William Smith was President Reagan's first appointment to Attorney General. As with Caspar Weinberger, William Smith was also 59 years old on 4/14/77, when I think I returned to Earth. His August 26th birthday was 4 months, 1 week, 5 days, after 4/14/77, which is very, very close to creating a 4-14 clue.
William French Smith (August 26, 1917–October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th Attorney General of the United States.
Born in Wilton, New Hampshire, he received his A.B. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1939, and his LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School in 1942.
From 1942 to 1946, Mr. Smith served in the United States Naval Reserve, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1946 he joined the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles, where he was a senior partner when he was appointed Attorney General by President Ronald Reagan.
