhofe would go on to be his successor in the United States Senate in the 1994 special election after his resignation.[14]
During his tenure Boren worked on: eliminating the inheritance tax for property left by one spouse to another; a reduction in the state income tax rate; improvements to the state corrections program in the wake of the 1973 Oklahoma State Penitentiary riot; and elimination of more than a hundred state agencies, commissions, and boards. Boren attracted national attention during the Energy Crisis when he advocated nationwide deregulation of natural gas prices.[15]
Boren opted not to run for reelection in 1978, instead running for the United States Senate seat held by the retiring Dewey Bartlett. He won a multi-candidate primary with 46 percent of the vote to second-place finisher Ed Edmondson's 28 percent.[16] Boren then defeated Edmondson in the runoff,[17] and Republican Robert Kamm, former President of Oklahoma State University, in the general election.[18]
Accusation and Denial of Homosexuality
During his 1978 gubernatorial campaign, Boren's opponent Anthony Points accused Boren of being gay. Following his victory, Boren swore an oath on a family Bible, declaring "I know what homosexuals and bisexuals are. I further swear that I am not a homosexual or bisexual. And I further swear that I have never been a homosexual or bisexual."[19]
U.S. Senator
In the U.S. Senate, Boren was known as a centrist or conservative Democrat, and was a protégé of Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and was often aligned with southern Democrats Sam Nunn of Georgia and Howell Heflin of Alabama. He was a strong advocate of tax cuts across the board as the cornerstone of economic policy. He opposed the Windfall profit tax on the domestic oil industry, which was repealed in 1988.[20] At one point, the tax was generating no revenue, yet still required oil companies to comply with reporting requirements and the IRS to spend $15 million to collect the tax.[20] Of the tax, Boren said: "As long as the tax is not being collected, the accounting requirements are needless. They result in heavy burdens for the private sector and unnecessary cost to the taxpayer."[20]
Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), who served with him, publicly stated that Boren should be elected president.[21] Boren's chief of staff was a respected Capitol Hill insider, Charles Ward, a former longtime administrative assistant to Speaker Albert.[citation needed]
Boren served on the Senate Committee on Finance and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.[22] He also served as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1987 to 1993.[22] His six years is the longest tenure of any Senate Intelligence Committee chairman. Boren sponsored the National Security Education Act of 1991, which established the National Security Education Program.[22][a]
Boren was one of only two Democratic senators to vote in favor of the controversial nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, in 1987.[23] Boren also decided in 1991 to vote against the Persian Gulf War.[24]
Boren was one of the President Bill Clinton's top choices to replace Les Aspin as a U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1994. However, Clinton selected William J. Perry instead.[25]
In a controversial public mea culpa in a New York Times Op/Ed piece, Boren expressed regret over his vote to confirm Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Partly as a result of that statement, The Daily Oklahoman, the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, which had encouraged and endorsed Boren's entire career, began intensely criticizing him.[26]
His opposition in 1993 was essential for the failure of a Btu-based energy tax proposed by the Clinton Administration as means to curb the deficit and reduce pollution.
In 1994, he resigned his Senate seat to accept the presidency of the University of Oklahoma.[27]
Praise from Nelson Mandela
As chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Boren was instrumental in building consensus and bipartisan support for the U.S. State Department initiatives to promote democracy abroad which helped lead to the release of Nelson Mandela. Boren was praised and received a standing ovation led by Mandela at a special broadcast of ABC News Nightline with Ted Koppel, which commemorated Mandela's historic release from prison in South Africa. During his first visit to the USA after his release, Mandela was a dinner guest of Boren and wife Molly.[28][29][30]
Post-Senate career
Boren served as president of the University of Oklahoma until June 30, 2018, and was succeeded by business executive Jim Gallogly.[31] He has also served on the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments and AMR Corporation (then parent company of American Airlines). As of 2017, his salary as president of the University of Oklahoma was $383,852.88 annually.[32] One semester every school year, Boren taught a freshman level political science class to 200 students.
In 1996, Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot unsuccessfully sought Boren to be his vice-presidential running mate.[33] In 2001, Boren, along with fellow Democrat former governor George Nigh was listed as being in support of the Right to Work law in Oklahoma. The measure, proposed and sponsored by then Gov. Frank Keating, was passed by the voters.
