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Article: Mitchell Rogovin Dies at 65; Lawyer for High-Profile Clients
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- The Washington Post
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- February 8, 1996
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Mitchell Rogovin, 65, an aggressive and skilled Washington
lawyer who did legal work for high-profile individuals and
organizations ranging from the Central Intelligence Agency to the
public-interest lobbying organization Common Cause, died Feb. 7 at
Georgetown University Hospital of complications after a stroke.
Mr. Rogovin's legal career in Washington spanned more than 30
years. It included helping with the exchange of prisoners after the
ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba of 1961 and serving as
general counsel for the 1980 presidential campaign of independent
candidate John B. Anderson.
He had been chief counsel to the Internal Revenue Service, a
partner with the law firm of ...