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Hardeman, D. Barnard, Jr., 1914-1981
Bio: D. Barnard Hardeman, Jr., (b. August 16, 1914, Goliad, Texas-d. December 3, 1981, San Antonio, Texas), Texas politician, political scholar, journalist and teacher. He graduated from the University of Texas and the University of Texas Law…
Hardesty, Robert L. (Robert Louis), 1931-
Bio: Robert Louis Hardesty (b. 1931) was special assistant to Postmaster General John Gronouski from 1964 to 1965, Staff Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965 to 1972, and Press Secretary to the Governor of Texas from 1973 to 1976.
Harding, Bertrand M. (Bertrand Morrison), 1919-2002
Bio: Bertrand Morrison Harding (1919-2002) was an analyst for atomic weapons program at the Atomic Energy Commission from 1950 to 1953, assistant to the Deputy Commissioner at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 1953 to 1954, Assistant…
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Bio: (1891-1986) Chairman of the Board, Union Pacific Railroad, 1932-1942; Chairman, business advisory council, Deparment of Commerce, 1937-1939; Governor, New York, 1954-1958; Ambassador at Large, 1965-1968; Under Secretary of State for Political…
Harris, Patricia, 1924-1985
Bio: Patricia Roberts Harris was born Patricia Roberts on May 31, 1924, in Mattoon, Illinois. On September 1, 1955, she married Attorney William Harris. She graduated summa cum laude from Howard University in 1945 and received a doctorate in…
Harte, Houston, 1893-1972
Bio: Editor, Snyder Daily News, 1952-1954; President, San Antonio Standard, 1956-1962; Vice President, Express Publishing Company, 1962-1966, President, 1966-1972; Chairman of the Board, Harte-Hanks Newspapers, 1971-1972
Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972
Bio: Carl Trumbull Hayden (b. Oct. 2, 1877, Hayden's Ferry, Ariz.-d. Jan. 25, 1972, Mesa, Ariz.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Arizona, attended Stanford Junior University and held a number of local political posts before his election…
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…
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…
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…
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