Robert M. Teeter (February 5, 1939 – May 13, 2004) was an American

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strategist.

Biography

Born in

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, Teeter worked in various capacities for four presidents, and numerous governors and senators. Formerly the president of Market Opinion Research, he later founded an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based

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firm, Coldwater Corporation. He also conducted a national polling program for

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and

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. He graduated from

Albion College Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students in 2014. They participate in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Interco ...

in 1961 and also served on its board of trustees. He earned a master's degree from Michigan State University. He also served on the board of directors for

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, Visteon Corporation, Kaydon Corporation and the Bank of Ann Arbor, as well as the

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Business School's William Davidson Institute and the Fair Lane Learning Institute. He also served as a member of the grant screening committee at the Gerald R. Ford Library in Grand Rapids. Teeter was co-director of the presidential transition of George H. W. Bush. He died in Ann Arbor from

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References

External links

Obituary in ''Washington Post''
June 15, 2004
Albion College News Release
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teeter, Robert 1939 births 2004 deaths Albion College alumni Deaths from cancer in Michigan Mackinac Center for Public Policy Michigan Republicans Michigan State University alumni People from Ann Arbor, Michigan Pollsters