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McCone, John A. (John Alex), 1902-1991 (Item)
  • meetings. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy picked him as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a post which he held until 1965 when he returned to private business.
Macomber, William B. (William Butts), 1921-2003 (Item)
  • as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, working for the Office of Strategic Services. After the war, Macomber taught government at Boston University, spent two years with the Central Intelligence Agency then joined the State Department. President John F. Kennedy
Peterson, Esther, 1906-1997 (Item)
  • representative in Washington, D.C. In 1958, she became a lobbyist for the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed her assistant secretary of the Department of Labor and director of the Women's Bureau. During
Tobriner, Walter Nathan, 1902-1979  (Item)
  • president. Tobriner was chairman of the National Housing Authority, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 1966 to 1967, and a trustee of the National Cultural Center, also known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 (Item)
  • the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In 1965 Ford co-authored, with John R. Stiles, a book entitled Portrait of the Assassin, about the findings of the Warren Commission. In 1965, Ford narrowly won the position of minority leader of the House, and took
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-1985 (Item)
  • . After Eisenhower's election, Lodge was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, with cabinet rank. He was selected by Richard M. Nixon to run with him on the Republican ticket for the 1960 presidential election. After Kennedy won the election, Lodge
Taylor, Hobart, Jr., 1920-1981 (Item)
  • Baines Johnson’s candidacy for the Presidency in 1960. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy named Taylor special counsel ; where he is credited with coining the phrase, “affirmative action.” While on the Commission Taylor helped devise a volunteer program
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Item)
  • with John F. Kennedy, and he was re-elected to his third term in the U.S. Senate. He resigned from his position in the Senate, and on January 20, 1961, he was administered the oath of office as Vice President of the United States. On November 22, 1963
Hays, L. Brooks (Lawrence Brooks), 1898-1981 (Item)
  • , were among his best. Eisenhower appointed him to the three-member board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, in which capacity he served from 1959 to 1961. President John F. Kennedy made him assistant secretary of state for congressional affairs (1961
  • LBJ Connection: U.S. Congressman, Arkansas, 1943-1959; Special Assistant to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, 1961-1964. Consultant for Intergovernmental Relations.