Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917-2015

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Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917-2015

Description:

Bio: Theodore Martin Hesburgh, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, (b. May 25, 1917, Syracuse, New York-d. February 26, 2015, Notre Dame, Indiana) was president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years. He served as Chairman of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy from October 11, 1979-March 1, 1981.

Source:

Reverand Theodore M. Hesburgh meeting with President Lyndon Baines Johnson (out of focus in foreground) and other members of Civil Rights Commission. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington DC, 1/20/1967. Photo # a3591-35a by Yoichi Okamoto. White House Photo Office collection, LBJ Presidential Library, public domain.

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LBJ Connection: President, University of Notre Dame; member, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights