Myer Feldman Dies
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Myer Feldman, 92, an attorney and adviser to two presidents, a businessman and a founding board member of the Special Olympics, died March 1 of heart disease at Suburban Hospital. He was a resident of Potomac and Miami.
Mr. Feldman, known as "Mike," went to work in 1957 as a legislative assistant to John F. Kennedy, then a young senator from Massachusetts, and became a key adviser as Kennedy prepared to run for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. He headed the research team that maintained "Nixopedia," a compendium of Vice President Richard M. Nixon's every utterance, vote and potential weakness and helped prepare the candidate for crucial debates with his Republican opponent.
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Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Adrienne Arsht of Miami; two children from his first marriage, Jane Feldman of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and James Feldman of the District; a sister; and two grandchildren.
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