Michael Keith Deaver (April 11, 1938 – August 18, 2007) was an American politician. He was a member of President Ronald Reagan's White House staff as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under James Baker III and Donald Regan from January 1981 until May 1985.

On March 18, 1987, Deaver was convicted of perjury for congressional testimony he had submitted. He was convicted on three of five counts of perjury. He was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was reduced to three years of probation.

Michael Deaver

Deaver died of pancreatic cancer on August 18, 2007, at age 69 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland.

Michael Deaver

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1938 births

2007 deaths

Politicians from California

People from Bakersfield, California

Republican Party (United States) politicians

Deaths from pancreatic cancer

Michael Deaver