Warren E. Burger
Chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 87
Warren Earl Burger was an American attorney who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986.
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1995Died25 June 19951988Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1981In historyFirst inauguration of Ronald ReaganWith 
Ronald Reagan 2 moreTook part1969Named Chief Justice of the United StatesOffice23 June 1969 to 26 September 19861907Born17 September 1907
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Burger as Assistant Attorney General
President Richard Nixon introduces Burger as his nominee for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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With Betty Ford between them, Chief Justice Burger swears in President Gerald Ford following the resignation of Richard Nixon on August 9, 1974
Burger's burial site, next to his wife's, at Arlington National CemeteryAwards
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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
Status
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Lived 1907 to 1995 · aged 87
