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1962-1965

Gephardt attends University of Michigan Law School

Richard Gephardt decided to attend the University of Michigan Law School and during breaks he lives at home and works as a Summer Associate at the law firm of Thompson & Mitchell in downtown St. Louis. While in law school Gephardt becomes a member of the Case Club and Toastmasters and works the Headwaiter at the Law Club. On one trip from Ann Arbor to St. Louis Gephardt stops in Chicago. After making several calls trying to get a date he calls Jane Byrnes. They begin dating on a regular basis. He receives his JD in 1965.

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  • UM Law School Yearbook Photos
  • UM Law School Yearbook Photos