Bio: David Low Hackett (b. November 12, 1926, Dedham, Massachusetts-d. April 23, 2011, Rockville, Maryland), urban affairs consultant. He attended Milton Academy, where he met Robert F. Kennedy. Hackett joined John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign staff and served as the executive director of the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime from 1961 to 1962. By 1963, he had become a special assistant to the attorney general, Robert F. Kennedy. During the mid 1960s, following President Kennedy's assassination, Hackett served as the president of Policy Management Systems, Inc., based in Washington, D.C. A close friend of Robert F. Kennedy, Hackett also worked on RFK's presidential campaign in 1968.
Relation:
LBJ Connection: Member, President Kennedy's campaign staff, 1960
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hackettd
Citation
Hackett, David Low, 1926-2011,
Biographical info page,
LBJ Presidential Library,
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https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/hackettd
