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Fowler, Henry H. (Henry Hamill), 1908-2000
Bio: (1908-2000) Attorney; Tennessee Valley Authority, 1934-39; Veteran, WWII; Assistant General Counsel, Office of Production Management and War Production Board, 1941-1944; Special Assistant to the Administrator of the Foreign Economic…
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Forrestal, Michael V. (Michael Vincent), 1927-1989
Bio: (1927-1989) Attorney; Special Assistant to Averell Harriman, Director, Marshall Plan, 1958-1950; Assistant, National Security Council staff, 1961-1964; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1964-1965
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Fleming, Robert H.
Bio: (1912-1984) Journalist; Midwest Bureau Chief, Newsweek Magazine, 1953-1957; Correspondent, 1957-1961, Chief, Washington Bureau, ABC News, 1961-1965; Deputy Press Secretary for LBJ, 1966-1968; Assistant Director, U.S. Intelligence Agency,…
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Fitt, Alfred B. (Alfred Bradley), 1923-1992
Bio: Alfred Bradley Fitt (1923-1992) was Deputy Secretary of the Army for Manpower from 1961 to 1963, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Rights from 1963 to 1964, general counsel for the Department of the Army from 1964 to 1967, and…
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Fisher, Ovie Clark
Bio: (1903-1994) Attorney; Rancher; Author; County Attorney, Tom Green County, Texas, 1931-1935; Member, Texas State House of Representatives, 1935-1937; District Attorney, 51st judicial district, 1937-1943; U.S. Congressman, Texas, 1943-1974
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Fauntroy, Walter Edward, 1933
Bio: Walter Edward Fauntroy (b. February 6, 1933, Washington, D.C.), was a Delegate from the District of Columbia. He attended Washington, D.C., public schools, graduating from Dunbar High School in 1952. He earned his B.A. from Virginia Union…
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Ellender, Allen Joseph, 1890-1972
Bio: Allen Joseph Ellender (b. Sept. 24, 1890, Montegut, La.-d. July 27, 1972, Bethesda, Md.), a U.S. Senator from Louisiana, graduated from the Tulane University law school and was admitted to the bar in 1913. He served as a sergeant in the…
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Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985
Bio: Milton Stover Eisenhower (b. September 15, 1899, d. May 2, 1985) was the youngest brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He served as an adviser to every U.S. president from Calvin Coolidge through Richard Nixon. He began working for…
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Edwards, India, 1895-1990
Bio: India H. Thomas Gillespie was born on June 16, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John A. and India H. Thomas Gillespie. From 1918 to 1936 Edwards was the Society Editor for the Chicago Tribune. On March 6, 1920 she married John F.…
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Dungan, Ralph Anthony, Jr., 1923-2013
Bio: Ralph Anthony Dungan (b. April 22, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. October 5, 2013, St. John Parish, Barbados) was a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 and to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1964. He…
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Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
Bio: Clarence Douglas Dillon, born while his parents were traveling in Geneva, Switzerland on August 21, 1909, pursued a varied career of investment banking, public service and diplomacy, including service in three presidential administrations. In…
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Deason, Willard, 1905-1997
Bio: Willard Deason (1905-1997) was administrative assistant to the State Director of the National Youth Administration in Texas from 1935 to 1937, and deputy administrator from 1937 to 1942. Deason served as Commissioner for the Interstate…
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Dean, Homer E., Jr., 1918-2008
Bio: Homer E. Dean, Jr., (b. September 18, 1918, Kaufman, Texas-d. August 18, 2008, Alice, Texas), lawyer, retired U.S. Army officer, served as Jim Wells County Attorney from 1947 to 1949 and District Attorney from 1950 to 1952. He served as…
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Dean, Alan Loren, 1918-2010
Bio: Alan Loren Dean (b. July 27, 1918, Portland, Oregon-d. December 2, 2010, Arlington County, Virginia), served in various official government positions including posts with the Bureau of the Budget, the Federal Aviation Administration, the…
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Davis, Sid, 1927
Bio: Sid Davis (b. Sydney or Sidney Davis, November 13, 1927, Youngstown, Ohio), journalist. He received a B.S. from Ohio University in 1952. Davis worked as a news reporter for station WJEH in Gallipolis, Ohio from 1950 to 1951 and news director for…
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Davis, George R., 1909-1993
Bio: Dr. George R. Davis (b. February 22, 1909, Topeka, Kansas-d. July 13, 1993, Dallas, Texas) was the pastor of National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C. He conducted the state funeral ceremonies for Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Cross, James Underwood, 1925-2015
Bio: James Underwood Cross (b. Apr. 25, 1925, Andalusia, Alabama-d. July 11, 2015, Andalusia, Alabama) served as Armed Forces Aide to the President in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He was pilot of the President's aircraft, from 1965 to…
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Crooker, John Henry, Jr., 1914-2007
Bio: John Henry Crooker, Jr. (b. October 26, 1914, Houston, Texas-d. May 18, 2007, Houston, Texas), lawyer. He received a B.A. from Rice Institute (now known as Rice University) in 1935 and a LL.B. from the University of Texas in 1937. He was…
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