Bert Lance

Thomas Bertram Lance, known as Bert Lance, (Born June 3, 1931 in Gainesville, Georgia) is an American politician and businessman.

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June 3 - 1931 - Gainesville, Georgia - American - Politician - Businessman

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Lance was an close adviser and friend to candidate for President Jimmy Carter, during Carter's successful 1976 campaign. After Carter's victory, Lance was named director of the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB). Within six months of Lance's assuming this position, questions were raised by the press and Congress about mismanagement and corruption when Lance was Chairman of the Board of Calhoun National Bank of Calhoun, Georgia. He became an embarrassment to Carter's administration, espcially given the reputation that Carter had tried to build of uncorruptablity in the wake of the Watergate scandal of the Nixon administration earlier in the 1970s. Lance resigned as OMB director on September 21, 1977.

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President - Jimmy Carter - 1976 campaign - Office of Management and the Budget (OMB) - Congress - Chairman of the Board - Calhoun, Georgia - Watergate scandal - Nixon - 1970s - September 21 - 1977

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In 1981, Lance returned to the Calhoun National Bank, again as Chairman. He left in 1986.

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1981 - 1986

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Press reports have suggested that Lance was involved in the BCCI scandal of the 1980s and early 1990s.

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BCCI - 1980s - 1990s

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