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Booker, Ruth, 1915-2001

Bio: Elissa Ruth Hatcher Booker (b. September 13, 1915, El Paso, Texas-d. October 18, 2001) was the daughter of Jessie Hermine Hatcher, an aunt of Lyndon Baines Johnson.

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Bookbinder, Hyman Harry, 1916-2011

Bio: Hyman Harry Bookbinder (b. March 9, 1916, Brooklyn, New York-d. July 21, 2011, Bethesda, Maryland), was a 1937 graduate of the City College of New York and served in the Navy during World War II. He spent his early Washington career as a…

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Bolton, Donnelly

Bio: Donnelly Bolton (1919-2000) was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and a WWII, Korea and Vietnam veteran; an Infantry School instructor; was involved with Southern European Task Force and Pentagon operations; Army War College, 1959-1960;…

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Blatt, Genevieve, 1913-

Bio: Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) was co-founder Americans for Democratic Action; Chief Examiner of the Pittsburgh Civil Service Commission; Secretary of Internal Affairs, 1954-1957; member of LBJ's Consumer Advisory Council; Assistant Director of the…

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Black, Eugene R. (Eugene Robert), b. 1898

Bio: Eugene R. Black (1898-1992) was a banker who also served in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. He became a member of the President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport in April 1964 and then served as Special Adviser to…

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Black, David Statler, 1928-

Bio: David Statler Black (b. 1928), lawyer and government official, was General Counsel at the Bureau of Public Roads in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1961 to 1963. He was Vice Chairman of the Federal Power Commission from 1963 to 1966,…

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Birkhead, Kenneth Milton, 1914-1979

Bio: Kenneth Milton Birkhead (1914-1979), a democrat involved in many campaigns, was the Associate Director of Public Relations for the Research Division of the Democratic National Committee, during the 1948 presidential campaign. From 1961 to 1968,…

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Bird, Horace V. (Horace Virgil), 1912-1984

Bio: Horace Virgil Bird was born June 16, 1912, in Ryan, Oklahoma. He received his commission as ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1933. He advanced through the grades to rear admiral in 1963, and served as commander of the Naval Forces Marianas from 1964…

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Biddle, Livingston, 1918-

Bio: Livingston Biddle (1919-2002) was a staff member for Senator Claiborne Pell, 1963-1965; Deputy to the Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, 1966-1967; Chairman, Arts division, Fordham University, 1968-1970; Chairman, Pennsylvania Ballet…

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Berry, Levette J. (Joe)

Bio: Levette "Joe" Berry (1910-1987) was a microbiologist and educator; Member, Board of Governors, then Chairman, American Academy of Microbiology, 1967-1972; and Chairman, Department of Microbiology, University of at Austin, 1970-1975.

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Belen, Frederick C. (Frederick Christopher), 1913-

Bio: Frederick Christopher Belen (b. 1913) was secretary to Congressman Andrew Transue for the 75th congress, secretary to Congressman George D. O'Brien for the 77th-79th congresses, and counsel and chief counsel to the Post Office and Civil…

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Behringer, Marjorie

Bio: Biology teacher; Professor of Biology, University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, author of widely used high school and college biology textbooks

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