Boren is regarded as a mentor to former director of Central Intelligence George Tenet from his days as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.[34] On the morning of September 11, 2001, Boren and Tenet were having breakfast together when Tenet was called away to respond to the terror attacks.[35] Boren said that in the weeks before the Iraq War began in March 2003, he warned Tenet that since he was not a member of President George W. Bush’s closest circle of advisers, the White House would make him the scapegoat if things went badly in Iraq. "I told him they had your name circled if anything goes wrong," Boren recalls telling Tenet.[36]
In June 2007, conservative political columnist Robert Novak claimed that Boren had met with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss a possible third-party presidential campaign. Bloomberg had recently left the Republican Party, and speculation arose that he discussed the possibility of Boren joining him as a running mate.[37] However, on April 18, 2008, Boren endorsed the leading Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
In 2008, he released a book titled A Letter to America.[38]
Boren and former U.S. senator Chuck Hagel served as co-chairmen of the nonpartisan U.S. President's Intelligence Advisory Board under Barack Obama.[39] He sits on the honorary board of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues.[citation needed] He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1988.[40] In 1996, Boren received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of his support for education and his authorship of the National Security Education Act of 1992.[41]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident
In March 2015, a recording was made public of members of the University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a racially derogatory song which included reference to lynching. As university president, Boren appeared widely in US media and condemned the behavior, expelled two student members of the fraternity, and closed the campus chapter of SAE. He also created Diversity Training for the whole campus. It is required for all of campus and students.[42][43] Some legal scholars have argued that these expulsions were improper, as speech, even if offensive, is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[44][45] Other scholars have argued that the expulsion was based on the student code of conduct, and was not protected.[45][46]
2019 Sexual harassment investigation
On February 13, 2019, it was reported that the University of Oklahoma had hired the Jones Day law firm to investigate Boren after allegations of his "serious" misconduct arose at the university. The university and specifically the OU Board of Regents have declined to specify whether the investigation is actually of Boren, or to specify its start or projected end date, instead referring to it generally as an ongoing personnel investigation.[47]
The investigation purportedly seeks to determine whether Boren sexually harassed male aides during his tenure as president. Although no specific charges have been made public or made known to Boren or his attorney, he has issued a blanket denial of any misconduct or illegal activity through his attorney.[48] Boren's attorney has made statements to the effect that the investigation is a "fishing expedition" and attempted character assassination on Boren without basis in fact, adding that he was "pretty down" in the wake of what he sees as retribution by the current administration at OU.[49] This follows reports that current OU President James L. Gallogly threatened to "destroy" Boren for questioning his assertion that OU's finances were in disorder following Boren's tenure as president.[50]
Family activities
He has been married twice. His first marriage to Janna Little, daughter of Reuel Little, occurred shortly after his graduation in 1968, and making him the father two children, but ended in divorce in 1976.[b] He married Pontotoc County Special District Judge Molly W. Shi on November 27, 1977. It was the first time an Oklahoma Governor had married while in office. Molly was a native of Ada, Oklahoma and alumna of East Central University and the University of Oklahoma, where she earned her degree in law. She was a lawyer in private practice for two years before being appointed as a judge.[52] His son, Dan Boren, represented Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District. His daughter, Carrie, is a former actress and current director for evangelism in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.
The Boren family has a strong interest in public policy and three generations of public service. His father, Lyle Boren, served in the U.S. House of Representatives (OK-04) from 1937 to 1947. His son, Dan Boren, served in the U.S. House of Representatives (OK-02) from 2005 to 2013.
Notes
^ During his three terms, he also served on the following committees: Appropriations; Armed Forces; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Budget; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs.[22]
^ Little remarried an independent oil producer, John C. Robbins, and moved to Longview, Texas. She died May 25, 1998.[51]
See also
- Boren–McCurdy proposals
References
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^ United Press International, Frederick Daily Leader, Boren Sweeps Past Opponent, November 6, 1974
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^ Associated Press, Lawrence World-Journal, New Oklahoma Governor is Rhodes Scholar, November 6, 1974
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External links
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Boren, David
Voices of Oklahoma interview with David L. Boren. First person interview conducted on March 24, 2016, with David L. Boren.
Appearances on C-SPAN
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Hall | Democratic nominee for Governor of Oklahoma 1974 | Succeeded by George Nigh |
| Preceded by Ed Edmondson | Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (Class 2) 1978, 1984, 1990 | Succeeded by Dave McCurdy |
| Preceded by Les AuCoin, Joe Biden, Bill Bradley, Robert Byrd, Tom Daschle, Bill Hefner, Barbara B. Kennelly, George Miller, Tip O'Neill, Paul Tsongas, Tim Wirth | Response to the State of the Union address 1984 Served alongside: Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dante Fascell, Bill Gray, Tom Harkin, Dee Huddleston, Carl Levin, Tip O'Neill, Claiborne Pell | Succeeded by Bill Clinton Bob Graham Tip O'Neill |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by David Hall | Governor of Oklahoma 1975–1979 | Succeeded by George Nigh |
U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by Dewey Bartlett | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Oklahoma 1979–1994 Served alongside: Henry Bellmon, Don Nickles | Succeeded by Jim Inhofe |
| Preceded by David Durenberger | Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee 1987–1993 | Succeeded by Dennis DeConcini |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard L. Van Horn | President of the University of Oklahoma 1994–2018 | Succeeded by James L. Gallogly |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Steve Friedman | Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board 2009–2013 Served alongside: Chuck Hagel | Vacant Title next held by Shirley Ann Jackson Jami Miscik |
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