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Jenkins, Walter (Walter Wilson), 1918-1985
Bio: Walter Wilson Jenkins (b. Mar. 23, 1918, Jolly, Tex.–d. Nov. 23, 1985), was an American political figure and aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Jaworski, Leon.
Bio: (1905-1982) Texas attorney and political associate of LBJ; War Crimes Prosecutor, Germany, WWII; Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General, 1962-1965; Special Prosecutor during Watergate scandal
Jacobson, Dorothy H.
Bio: (1907- ) Teacher and College Professor; Minnesota Department of Education, 1934-1941; Assistant to the Governor of Minnesota, 1955-1961; Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, 1961-1964; Assistant Secretary of…
Jacobsen, Jake
Bio: Jake Jacobsen was a lawyer originally from Atlantic City, New Jersey. He served in the Army Air Corps and Air Force as an officer and pilot, as well as Congressional Liaison Officer out of Air Force Headquarters. After receiving his law degree…
Jackson, William Freebairn, 1909-1993
Bio: William F. Jackson was a U.S. Army Officer and military aide to Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson. He retired as a Colonel.
Hutchinson, Everett, 1915-1994
Bio: Everett Hutchinson (1915-1994) was Assistant Attorney General for Texas from 1949 to 1951, Commissioner for the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) from 1955 to 1965, and Chairman of the ICC in 1961. He was President of the American Business…
Humphrey, Hubert H., III
Bio: Son of Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey; private law practice, 1969-1981; Minnesota State Senate, 1972-1983; Minnesota State Attorney General, 1983-present; President, National Association of Attorneys General 1993-1994; Supreme Court…
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Bio: Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) was a U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States. He worked as a pharmacist in his father's drugstore in South Dakota for five years, and married Muriel Buck on September 2, 1936. He left the…
Hughes, Phillip S. (Phillip Samuel), 1917-
Bio: Deputy Chief, Office of Legislative Reference, 1956-1959, Assistant Director, Legislative Research, 1959-1966, Deputy Director, 1966-1969, Bureau of the Budget; Acting President, National Institute of Public Affairs, 1970-1971; Senior Fellow,…
Hornig, Donald F. (Donald Frederick), 1920-
Bio: Donald Frederick Hornig (b. 1920) was Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson for science and technology from 1964 to 1969. He also served as Director of the Office of Science and Technology and Chairman of the Federal Council on…
Hopkins, William J., 1910-2004
Bio: William J. Hopkins (b. May 13, 1910, Netawaka, Kan.-d. July 29, 2004, Gainesville, Fla.) was an executive assistant and clerk to the President of the United States who served under seven presidents, from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon. During…
Hopkins, Welly K., 1898-1994
Bio: (1898-1994) Long-time friend and political associate of LBJ; Member, Texas House of Representatives and Senate, 1929-1936; Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General, 1936-1940; General Counsel, United Mine Workers of America, 1940-1966; Counsel…
Holleman, Jerry Rodgers, 1919-1979
Bio: Jerry Rodgers Holleman (December 26, 1919, Childress County, Texas-d. October 10, 1979, San Antonio, Texas), Assistant Secretary of Labor during the administration of President John F. Kennedy. In 1950 he was named assistant to the executive…
Holcomb, Luther J.
Bio: Luther J. Holcomb was Vice Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1964-1974 and a Baptist minister.
Higginbotham, A. Leon (Aloysius Leon), 1928-1998
Bio: Aloysius Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Aloysius Higginbotham, a factory worker, and Emma Lee Douglass Higginbotham, a maid. Young Higginbotham attended Ewing Park, a black segregated public elementary…
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917-2015
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…
Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977
Bio: Lewis Blaine Hershey (1893-1977) was the Director of the Selective Service System of the United States. He joined the Indiana National Guard in 1911, entered the U.S. Army in 1920 with the rank of captain, and held a series of appointments and…
Helms, Richard, 1913-2002
Bio: (1913-2002) Staff, Indianopolis Times Publishing Company, 1937-1942; CIA, 1943-1973; Deputy Director for Operations, CIA, 1965-1966; Director of Central Intelligence, 1966-1973; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1973-1977
Heller, Walter W. (Walter Wolfgang), 1915-1987
Bio: Walter Wolfgang Heller (1915-1987) was considered one of the leading economists of the post-war era. Heller served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Kennedy Administration. He left his post shortly after Kennedy's…
Helen Williams, 1923-2005
Bio: Helen White Williams (b. October 1, 1923, Manor, Texas-d. February, 25, 2005, Washington, D.C.) was a longtime personal assistant in the Lyndon B. Johnson household. She, and her husband Eugene Williams, worked for the Johnson family from…
Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-
Bio: Leader, National Youth Movement of the New Deal Era; President, National Council of Negro Women, 1957-present; Director, Center for Racial Justice under YWCA, 1965-1977; founder, Black Family Reunion Celebration; JFK Memorial Award from the…
Heath, William Womack, 1903-1971
Bio: William Womack Heath (b. December 7, 1903, Normangee, Texas-d. June 27, 1971, Austin, Texas), served as county attorney and county judge of Grimes County, Texas. He was Secretary of State of Texas from 1933 to 1935, and from 1967 to 1969, served…