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Sutton Family (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Donors of thank you cards from the families of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King
Lewis, Robert G. (Robert George), 1919- (Item)
  • Bio: Robert George Lewis (b. 1919) was an agricultural journalist and economic consultant. In 1960 he was director of national headquarters for Farmers for Kennedy and Johnson Committee. He served as Administrator for the Rural Community Development
  • Lewis, Robert G. (Robert George), 1919-
  • LBJ Connection: Administrative Assistant to Senator William Proxmire, 1957-1959; Director, National Headquarters, Farmers for Kennedy-Johnson Committee, 1960; Administrator, Rural Community Development Service, Department of Agriculture, 1965-1967
Hackett, David Low, 1926-2011 (Item)
  • Bio: David Low Hackett (b. November 12, 1926, Dedham, Massachusetts-d. April 23, 2011, Rockville, Maryland), urban affairs consultant. He attended Milton Academy, where he met Robert F. Kennedy. Hackett joined John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential
  • LBJ Connection: Member, President Kennedy's campaign staff, 1960
Luba, Joanne A., 1930 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Donor of newspaper clippings related to LBJ, Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy
O'Donnell, Kenneth P. (Kenneth Phillip), 1924-1977 (Item)
  • for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. In 1970, O'Donnell made another unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts.
  • LBJ Connection: Appointments Secretary to President Kennedy; Special Assistant to President Johnson, 1963-1965; Executive Director, National Democratic Committee, 1964-1965.
Mankiewicz, Frank F. (Frank Fabian), 1924-2014 (Item)
  • as Press Secretary to Robert Kennedy from 1966 to 1968, and as manager of George McGovern's Presidential campaign in 1972. He is the author of Perfectly Clear (1973), U.S. vs. Nixon (1975), and Remote Control (1978).
  • LBJ Connection: Director of Peace Corps, Lima, Peru, 1962-1964; Latin American Regional Director for Peace Corps, 1964-1966; Press Assistant to Robert Kennedy, 1966-1968
Roberts, Charles Wesley, 1916-1992 (Item)
  • Bio: Charles Wesley Roberts (1916-1992) was a graduate of University of Minnesota. He worked for the City News Bureau in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun, and the Chicago Sun-Times. In 1951, he joined Newsweek and became the White House
  • Roberts, Charles Wesley, 1916-1992
Goodwin, Richard N. (Richard Naradhoff), 1931- (Item)
  • Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy and Edmund Muskie. After leaving government, Goodwin served as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut from 1965 to 1967 and as a visiting professor of public affairs
  • LBJ Connection: Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Special Assistant to President Johnson. Responsibilities included speech writing, domestic and urban affairs.
McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009 (Item)
  • Bio: Robert Strange McNamara (b. June 9, 1916, in San Francisco, California-d. July 2009, Washington, D.C.) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked
  • McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
Wallace, Robert A. (Robert Ash), 1921 (Item)
  • Bio: Robert Ash Wallace, Jr. was born on May 26, 1921, in Cordell, Oklahoma. He received a BA in political science at the University of Washington, and a PhD in public administration from the University of Chicago. Wallace became legislative
  • Wallace, Robert A. (Robert Ash), 1921
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011 (Item)
  • Bio: Robert Sargent Shriver (b. 1915-d. Jan. 18, 2011), brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, businessman, government official, and diplomat, was Assistant General Manager, Merchandise Mart from 1948 to 1961. During and after the Kennedy
Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907-1997 (Item)
  • Bio: Robert Clifton Weaver was born on December 29, 1907, in Washington, D.C. Weaver received his B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. Throughout the New Deal era, Weaver served as an advisor on minority affairs in a number
  • Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907-1997
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 (Item)
  • Attorney General Robert Kennedy for the vice presidency to pick Hubert Humphrey, and they were elected. When Johnson announced he would not seek re-election as president in 1968, Humphrey decided to run for the presidency. He lost the election to Richard M
Harris, Patricia, 1924-1985 (Item)
  • 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
Bohlen, Charles E. (Charles Eustis), 1904-1973 (Item)
  • . Eisenhower in 1953. Opposed by Wisconsin''s Joseph R. McCarthy, who attacked Bohlen for his role at the Yalta Conference, he eventually won Senate confirmation by a vote of 74 to 13. McCarthy''s performance so outraged Senate leaders Robert A. Taft
Kennedy, Mylton (Item)
  • Kennedy, Mylton
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 (Item)
  • Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
Kennedy, Omer Harrell, 1929-1998  (Item)
  • Bio: Omer Harrell Kennedy, also known as O. H. Kennedy (b. May 14, 1929, Groveton, Texas-d. December 14,1998, Angelina County, Texas), was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army and served in Korea and Vietnam. He lived in Groveton
  • Kennedy, Omer Harrell, 1929-1998 
Kennedy, Vann (Item)
  • Kennedy, Vann
  • LBJ Connection: Secretary of Texas Democratic Party, 1937; Texas delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1948; Assistant State Director, 1960 Kennedy/Johnson presidential campaign
Dutton, Frederick G., 1923- (Item)
