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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…
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…
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…
Holcomb, Luther J.
Bio: Luther J. Holcomb was Vice Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1964-1974 and a Baptist minister.
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…
Hood, Buck, 1906-1983
Bio: Buck Hood (b. May 2, 1906, Springtown, Parker County, Texas-d. September 22, 1983, Austin, Texas), newspaper editor. He was a longtime managing editor of the Austin American-Statesman newspaper in Austin, Texas. Hood also worked on Lyndon…
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…
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…