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Hannah, Mack H., Jr.

Bio: (1904-1994) Texas businessman and black community leader; Educator; Regent, Texas Southern University and the University of Houston; Consul to the Republic of Libera, 1940-1982; White House Conference on Youth and Children

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Hannay, Allen B.

Bio: (1892-1983) Texas attorney and judge; Youngest County Judge in the country at age 23; Appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Federal Judge, 1942; Chief Judge of Southern District, 1954-1962

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Hannegan, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1903-1949

Bio: Robert E. Hannegan was born June 30, 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his LL.B. degree in 1925 from St. Louis University. From 1925 to 1942 he practiced law in St. Louis. From 1933 1942 he served as Chairman of the Democratic City…

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Hardeman, D. Barnard, Jr., 1914-1981

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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…

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Hardesty, Robert L. (Robert Louis), 1931-

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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.

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Harding, Bertrand M. (Bertrand Morrison), 1919-2002

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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…

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Hardin, Jim

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…

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Harllee, John, 1914-2005

Bio: John Harllee (b. January 2, 1914, Washington, D.C.-d. February 5, 2005, Bethesda, Maryland), naval officer and management consultant, was Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission from 1963 to 1969. He was the Commander of the U.S.S.…

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Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987

Bio: Bryce Nathaniel Harlow (1916-1987) was raised in Oklahoma City. Interested in public service, he attended the University of Oklahoma to study political science, graduating with a B.A. degree and a Phi Beta Kappa key in 1936. Harlow continued his…

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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

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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…

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Harris, Patricia, 1924-1985

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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…

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Harte, Houston, 1893-1972

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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

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Haselton, Mary Michelson

Bio: (1920-2004) Secretary, War Department 1941- ; legislative assistant to Senator Lyndon Johnson, 1953-1960; LBJ's sister-in-law; foreign service officer, Department of State, 1960-1964 and 1974-1979; instructor, Simon's Rock College and St.…

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Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972

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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…

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Hayes, Frederick O'Reilly, 1923-2002

Bio: Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, also known as Frederick O'R. Hayes (b. October 4, 1923, Utica, New York-d. June 30, 2002, Utica, New York), economist. Hayes graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and earned two advanced degrees from…

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Hayes, John S., 1910-1981

Bio: John S. Hayes (1910-1981) was the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland from 1966 to 1969, and an executive for a number of communications companies.

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Hays, L. Brooks (Lawrence Brooks), 1898-1981

Bio: Brooks Lawrence Hays (1898-1981) was the only child of Adelbert Steele Hays, a lawyer, and Sallie T. Butler. He was raised in the western frontier region of Arkansas, near the border with Oklahoma, itself only a few years removed from its…

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Heath, Kathryn Gladys, 1910-1989

Bio: Kathryn Gladys Heath (b. May 8, 1910, Cincinnati, Ohio-d. April 15, 1989, Alexandria, Virginia) was Assistant for Special Studies, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, serving under both the Kennedy and Johnson…

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Heath, William Womack, 1903-1971

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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…

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Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-

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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…

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Heinz, Luther C. (Luther Carl), 1912-1987

Bio: Luther Carl Heinz was born June 15, 1912, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1933, and advanced through grades to the rank of vice admiral in 1965. He commanded the Amphibious Forces,…

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Heller, Walter W. (Walter Wolfgang), 1915-1987

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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…

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Helms, Richard, 1913-2002

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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

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Henry, Aaron E.

Bio: (1922-1997) President, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, 1960-1993; President, Council of Federated Organizations, Mississippi, 1962-1965; Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1980-1995

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