helped lobbyists connect to members of Congress. After Congress, Buechner became president of the International Republican Institute. After Senator John McCain became chairman of the Institute, the board fired Buechner, who later described his dismissal as "less than gracious." He also became a partner at the Washington, D.C. office of law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and later Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. In academia, Buechner was a visiting professor of political thought at Webster University Vienna and adjunct professor of political science at Saint Louis University and Stephens College. Personal life Buechner's first marriage was to Marietta Caiarelli, a nurse. They had a son, Terrence, in 1969, and another son, Patrick. In 1990, Buechner married Nancy Chanitz and had another son, Charles. They lived in McLean, Virginia. Nancy died in 2006. Buechner married Andrea Dravo, an attorney, in 2009. They lived in Washington, D.C. prior to Buechner's death in 2020. Buechner died on March 6, 2020 in Washington, D.C. References External links 1940 births 2020 deaths People from Kirkwood, Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Missouri lawyers American people of German descent Benedictine College alumni International Republican Institute People from McLean, Virginia Saint Louis University faculty Saint Louis University School of Law alumni Stephens College faculty Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Webster University faculty Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri 20th-century American politicians Members of Congress who became lobbyists