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Bernard William Nussbaum is a well-known American lawyer who served as White House Counsel under President Bill Clinton.

During Clinton’s first term, he was involved in high-profile choices such as the appointment of Janet Reno as attorney general and the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.

Nussbaum, who worked on the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon, advised Clinton not to hire a special counsel to investigate the Whitewater scandal in the early 1990s.

Clinton disobeyed his counsel, a crucial choice that laid the groundwork for the Starr investigation.

Who Is Bernie Nussbaum Played By Kevin Pollak In ‘Impeachment’?

Kevin Pollak acted as Bernie Nussbaum in the Impeachment: American Crime Story.

Pollak is an actor and comedian from the United States who is best known for his portrayal as Sam Weinberg in A Few Good Men.

He also appeared in Casino and End of Days as Philip Green and Bobby Chicago, respectively.

In the Clinton administration, Nussbaum was the first of seven persons to serve as White House counsel.

In his presidency book, “My Life” that it was “the worst presidential choice I ever made.”

How Old Is Bernie Nussbaum? His Age Details

The current age of Bernie Nussbaum is 84 years old.

He was born on March 23, 1937, in  New York City, U.S. His father and mother used to work in the clothing industry.

His father later worked for the International Ladies’ Textile Workers’ Group, a labor union that represented garment workers (ILGWU).

Nussbaum grew up on Manhattan’s lower east side, which at the time was home to a large number of Eastern European immigrant families.

He went to the public schools in his neighborhood. Then, in 1951, he was accepted to Stuyvesant High School in New York City, a specialist public high school that requires students to pass an entrance exam.

He graduated in 1954, having served as an editor on the school’s newspaper, the Stuyvesant Spectator, and as a member of the school’s academic honor society.

Bernie Nussbaum Wife Nancy Kuhn

Bernie Nussbaum married his wife Nancy Kuhn, a fundraiser for political and philanthropic groups, in December 2008.

She played a key role in raising cash for Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale in New York State and abroad during the 1984 presidential campaign.

Nussbaum and Kuhn lived in New York City, Stamford, Connecticut, and Naples, Florida. Nancy died in April 2021 from brain cancer.

Bernie Nussbaum Children And Family Details

Bernie Nussbaum is the father of three children.

Talking about his family, he has a daughter named Emily Nussbaum and sons Peter Nussbaum, Frank Nussbaum, and William Kuhn. He has six grandkids as well.

Emily is married to Clive Thompson and works for The New Yorker magazine as a television critic, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and the National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary in 2016.