  • Bio: (1923-2005) Attorney; Veteran, WWII; Special Assistant to President Kennedy; Organizing Director of JFK Oral History Project, Executive Director, RFK memorial; Deputy National Chairman, Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson, 1960; Executive
  • LBJ Connection: Special Assistant to President Kennedy; Organizing Director of JFK Oral History Project, Executive Director, RFK memorial
Curry, Jesse E. (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Dallas Police Chief at the time of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
McPhail, Maria (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Donor of statement by Judge Sarah T. Hughes regarding administering the oath of office after the assassination of President Kennedy
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 (Item)
  • Bio: Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States Army
  • Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Dungan, Ralph Anthony, Jr., 1923-2013 (Item)
  • 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
  • LBJ Connection: Special Assistant to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, 1961-1964; under LBJ, worked on recruitment, presidential appointments; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1964-1967
Fenn, Dan H. (Dan Huntington), 1923- (Item)
  • assistant to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963, and Tariff Commissioner from 1963 to 1967. Fenn served as president of the Center for Business-Government Relations from 1969 to 1971. He was Director of the John F. Kennedy Library from 1972 to 1986
  • LBJ Connection: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, 1961-1963; Member, Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1963-1967; Director, JFK Library
O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990 (Item)
  • Bio: Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990), Democratic Party official, government official, served as the Director of Organization for the Kennedy-Johnson Presidential campaign in 1960. He was the Special Assistant to the President for Congressional
  • LBJ Connection: National Director, Kennedy for President, 1959-1960; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for Congressional Relations, 1961-1963, to President Johnson, 1963-1965; Postmaster General of the U.S., 1965-1968
Martin, John Bartlow, 1915-1987 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Reporter; Author; member, Campaign staffs for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 1962-1964
Stevens, Roger L. (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Theatrical producer; Special Assistant to the President on the Arts, 1964-1968; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Howe, Evelyn (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Donor of published materials related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
McCarthy, Wilson D., 1930-1981 (Item)
  • Bio: Wilson D. McCarthy was a journalist and author who served as an aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Chief Justice of the United States, 1953-1969; Chairman, Warren Commission to investigate President Kennedy's assassination, 1963-1964
Heller, Walter W. (Walter Wolfgang), 1915-1987 (Item)
  • 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
Feild, John G., 1922-2006 (Item)
  • Bio: John G. Feild was born in 1922. In 1959, he became a legislative assistant to Senator Philip A. Hart from Michigan. He aided in the campaign to elect John F. Kennedy for president, and served as the executive director of the President’s
  • LBJ Connection: Legislative assistant to Senator Philip A. Hart, Michigan, 1959; member, President Kennedy's campaign staff; Executive Director, President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1961-1963
Boggs, Lindy, 1916- (Item)
  • Bio: Lindy Boggs was the widow of Hale Boggs. She served as Chairperson at the Inaugural Ball Committee for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; she was the first woman elected to House of Representatives from Louisiana, serving as Congresswoman, 1973
  • LBJ Connection: U.S. Congresswoman, Louisiana, 1973-1990; Widow of Hale Boggs; Chairperson of Inaugural Ball Committee for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 (Item)
  • Bio: John Bowden Connally, Jr. (b. Feb. 27, 1917–d. June 15, 1993), served as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. He was wounded while
Byrne, John Edward, 1925-2011 (Item)
  • as Director of the Federal Register at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. During the John F. Kennedy administration, Byrne was the "advance man" for President Kennedy's trip to Texas in November 1963.
Salinger, Pierre E. G. (Pierre Emil George), 1925-2004 (Item)
  • Bio: Pierre Emil George Salinger (b. 1925) journalist and government official, was the Press Secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1959 to 1960, and again from 1961 to 1963 during Kennedy's presidency. He was the Chief Foreign Correspondent
Nicholson, Ralph W., 1916-1995 (Item)
  • Bio: Ralph W. Nicholson (1916-1995) was Assistant Postmaster General during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. President Kennedy put him in charge of installations and logistics at the Post Office Department in 1961, and he later took over
Manatos, Mike, 1914-1983 (Item)
  • Bio: Mike (Michael N.) Manatos (1914-1983) was Administrative Assistant to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963, and then for President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1969.
Horne, John E., 1908-1985 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Administrator, Small Business Administration; Executive Director, Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, 1960; Chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1964-1968; Long-time aide to Senator John Sparkman, Alabama