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{{short description|~~Former~~American ~~U.S.~~lawyer ~~Senator~~and politician (born 1941)}}

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Boren served on the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Committee on Finance]] and the [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]].<ref name="LOC_Bio"/> He also served as chairman of the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]] from 1987 to 1993.<ref name="LOC_Bio"/> His six years is the longest tenure for a Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, tied with [[Dianne Feinstein]]. Boren sponsored the National Security Education Act of 1991, which established the [[National Security Education Program]].<ref name="LOC_Bio"/>{{efn|During his three terms, he also served on the following committees: Appropriations; Armed Forces; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Budget; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs.<ref name="LOC_Bio">[https://www.congress.gov/member/david-boren/B000639 "David L. Boren." Official Biography, U.S. Congress.] Accessed August 29, 2018.</ref>}}

Boren was one of only two Democratic senators to vote in favor of the [[Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination|controversial nomination of]] [[Robert Bork]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]], in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-23~~/news/~~-mn-~~10814_1_senate~~10814-~~rejects-bork~~story.html|title=Senate Rejects Bork, 58-42 : Six Republicans Bolt Party Ranks to Oppose Judge|date=October 23, 1987|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> Boren also decided in 1991 to vote against the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal91-1111031|title = CQ Almanac Online Edition}}</ref>

Boren was one of President [[Bill Clinton]]'s top choices to replace [[Les Aspin]] as a [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]] in 1994. However, Clinton selected [[William J. Perry]] instead.<ref>[[George Stephanopoulos]], ''[[All Too Human: A Political Education]]'', 1999</ref>

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As chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Boren was instrumental in building consensus and bipartisan support for the U.S. State Department initiatives to promote democracy abroad which helped lead to the release of [[Nelson Mandela]]. Boren was praised and received a standing ovation led by Mandela at a special broadcast of [[ABC News Nightline]] with [[Ted Koppel]], which commemorated Mandela's historic release from prison in South Africa. During his first visit to the US after his release, Mandela was a dinner guest of Boren and wife Molly.<ref>Dana Hertneky, KWTV Television News, [http://www.news9.com/story/24199094/ou-president-former-ok-senator-remembers-nelson-mandela OU President David Boren Remembers Nelson Mandela], December 11, 2013</ref><ref>ABC News, Nightline, {{YouTube|a1HZIfK4e8E|David L. Boren converses with Nelson Mandela}}, December 17, 2013</ref><ref>C-SPAN, [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/12894-1 Senate Dinner for Mandela], June 25, 1990</ref>

== University of Oklahoma presidency ==

== Post-Senate career ==▼

Boren served as president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 until June 30, 2018, and was succeeded by business executive [[James L. Gallogly|Jim Gallogly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kfor.com/2018/07/02/james-gallogly-officially-takes-over-as-ous-president/|title=James Gallogly officially takes over as OU's president|last=Querry|first=K.|date=June 2, 2018|work=KFOR|access-date=June 2, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He has also served on the [[Board of Directors]] of [[Texas Instruments]] and [[AMR Corporation]] (then parent company of [[American Airlines]]). As of 2017, his salary as president of the University of Oklahoma was $383,852.88 annually.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oklahoma's Finances:Online and in Action |url=http://www.ok.gov/okaa/_app/index.php |access-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621133136/http://www.ok.gov/okaa/_app/index.php |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> One semester every school year, Boren taught a freshman level political science class to 200 students.

In [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]], [[Reform Party (United States)|Reform Party]] presidential candidate [[Ross Perot]] unsuccessfully sought Boren to be his vice-presidential running mate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/reform/choate/|title=AllPolitics - Reform Party - Pat Choate|work=cnn.com|access-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911045931/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/reform/choate/|archive-date=September 11, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, Boren, along with fellow Democrat former governor [[George Nigh]] was listed as being in support of the [[Right-to-work law]] in Oklahoma. The measure, proposed and sponsored by then Gov. [[Frank Keating]], was passed by the voters.▼

~~Boren is regarded as a mentor to former [[director of Central Intelligence]] [[George Tenet]] from his days as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.<ref>{{cite web~~

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~~|title=Remarks by the Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet at the University of Oklahoma Graduation Ceremony~~

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~~|first=George~~

~~|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency~~

~~|date=May 13, 2003~~

|access-date=May 5, 2008}}</ref> On the morning of [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Boren and Tenet were having breakfast together when Tenet was called away to respond to the terror attacks.<ref>{{cite web

~~|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/terroristattack/intelligence2.html~~

~~|title=NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - Intelligence Investigation~~

