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Lasker, Mary W. (Mary Woodward), 1900-1994
Bio: Mary Lasker (1900-1994) and her husband Albert D. Lasker co-founded the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, which supports medical research. Between 1900 and 1940 major sources of financing for medical research were nongovernmental, with private…
Laitin, Joseph
Bio: Joseph Laitin was a journalist and government official. He began at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the Standard News Association. During World War II he was head of the United Press staff in Washington, D.C., and later became a war correspondent…
Krimer, William D.
Bio: 6/22/1915-2/4/2001; Russian interpreter; Senior Language Officer in the Language Services Division, Department of State 1963-1982.
Krim, Arthur B., 1910-1994
Bio: Arthur B. Krim (b. April 4, 1910, New York City-d. September 21, 1994, New York City), American entertainment lawyer, the former finance chairman for the U.S. Democratic Party, an adviser to President Lyndon Johnson. He was the chairman of…
Komer, R. W.
Bio: Robert W. Komer was appointed a NSC staff assistant to McGeorge Bundy in 1961. In 1965 he was named Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and in April 1966 he was made Special Assistant to the President in…
Koeniger, John Fritz, 1904-1989
Bio: John Fritz Koeniger (b. September 26, 1904, Texas-d. January 15, 1989, Austin, Texas) was a childhood friend of Lyndon B. Johnson and worked in Johnson’s office during his time as a United States Representative for the Texas 10th District.
Keppel, Francis C., 1916-1990
Bio: Francis C. Keppel (1916-1990), educator and government official, was Commissioner of Education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1963 to 1965, and Chairman of the Board of the General Learning Corporation from 1966 to…
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Bio: Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States…
Kellam, Jesse Cage, 1900-1977
Bio: Jesse Cage Kellam, also known as J. C. Kellam, (b. August 24, 1900-d. October 11, 1977) was a long-time business associate and friend of Lyndon Baines Johnson. He was Deputy Director of the National Youth Administration for Texas from 1935 to…
Keach, Carroll, 1914-1983
Bio: Carroll Keach (b. William Carroll Keach, September 22, 1914, Tomball, Texas-d. January 28, 1983, Robstown, Neuces, Texas), newspaper editor and associate of Lyndon B. Johnson. He attended Sam Houston High School and was a speech student of…
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-
Bio: (1936-1996) First female African-American Senator elected to the Texas State Senate, 1966-1972; U.S. Congresswoman, 1972-1978; Member, House Judiciary Committee during Nixon impeachment hearings; Delivered keynote address at Democratic National…
Jones, Luther Edward, Jr., 1914-1999
Bio: Luther Edward Jones, Jr., also known as L. E. (b. January 12, 1914, Montgomery County, Texas-d. September 6, 1999, Corpus Christi, Texas), lawyer. Attended Central High School in Houston, Texas, where he was on the debate team led by Lyndon B.…
Jones, John Wesley, 1907-1998
Bio: John Wesley Jones (1907-1998) was a Foreign Service officer and diplomat. After graduating from George Washington University in 1930, he joined the Foreign Service. He served in Mexico and Italy, and was one of the last diplomats to leave…
Jones, James R.
Bio: (1939- ) Attorney; Assistant to Chief of Staff W. Marvin Watson, 1965-1968; Deputy Special Assistant to the President, 1968; Special Assistant to the President 1968-1969; U.S. Congressman, Oklahoma, 1973-1987
Jones, Boisfeuillet, 1913-2001
Bio: Boisfeuillet Jones (b. January 22, 1913, Atlanta, Georgia-d. July 19, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia), educator, federal official, and administrator of philanthropic organizations. graduate of Emory University; served as president of Emily and Ernest…
Johnson, W. Thomas, 1941-
Bio: Wyatt Thomas Johnson, Jr., also known as Tom Johnson, was born in Macon, Georgia, on September 30, 1941. He started his career in journalism in 1958, while still attending Lanier High School in Macon, in 1958. In 1965, he accepted an appointment…
Johnson, U. Alexis (Ural Alexis), 1908-1997
Bio: Ural Alexis Johnson (1908-1997) was a longtime Foreign Service officer and diplomat, specializing in Asian relations. He began working as a language officer in Japan in 1935, and worked for the State Department as a Foreign Service officer…
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Bio: Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the…
Johnson, Luci Baines, 1947-
Bio: Luci Baines Johnson (Turpin) was born on July 2, 1947, the youngest daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. She was a student at Georgetown University, the University of Texas, and St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. She…