~~|publisher=Public Broadcasting System~~

~~|date=September 11, 2001~~

|access-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> Boren said that in the weeks before the [[Iraq War]] began in March 2003, he warned Tenet that since he was not a member of President [[George W. Bush]]'s closest circle of advisers, the [[White House]] would make him the scapegoat if things went badly in Iraq. "I told him they had your name circled if anything goes wrong," Boren recalls telling Tenet.<ref>{{cite news

~~|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/washington/13tenet.html?pagewanted=print~~

~~|title=Long a Target Over Faulty Iraq Intelligence, Ex-C.I.A. Chief Prepares to Return Fire~~

~~|author=Mark Mazzetti~~

~~|author2=Julie Bosman~~

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~~|work=The New York Times~~

~~|date=February 13, 2007~~

~~|access-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref>~~

In June 2007, conservative political columnist [[Robert Novak]] claimed that Boren had met with [[NYC|New York]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] to discuss a possible third-party presidential campaign. Bloomberg had recently left the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]], and speculation arose that he discussed the possibility of Boren joining him as a running mate.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/18/politics/p153151D33.DTL&type=politics | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621111250/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2007%2F06%2F18%2Fpolitics%2Fp153151D33.DTL&type=politics | archive-date=June 21, 2007 | title=New York Mayor Bloomberg answers presidential questions 2 ways | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> However, on April 18, 2008, Boren endorsed the leading Democratic candidate, Sen. [[Barack Obama]] of [[Illinois]].▼

In 2008, he released a book titled ''A Letter to America''.<ref>{{cite news |title=A call for change |publisher=Tulsa World |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080329_8_H8_bALET44056 |date=March 30, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref>▼

Boren and former U.S. senator [[Chuck Hagel]] served as co-chairmen of the nonpartisan U.S. [[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]] under Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama appoints David Boren to intelligence post |publisher=Tulsa World |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20091029_16_A5_Univer286742|date=October 29, 2009 |access-date=February 8, 2010 }}</ref> He sits on the honorary board of the [[National Association for Urban Debate Leagues]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} He was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/HallofFame/ByName/tabid/89/Default.aspx | title=Oklahoma Hall of Fame | access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> In 1996, Boren received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of his support for education and his authorship of the National Security Education Act of 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award |url=http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |publisher=Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |access-date=August 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193635/http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |archive-date=August 21, 2014 }}</ref>▼

===Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident===

{{See also|2015 University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident}}

In March 2015, a recording was made public of members of the University of Oklahoma's [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] fraternity singing a racially derogatory song which used the racial slur ~~"N-word"~~[[nigger]] and included reference to lynching and racial segregation. As university president, Boren appeared widely in US media and condemned the behavior, expelled two student members of the fraternity, and with the fraternity's national headquarters' help, ordered the OU chapter's closure. He also created a mandatory Diversity Training for the whole campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/us/university-of-oklahoma-cuts-ties-to-fraternity-after-racist-videos-surface.html| work=The New York Times|title=Fraternity Is Closed Over Video With Slurs|date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=University of Oklahoma Expels Two Students Tied to Racist Chant Video|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-oklahoma-expels-two-students-tied-racist-chant-video-n320831|website=nbcnews.com|access-date=March 10, 2015|date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> Some legal scholars have argued that these expulsions were improper, as speech, even if offensive, is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Volokh|first1=Eugene|title=No, a public university may not expel students for racist speech|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/03/10/no-a-public-university-may-not-expel-students-for-racist-speech/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 10, 2015|date=March 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name=branson-potts>{{cite news |last1= Branson-Potts |first1=Hailey |last2=Pearce |first2=Matt |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oklahoma-fraternity-fallout-20150310-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 10, 2015 |date=March 10, 2015 | title=Expelled University of Oklahoma student in racist chant video 'deeply sorry'}}</ref> Other scholars have argued that the expulsion was based on the student [[code of conduct]], and was not protected.<ref name=branson-potts/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherman|first1=Bill|title=Can OU president David Boren discipline SAE fraternity members? Experts weigh in|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/can-ou-president-david-boren-discipline-sae-fraternity-members-experts/article_9adc448d-7dc3-5a23-907c-c0d9a64bfeb0.html|access-date=April 16, 2015|work=Tulsa World|date=March 10, 2015}}</ref>

===2019 Misconduct investigation===

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The University of Oklahoma regents received the results of the investigation in April 2019, and although they did not release any of the findings, the chairwoman described the probe as "fair, non-biased, thorough and objective."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ap-top-news/2019/04/09/ou-regents-chair-investigation-of-boren-was-fair-objective|title=OU Regents Chair: Investigation of Boren was fair, objective|last=Murphy|first=Sean|date=April 9, 2019|agency=Associated Press|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> Boren accuser Jess Eddy has admitted to "calling Boren personally and asking for financial compensation after The Oklahoman first reported Boren was being investigated."<ref name="Murphy"/> Eddy responded to the non-disclosure of the findings by calling for the report by Jones Day to be released.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oudaily.com/news/boren-hall-accusers-say-ou-has-history-of-excusing-sexual/article_f16ceb5c-6829-11e9-ac33-9b3229324dd5.html|title=Boren, Hall accusers say OU has history of excusing sexual abuse, calls for release of Jones Day report|last1=Hazelrigg|first1=Nick|date=April 26, 2019|work=The OU Daily|access-date=April 26, 2019|last2=Miller|first2=Jordan}}</ref>

▲== Post-Senate career ==

▲In [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]], [[Reform Party (United States)|Reform Party]] presidential candidate [[Ross Perot]] unsuccessfully sought Boren to be his vice-presidential running mate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/reform/choate/|title=AllPolitics - Reform Party - Pat Choate|work=cnn.com|access-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911045931/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/reform/choate/|archive-date=September 11, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, Boren, along with fellow Democrat former governor [[George Nigh]] was listed as being in support of the [[Right-to-work law]] in Oklahoma. The measure, proposed and sponsored by then Gov. [[Frank Keating]], was passed by the voters.

Boren is regarded as a mentor to former [[director of Central Intelligence]] [[George Tenet]] from his days as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2003/Tenet_speech_05102003.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613045132/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2003/Tenet_speech_05102003.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2007 |title=Remarks by the Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet at the University of Oklahoma Graduation Ceremony |last=Tenet |first=George |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |date=May 13, 2003 |access-date=May 5, 2008}}</ref> On the morning of [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Boren and Tenet were having breakfast together when Tenet was called away to respond to the terror attacks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/terroristattack/intelligence2.html |title=NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - Intelligence Investigation |publisher=Public Broadcasting System |date=September 11, 2001 |access-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref>

▲In June 2007, conservative political columnist [[Robert Novak]] claimed that Boren had met with [[NYC|New York]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] to discuss a possible third-party presidential campaign. Bloomberg had recently left the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]], and speculation arose that he discussed the possibility of Boren joining him as a running mate.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/18/politics/p153151D33.DTL&type=politics | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621111250/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2007%2F06%2F18%2Fpolitics%2Fp153151D33.DTL&type=politics | archive-date=June 21, 2007 | title=New York Mayor Bloomberg answers presidential questions 2 ways | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> However, on April 18, 2008, Boren endorsed the leading Democratic candidate, Sen. [[Barack Obama]] of [[Illinois]].

▲In 2008, he released a book titled ''A Letter to America''.<ref>{{cite news |title=A call for change |publisher=Tulsa World |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080329_8_H8_bALET44056 |date=March 30, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref>

▲Boren and former U.S. senator [[Chuck Hagel]] served as co-chairmen of the nonpartisan U.S. [[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]] under Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama appoints David Boren to intelligence post |publisher=Tulsa World |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20091029_16_A5_Univer286742|date=October 29, 2009 |access-date=February 8, 2010 }}</ref> He sits on the honorary board of the [[National Association for Urban Debate Leagues]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} He was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/HallofFame/ByName/tabid/89/Default.aspx | title=Oklahoma Hall of Fame | access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> In 1996, Boren received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of his support for education and his authorship of the National Security Education Act of 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award |url=http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |publisher=Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |access-date=August 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193635/http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |archive-date=August 21, 2014 }}</ref>

==Personal life==

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*[[Boren–McCurdy proposals]]

*[[List of former United States senators]]

*[[List of governors of Oklahoma]]

*[[List of United States senators from Oklahoma]]

*[[List of people from Norman, Oklahoma]]

*[[List of Yale University people]]

*[[List of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia members]]

*[[List of American Academy of Arts and Sciences members (2006–2019)]]

*[[List of presidents of the University of Oklahoma ]]

*[[List of the youngest state legislators in the United States]]

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==References==

<ref>{{cite news |author=Mark Mazzetti |author2=Julie Bosman |name-list-style=amp |date=February 13, 2007 |title=Long a Target Over Faulty Iraq Intelligence, Ex-C.I.A. Chief Prepares to Return Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/washington/13tenet.html?pagewanted=print |access-date=June 16, 2008 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>{{Reflist|30em}}

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